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What's something KELLER MIDDLE does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
894
Middle
DISTRICT 917 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KELLER ISD·NCES 482526002823
Keller Middle School
300 N COLLEGE ST, KELLER, TX 76248 · (817) 744-2900 · Tarrant County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL894 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
69 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 443 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 451 | 50% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
73.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +12.0pp 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 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 53.0% | 29.0% | 12.0% | 6.0% |
| Mathematics | 40.0% | 33.0% | 17.0% | 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% | 73.0% |
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.0% | 67.0% |
| 2022-23 | 69.0% | 64.0% |
| 2021-22 | 66.0% | 59.0% |
| 2020-21 | 63.0% | 61.0% |
% 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
68.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Middle School
Keller Middle School's state test result (68.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keller Middle School this school | 894 | 7.7% | 68.6% |
| Bear Creek Intermediate School KELLER | 904 | 9.1% | 74.3% |
| Indian Springs Middle School KELLER | 891 | 11.9% | 68.2% |
| Medlin Middle School TROPHY CLUB | 1,109 | 12.4% | 72.4% |
| Colleyville Middle School COLLEYVILLE | 610 | 7.5% | 69.7% |
| Briarhill Middle School HIGHLAND VILLAGE | 801 | 9.6% | 65.6% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #116 of 1,635 | #10 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #106 of 1,670 ▲ 51 | #9 of 112 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #95 of 1,670 ▲ 49 | #8 of 112 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #728 of 1,570 | #33 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 894 | #414 of 1,749 | #29 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,195 of 1,542 | #85 of 112 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #651 of 1,543 | #79 of 112 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.7% | #1,634 of 1,648 | #107 of 109 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #648 of 942 | #53 of 74 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
894
-147 (-14%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 631
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 894 | 54.7 | 16.4:1 | 8% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 935 | 65.1 | 14.4:1 | 11% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 921 | 67.7 | 13.6:1 | 10% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 1,041 | 72 | 14.5:1 | 8% (82) |
| 2017-18 | 987 | 57.7 | 17.1:1 | 6% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 871 | 48 | 18.1:1 | 6% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 823 | 49 | 16.8:1 | 6% (47) |
| 2000-01 | 1,234 | 59 | 20.9:1 | 6% (72) |
| 1990-91 | 631 | 43 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Keller Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (987 to 894); teachers down 5% (57.7 to 54.7).
About Keller Middle School
In KELLER, Texas, Keller Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school. The school counts 894 students across grades 7 through 8. The school's enrollment is 39% larger than the 643 average for middle schools in Texas.
In KELLER ISD, 42 schools enroll a combined 32,042 students.
White students make up a majority at Keller Middle School, at 63%. The remaining shares are 15% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Tarrant County's population at about 48%. Keller Middle School's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 16.4:1 comes from the school's 54.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.0 students per teacher above the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 8% in 2024-25. The 63% average for public schools in Tarrant County is 55 points higher.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Keller Middle School would score about 70.4%. It scores 68.6%, 1.8 points below that figure.
Across Tarrant County, the median household income is $84,207, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. In all, Tarrant County has 639 public schools and roughly 385,835 students.
The nearest public school is Keller Compass Center, at less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Keller Middle School is 4th among 8 schools close by.
Keller Middle School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment is down 14% from 2020-21, when Keller Middle School had 1,041 students, to 2024-25, when it had 894. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 14.5:1 to 16.4:1.
The Keller Middle School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KELLER ISD
- Timber Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,970 students
- Keller High SchoolHigh · 2,951 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 2,410 students
- Fossil Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Hillwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,126 students
- Parkwood Hill Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,022 students
Other schools in KELLER
- Keller High SchoolHigh · 2,951 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 2,410 students
- Fossil Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Trinity Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 931 students
- Bear Creek Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 904 students
- Indian Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 891 students
Other Keller Middle schools
One other US public school is named Keller Middle. Keller Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Keller Middle SchoolPASADENA, TX · 522 students
Nearby schools
- Keller Compass Center0.1 mi · 58
- Keller-Harvel Elementary School0.4 mi · 464
- Keller High School0.9 mi · 2,951
- Woodland Springs Elementary School1.0 mi · 466
- Bear Creek Intermediate School1.0 mi · 904
- Independence Elementary School1.7 mi · 447
Frequently asked questions
About Keller Middle SchoolHow large is Keller Middle School?
Keller Middle School enrolls approximately 894 students in grades 07-08.
Is Keller Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Keller Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Keller Middle School have?
Keller Middle School employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Keller Middle School?
Student demographics at Keller Middle School are roughly 63% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Black, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Keller Middle School in?
Keller Middle School is part of KELLER ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.