KELLER MIDDLE

Set in PASADENA, Texas, KELLER MIDDLE is an intimate middle school, part of PASADENA ISD. It works with 522 students across grades 5 through 6.

Within PASADENA ISD, which oversees 67 schools and 46,491 students, KELLER MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, KELLER MIDDLE shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (89%). Other groups include 6% White, 5% Black. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, KELLER MIDDLE shows 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.1:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 89% of students at KELLER MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Harris County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, KELLER MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.8%; this one delivers 34.9%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Harris County put median household income runs about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which KELLER MIDDLE is one.

Nearest neighbor: PARKS EL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around KELLER MIDDLE. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), KELLER MIDDLE ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 49.2%.

KELLER MIDDLE operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. KELLER MIDDLE's enrollment has ticked down 26% since 2018, when it stood at 702 (now 522). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for KELLER MIDDLE typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.