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KEITH EL
Test scores
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Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About KEITH EL
KEITH EL is a substantial elementary campus in CYPRESS, Texas, run under CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD. The school caters to 1,135 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 119% larger than the state mean of about 519.
CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD runs 92 schools in total, collectively educating 117,927 students. KEITH EL is one of those campuses.
Demographically, KEITH EL shows that the most-represented group is White (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 15% Black, 6% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, On paper, KEITH EL has 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.3:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 28% of students at KEITH EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Harris County's rate of about 70%.
With demographic context factored in, KEITH EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.7%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Harris County put median household earnings sit near $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), KEITH EL is one campus in the mix.
AULT EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around KEITH EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts KEITH EL at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 65.3%.
The campus sits in a residential setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KEITH EL has edged up 11%, going from 1,019 students in 2018 to 1,135 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 50% to 41% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 in 2025.
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