Keene High School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 101 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 106 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 73 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 93 | 25% |
School pathway
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 47 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 8.0% | 61.0% | 18.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 34.0% | 41.0% | 14.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 69.0% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 13.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 12.0% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 46.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 26.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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%.
Schools most like Keene High School
Keene High School's state test result (53.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keene High School this school | 373 | 57.1% | 53.2% |
| Ingram Tom Moore High School INGRAM | 439 | 59.0% | 57.8% |
| Buffalo High School BUFFALO | 304 | 61.2% | 60.8% |
| Brady High School BRADY | 271 | 59.8% | 51.7% |
| East Chambers High School WINNIE | 447 | 53.9% | 57.0% |
| Bonham High School BONHAM | 591 | 57.7% | 45.4% |
Where Keene High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #708 of 1,385 | #9 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #673 of 1,425 ▲ 122 | #8 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #388 of 1,425 ▲ 49 | #4 of 13 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +34.5pp | #74 of 1,184 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 373 | #1,048 of 2,107 | #10 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #374 of 1,344 | #3 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.2% | #212 of 1,346 | #1 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.1% | #867 of 1,522 | #4 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.0% | #239 of 672 | #6 of 11 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 373 | 29.4 | 12.7:1 | 57% (213) |
| 2023-24 | 367 | 35.8 | 10.2:1 | 61% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 375 | 31 | 12.1:1 | 59% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 28 | 11.8:1 | 68% (226) |
| 2017-18 | 316 | 30.2 | 10.5:1 | 59% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 297 | 29 | 10.2:1 | 72% (214) |
| 2010-11 | 208 | 20 | 10.4:1 | 72% (149) |
| 2000-01 | 171 | 18 | 9.5:1 | 69% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 58 | 8 | 7.3:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (316 to 373); teachers down 3% (30.2 to 29.4).
About Keene High School
Keene High School is the name of a small high school in KEENE, Texas. There are 373 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 796.
Federal data list 4 schools in KEENE ISD, with 1,119 students enrolled.
No group is above 50% at Keene High School; the largest is White, at 41%. The school is also 39% Hispanic, 13% Pacific Islander, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 72%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Keene High School scores 66%.
Keene High School has 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.7:1. High schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 57%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 49.3% for Keene High School. The school posts 53.2%, 3.9 points above the prediction.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Johnson County show that the median household earns about $84,859 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Johnson County, 77 public schools serve about 39,004 students.
Keene High School's closest public school neighbor is Keene Junior High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Keene High School holds 7 other public schools. Keene High School's average proficiency of 53.2% compares with 39.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES describes the area around Keene High School as Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
The school's enrollment increased 13% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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