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Enrollment
582
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARLAND ISD·NCES 482034021208
Keeley Elementary School
8700 LIBERTY GROVE RD, ROWLETT, TX 75089 · (972) 412-2140 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL582 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
220 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
82.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
78.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +27.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 58.0% | 24.0% | 11.0% | 7.0% |
| Mathematics | 46.0% | 32.0% | 12.0% | 10.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 82.0% | 78.0% |
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 86.0% | 74.0% |
| 2021-22 | 74.0% | 76.0% |
| 2020-21 | 56.0% | 51.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Keeley Elementary School
Keeley Elementary School's state test result (62.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keeley Elementary School this school | 582 | 37.8% | 62.9% |
| STEM Academy at Valley Ridge Elementary School LEWISVILLE | 582 | 40.0% | 48.9% |
| Alan and Andra Perrin Elementary School FORT WORTH | 565 | 39.6% | 30.7% |
| O A Peterson FORT WORTH | 655 | 40.3% | 44.8% |
| Molly Livengood Carter Elementary School HASLET | 680 | 35.4% | 41.3% |
| Sonny & Allegra Nance Elementary School FORT WORTH | 533 | 35.1% | 48.9% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Keeley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #619 of 4,401 | #43 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #181 of 4,466 ▲ 176 | #21 of 429 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #196 of 4,466 ▲ 109 | #26 of 429 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #2,819 of 3,998 | #245 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 582 | #1,750 of 4,938 | #133 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #3,784 of 4,622 | #364 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.1% | #172 of 4,628 | #14 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.8% | #4,013 of 4,789 | #397 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #1,775 of 2,838 | #175 of 274 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
582
-59 (-9%) vs 2020
-19% since 2000-01, when it was 720
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 16.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 582 | 34.6 | 16.8:1 | 38% (220) |
| 2023-24 | 572 | 36 | 15.9:1 | 38% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 584 | 34.8 | 16.8:1 | 38% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 641 | 38 | 16.9:1 | 34% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 668 | 37.3 | 17.9:1 | 23% (155) |
| 2015-16 | 617 | 35 | 17.6:1 | 24% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 653 | 42 | 15.6:1 | 24% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 720 | 42 | 17.1:1 | 24% (172) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Keeley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (668 to 582); teachers down 7% (37.3 to 34.6).
About Keeley Elementary School
Keeley Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school based in ROWLETT, Texas. The school's 582 students are in pre-K through 5.
GARLAND ISD runs Keeley Elementary School along with 75 other schools, enrolling 53,173 students in total.
Keeley Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 36%. The remaining students are 28% Hispanic, 21% Black, 8% multiracial, and 8% Asian. The county population is about 35% White, within a few points of the school. Keeley Elementary School has a diversity index of 74%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Keeley Elementary School total 34.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.8:1. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 220 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 38%. The average for public schools in Dallas County is 77%.
Keeley Elementary School scores 62.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 57.5%.
In the county around the school, Dallas County, median household income is about $76,547, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. A total of 771 public schools operate in Dallas County, serving about 459,645 students.
Liberty Grove Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 62.9% is above the 38.2% average for nearby schools.
Keeley Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 582, 9% below the 641 of 2020-21.
The Keeley Elementary School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GARLAND ISD
- Sachse High SchoolHigh · 2,935 students
- N Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,929 students
- Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,335 students
- Rowlett High SchoolHigh · 2,156 students
- Lakeview Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- S Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,001 students
Other schools in ROWLETT
- Rowlett High SchoolHigh · 2,156 students
- Coyle Middle Technology Center for Math & ScienceMiddle · 956 students
- Vernon Schrade Middle SchoolMiddle · 697 students
- Herfurth Elementary SchoolElementary · 590 students
- Norma Dorsey Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
- Doris Cullins-Lake Pointe Elementary SchoolElementary · 525 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty Grove Elementary School1.1 mi · 484
- Vernon Schrade Middle School1.1 mi · 697
- Steadham Elementary School1.2 mi · 490
- Nita Pearson Elementary School2.0 mi · 455
- Doris Cullins-Lake Pointe Elementary School2.2 mi · 525
- Back Elementary School2.3 mi · 402
Frequently asked questions
About Keeley Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Keeley Elementary School?
Keeley Elementary School enrolls approximately 582 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Keeley Elementary School serve?
Keeley Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Keeley Elementary School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Keeley Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Keeley Elementary School?
At Keeley Elementary School, the student body is approximately 36% White, 28% Hispanic, 21% Black, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Keeley Elementary School public or private?
Keeley Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by GARLAND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.