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Enrollment
691
Elementary
DISTRICT 719 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRVING ISD·NCES 482442002729
Keyes Elementary School
1501 N BRITAIN RD, IRVING, TX 75061 · (972) 600-3400 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL691 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
635 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 57 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
32.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 18.0% | 25.0% | 43.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 38.0% |
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 | 32.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 15.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
29.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Keyes Elementary School
Keyes Elementary School's state test result (29.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keyes Elementary School this school | 691 | 91.9% | 29.4% |
| Jubilee Highland Hills SAN ANTONIO | 686 | 90.5% | 23.8% |
| Good Elementary School IRVING | 729 | 90.8% | 29.0% |
| Cimarron Elementary School HOUSTON | 669 | 91.0% | 47.6% |
| Carolyn G Bukhair Elementary School DALLAS | 694 | 92.8% | 33.2% |
| Daugherty Elementary School GARLAND | 757 | 91.7% | 35.9% |
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 Keyes Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #3,724 of 4,401 | #337 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,241 of 4,466 ▼ 283 | #294 of 429 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #4,219 of 4,466 ▼ 383 | #396 of 429 ▼ 47 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #2,627 of 3,998 | #226 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 691 | #978 of 4,938 | #75 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #3,352 of 4,622 | #313 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.4% | #3,849 of 4,628 | #386 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.9% | #857 of 4,789 | #146 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #2,780 of 2,838 | #271 of 274 |
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
691
-21 (-3%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 781
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 691 | 43 | 16.1:1 | 92% (635) |
| 2023-24 | 707 | 42.6 | 16.6:1 | 93% (654) |
| 2022-23 | 685 | 42.4 | 16.2:1 | 92% (631) |
| 2020-21 | 712 | 42 | 16.9:1 | 92% (656) |
| 2017-18 | 698 | 44 | 15.9:1 | 87% (607) |
| 2015-16 | 776 | 49 | 15.8:1 | 89% (692) |
| 2010-11 | 804 | 60 | 13.4:1 | 94% (753) |
| 2000-01 | 812 | 58 | 14.0:1 | 83% (673) |
| 1990-91 | 781 | 38 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Keyes Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (698 to 691); teachers down 2% (44 to 43).
About Keyes Elementary School
Keyes Elementary School, located in IRVING, Texas, is a medium-sized elementary school. The school reports 691 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students.
IRVING ISD enrolls 31,918 students in 37 schools, including Keyes Elementary School.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Keyes Elementary School, with 91% of enrollment. Other groups include 4% White and 2% Black. By comparison, Dallas County residents are about 41% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Keyes Elementary School comes in at 17%.
Keyes Elementary School operates with 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.1:1. That ratio is over the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Keyes Elementary School reports 92% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County, the school's rate is higher.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Keyes Elementary School is 34.5%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 29.4%.
County data help place the school in context: in Dallas County, median household income is about $76,547, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Keyes Elementary School is among the 771 public schools in Dallas County.
The nearest public school is Irving High School, at about 0.4 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Keyes Elementary School ranks 6th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Keyes Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Keyes Elementary School saw enrollment fall 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Keyes Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in IRVING ISD
- Macarthur High SchoolHigh · 2,484 students
- Irving High SchoolHigh · 2,390 students
- Nimitz High SchoolHigh · 2,343 students
- Jack E Singley AcademyHigh · 1,697 students
- Brandenburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 947 students
- Travis Middle SchoolMiddle · 936 students
Other schools in IRVING
- Macarthur High SchoolHigh · 2,484 students
- Irving High SchoolHigh · 2,390 students
- Nimitz High SchoolHigh · 2,343 students
- Jack E Singley AcademyHigh · 1,697 students
- Brandenburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 947 students
- Great Hearts Irving UpperHigh · 937 students
Other Keyes Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Keyes Elementary. Keyes Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Keyes ElementaryKeyes, CA · 477 students
Nearby schools
- Irving High School0.4 mi · 2,390
- Pierce Early Childhood0.5 mi · 262
- Barbara Cardwell Career Preparatory Center0.6 mi · 247
- Austin Middle School0.7 mi · 716
- Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School0.9 mi · 832
- Good Elementary School1.0 mi · 729
Frequently asked questions
About Keyes Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Keyes Elementary School?
Keyes Elementary School enrolls approximately 691 students in grades PK-05.
Is Keyes Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Keyes Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Keyes Elementary School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Keyes Elementary School.
How diverse is Keyes Elementary School?
Keyes Elementary School reports a student body of 4% White, 91% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Keyes Elementary School in?
Keyes Elementary School is part of IRVING ISD.
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