Enrollment
129
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KELTON ISD·NCES 482529005755
KELTON ISD
16703 FM 2697, WHEELER, TX 79096 · (806) 826-5795 · Wheeler County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL129 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
15 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
70 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
50.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +44.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 44 points.
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
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
129
+45 (+54%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 5.1:1
% White
67%
was 58%
% Hispanic
16%
was 33%
% Black
6%
was 1%
% Asian
3%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About KELTON ISD
KELTON ISD operates as a rural-scale multi-level school in WHEELER, Texas, one of the schools within KELTON ISD. Current enrollment sits at 129 students spanning grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 485 students each, so KELTON ISD sits 73% below that benchmark.
KELTON ISD is the operating authority for KELTON ISD, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.
In terms of who attends, KELTON ISD lists that 67% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 16% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.7:1 average. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Wheeler County's rate of about 65%.
After controlling for student poverty, KELTON ISD sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.2%; this one delivers 47.6%.
In the broader community, Wheeler County reports that the typical household earns roughly $60,167 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, Wheeler County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,229 students), of which KELTON ISD is one.
Nearest neighbor: WHEELER SCHOOL, around 9.7 miles off. On composite proficiency, KELTON ISD comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 43.7%.
The campus sits in an outlying setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KELTON ISD has edged up 54%, going from 84 students in 2018 to 129 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 33% to 16% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 5.1:1 in 2018 to 8.7:1 today.
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Wheeler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,862
Census ACS
Median income
$60,167
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,229 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- WHEELER SCHOOL9.7 mi · 372
- SWEETWATER HS11.2 mi · 30
- SWEETWATER ES11.2 mi · 85
- SHAMROCK EL14.8 mi · 175
- SHAMROCK MIDDLE14.8 mi · 69
- SHAMROCK ISD14.8 mi · 343
Frequently asked questions
About KELTON ISDHow many students attend KELTON ISD?
KELTON ISD enrolls approximately 129 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does KELTON ISD serve?
KELTON ISD serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at KELTON ISD?
Approximately 8.7:1 students per teacher at KELTON ISD.
What is the student diversity at KELTON ISD?
Student demographics at KELTON ISD are roughly 67% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees KELTON ISD?
KELTON ISD is overseen by KELTON ISD in Wheeler County.
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