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LONE STAR EL
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 17 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About LONE STAR EL
LONE STAR EL, a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in KELLER, Texas, overseen by KELLER ISD, teaches 569 students, covering grades pre-K through 4.
Within KELLER ISD, which oversees 42 schools and 32,042 students, LONE STAR EL is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, LONE STAR EL records that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 12% Black, 9% Asian, 7% multiracial. Compared to Tarrant County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.2:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 30% of students at LONE STAR EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Tarrant County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, LONE STAR EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.9%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Tarrant County put the typical household earns roughly $84,207 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. LONE STAR EL is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students).
The closest other public school is FOSSIL RIDGE H S, roughly 0.9 miles away. 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), LONE STAR EL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 56.7%.
The school occupies an inner-city site.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 30%: 813 students in 2018 compared to 569 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 59% to 49%.
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