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Enrollment
537
Elementary
DISTRICT 534 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWNSVILLE ISD·NCES 481168012099
Keller Elementary School
2540 W ALTON GLOOR, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78520 · (956) 547-4400 · Cameron County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL537 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
461 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 | 102 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 3% · 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
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
60.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +50.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 50 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 28.0% | 27.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 25.0% | 35.0% | 24.0% | 16.0% |
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 | 54.0% | 60.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 45.0% |
| 2021-22 | 51.0% | 55.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Keller Elementary School
Keller Elementary School's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keller Elementary School this school | 537 | 85.8% | 46.8% |
| Lloyd M Bentsen Elementary School MISSION | 538 | 85.7% | 51.6% |
| Raquel Cavazos Elementary School ALTON | 521 | 85.8% | 40.8% |
| E B Reyna Elementary School MISSION | 523 | 87.0% | 49.0% |
| Josefa L Sambrano Elementary School SAN ELIZARIO | 554 | 87.2% | N/A |
| Lamar Elementary School DEL RIO | 547 | 87.0% | 38.4% |
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 Keller Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #1,755 of 4,401 | #45 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #917 of 4,466 ▲ 980 | #20 of 93 ▲ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #2,011 of 4,466 ▼ 345 | #54 of 93 ▼ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #1,296 of 3,998 | #36 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 537 | #2,154 of 4,938 | #34 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #2,240 of 4,622 | #29 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.8% | #4,476 of 4,628 | #82 of 93 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.8% | #1,491 of 4,789 | #59 of 94 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #2,132 of 2,838 | #56 of 64 |
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
537
-2 (0%) vs 2020
-21% since 2010-11, when it was 683
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 537 | 36.3 | 14.8:1 | 86% (461) |
| 2023-24 | 515 | 31.7 | 16.2:1 | 89% (457) |
| 2022-23 | 532 | 33.2 | 16.0:1 | 92% (487) |
| 2020-21 | 539 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 78% (419) |
| 2017-18 | 589 | 38 | 15.5:1 | 95% (561) |
| 2015-16 | 681 | 41 | 16.6:1 | 93% (631) |
| 2010-11 | 683 | 43 | 15.9:1 | 0% (3) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Keller Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (589 to 537); teachers down 4% (38 to 36.3).
About Keller Elementary School
In BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Keller Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. It enrolls 537 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5.
BROWNSVILLE ISD operates 52 schools. Combined enrollment is 37,097 students.
Of every 100 students at Keller Elementary School, about 99 are Hispanic. That is higher than the 89% Hispanic share among all Cameron County residents. A diversity index of 2% means there is a 2% chance two randomly chosen students at Keller Elementary School are from different groups.
There are 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Keller Elementary School, giving a ratio of 14.8:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. By family income, 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Cameron County average a similar 84%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 37.0% at Keller Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 46.8%.
For Cameron County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $52,601 a year, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 21%. Public schools in Cameron County number 187, with about 97,392 students.
Keller Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Manzano Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Keller Elementary School is 9th of 9 on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school's size has been steady, with 539 students in 2020-21 and 537 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.8:1 to 14.8:1.
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Cameron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,120
Census ACS
Median income
$52,601
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
97,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BROWNSVILLE ISD
- Veterans Memorial Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,216 students
- Rivera Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,150 students
- Hanna Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Lopez Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,739 students
- Pace Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,621 students
- Porter Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,543 students
Other schools in BROWNSVILLE
- Veterans Memorial Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,216 students
- Rivera Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,150 students
- Hanna Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Lopez Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,739 students
- Pace Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,621 students
- Porter Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,543 students
Other Keller Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Keller Elementary. Keller Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- Keller Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 581 students
- Keller ElementaryROYAL OAK, MI · 470 students
- Keller Elementary SchoolCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 326 students
- Keller ElementaryGreen Bay, WI · 160 students
- Keller Elementary SchoolKELLER, WA · 40 students
Nearby schools
- Manzano Middle School0.1 mi · 837
- Ortiz Elementary School0.2 mi · 564
- Jubilee Living Way0.8 mi · 363
- Yturria Elementary School1.3 mi · 526
- Benavides Elementary School1.3 mi · 818
- Garden Park Elementary School1.4 mi · 372
Frequently asked questions
About Keller Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Keller Elementary School?
Keller Elementary School enrolls approximately 537 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Keller Elementary School serve?
Keller Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Keller Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Keller Elementary School is approximately 14.8:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Keller Elementary School?
At Keller Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 99% Hispanic.
What district is Keller Elementary School in?
Keller Elementary School is part of BROWNSVILLE ISD.
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