WILLIS LANE EL

WILLIS LANE EL operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in KELLER, Texas, one of the schools within KELLER ISD. Current enrollment sits at 510 students spanning grades pre-K through 4.

KELLER ISD comprises 42 schools with combined enrollment of 32,042 students; WILLIS LANE EL is among them.

Demographically, WILLIS LANE EL records that White students make up the majority at 61%; the rest reads as 22% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Asian, 4% Black. By comparison, Tarrant County as a whole is about 48% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 16% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Tarrant County's rate of about 63%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WILLIS LANE EL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 67.0%; this one delivers 83.3%, a residual of +16.3 points.

In the area at large, census data for Tarrant County shows median household income runs about $84,207, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Tarrant County runs 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), of which WILLIS LANE EL is one.

INDIAN SPRINGS MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WILLIS LANE EL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 64.6%.

WILLIS LANE EL operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. WILLIS LANE EL's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 517 (now 510). White enrollment moved from 69% to 61% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.