FOSSIL RIDGE H S

As a big secondary school in KELLER, Texas, FOSSIL RIDGE H S enrolls 2,140 students from grades 9 through 12, part of KELLER ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 169% larger than the state mean of about 796.

Across the 42 schools in KELLER ISD (32,042 students total), FOSSIL RIDGE H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FOSSIL RIDGE H S shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 24% White, 17% Black, 12% Asian, 9% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 146 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Tarrant County (around 63%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, FOSSIL RIDGE H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.8%, the actual is 58.3%, a residual of +6.4 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Tarrant County shows median household earnings sit near $84,207, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Tarrant County runs 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), of which FOSSIL RIDGE H S is one.

The closest other public school is HERITAGE EL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FOSSIL RIDGE H S ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 51.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. FOSSIL RIDGE H S's enrollment has contracted 8% since 2018, when it stood at 2,318 (now 2,140). The White share of enrollment shrank from 34% to 24% over that span.

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