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KERR H S
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About KERR H S
KERR H S is one of the mid-tier 9-12 campuss in HOUSTON, Texas, run under ALIEF ISD, with 807 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.
Within ALIEF ISD, which oversees 46 schools and 38,610 students, KERR H S is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, KERR H S records that the most-represented group is Asian (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 16% Black, 5% White. That is noticeably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 7%.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, KERR H S has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 69% of students at KERR H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, KERR H S sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 43.9%; actual is 95.4%, +51.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the broader community, Harris County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 KERR H S is one.
Nearest neighbor: TAYLOR H S, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), KERR H S ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 41.9%.
The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.
Five-year trend. KERR H S's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 806 (now 807). The Asian share of enrollment decreased from 65% to 46% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 21.5:1 today.
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