KELLER EARLY LEARNING CENTER - SOUTH

KELLER EARLY LEARNING CENTER - SOUTH operates as a compact primary school in FORT WORTH, Texas, part of KELLER ISD. Current enrollment sits at 317 students spanning grade pre-K. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 39% smaller than typical.

KELLER ISD comprises 42 schools with combined enrollment of 32,042 students; KELLER EARLY LEARNING CENTER - SOUTH is among them.

Looking at the student body, KELLER EARLY LEARNING CENTER - SOUTH shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 23% Black, 18% White, 13% Asian, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Tarrant County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 73% of students at KELLER EARLY LEARNING CENTER - SOUTH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Tarrant County (around 63%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Tarrant County indicate median household income runs about $84,207, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. KELLER EARLY LEARNING CENTER - SOUTH is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students).

The closest other public school is HERITAGE EL, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. KELLER EARLY LEARNING CENTER - SOUTH's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 314 (now 317). The White share of enrollment fell from 28% to 18% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 in 2025.

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