INDEPENDENCE EL

As a reasonably sized elementary school in KELLER, Texas, INDEPENDENCE EL teaches 447 students from grades pre-K through 4, part of KELLER ISD.

KELLER ISD comprises 42 schools with combined enrollment of 32,042 students; INDEPENDENCE EL is among them.

Demographically, INDEPENDENCE EL reports that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 12% Black, 11% Asian, 10% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Tarrant County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, INDEPENDENCE EL shows 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Tarrant County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, INDEPENDENCE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.5%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Tarrant County shows median household earnings sit near $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. INDEPENDENCE EL is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students).

The closest other public school is TRINITY SPRINGS MIDDLE, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts INDEPENDENCE EL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 61.6%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 19%: 552 students in 2018 compared to 447 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 64% to 47%. Class-load math has fell: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for INDEPENDENCE EL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.