Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Keller ISD: B

Total students

2,598

Avg. teacher experience

12.3 years

Keller ISD: 12 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

95.7 %

Keller ISD: 93.4%

Statewide: 90%

Central High School is a high school in Keller, TX, in the Keller ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 2,598 students. 31.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 6.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 95.7% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Central High School was 1095 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 22.1.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $63,948, which is $5,061 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.kellerisd.net

Address

9450 Ray White Rd
Keller, TX 76244

Office phone number

(817) 744-2000

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Central High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 11. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 11.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

2,598

African American

307 (11.8%)

Keller ISD: 10.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

8 (0.3%)

Keller ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

214 (8.2%)

Keller ISD: 8.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

625 (24.1%)

Keller ISD: 24%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

10 (0.4%)

Keller ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

1,268 (48.8%)

Keller ISD: 50.4%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

166 (6.4%)

Keller ISD: 6%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

11.8%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

8.2%

Hispanic

24.1%

Pacific Islander

0.4%

White

48.8%

Two or more races

6.4%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

31.3 %

Keller ISD: 32.6%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

25.2 %

Keller ISD: 25.9%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

6.7 %

Keller ISD: 10.4%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

31.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

25.2%

Limited Eng. proficiency

6.7%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

6.1 %

Keller ISD: 10%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

8.7 %

Keller ISD: 8.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

11.4 %

Keller ISD: 12.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

6.1%

Gifted and talented

8.7%

Special education

11.4%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Keller ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Keller ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Keller ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Keller ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

95.7 %

Keller ISD: 93.4%

Statewide: 90%

African American

96.6 %

Keller ISD: 94.5%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

100 %

Keller ISD: 92.9%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

95.5 %

Keller ISD: 96.2%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

95.4 %

Keller ISD: 89.1%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

100 %

Keller ISD: 85.7%

Statewide: 88.3%

White

96.1 %

Keller ISD: 95.4%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

91.7 %

Keller ISD: 87.2%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

96.6%

American Indian

100.0%

Asian

95.5%

Hispanic

95.4%

Pacific Islander

100.0%

White

96.1%

Two or more races

91.7%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

1 %

Keller ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

1.6 %

Keller ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Keller ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Keller ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

1.5 %

Keller ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

0 %

Keller ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0.8 %

Keller ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

1.8 %

Keller ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

23.8 %

Keller ISD: 13.6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

19 %

Keller ISD: 16.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

26.7 %

Keller ISD: 22.6%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

8.8 %

Keller ISD: 4.1%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

26.3 %

Keller ISD: 17.6%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

15.4 %

Keller ISD: 21.3%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

26.7 %

Keller ISD: 12.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

21.6 %

Keller ISD: 14.8%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

26.1 %

Keller ISD: 29.9%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

14.9 %

Keller ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

0 %

Keller ISD: 21.7%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

55.4 %

Keller ISD: 54.7%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

20.8 %

Keller ISD: 22.3%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

33.3 %

Keller ISD: 25%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

25.5 %

Keller ISD: 31%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

24.6 %

Keller ISD: 30.1%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

74.3 %

Keller ISD: 65.8%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

58.8 %

Keller ISD: 40%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Keller ISD: 60%

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

83.6 %

Keller ISD: 69.9%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

62.5 %

Keller ISD: 58.7%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Keller ISD: Masked

Statewide: 43.9%

White

76.8 %

Keller ISD: 69.4%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

76.5 %

Keller ISD: 63.4%

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

1095

Keller ISD: 1110

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

22.1

Keller ISD: 22.7

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

67.1 %

Keller ISD: 63.9%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

55.5 %

Keller ISD: 53.1%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

50 %

Keller ISD: 49.2%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

67.1%

Math

55.5%

Reading + Math

50.0%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

164.5

African American

10.3 (6.2%)

Keller ISD: 4.1%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0.2 (0.1%)

Keller ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

4.6 (2.8%)

Keller ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

12.6 (7.7%)

Keller ISD: 10.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Keller ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

134.8 (81.9%)

Keller ISD: 82.5%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

2 (1.2%)

Keller ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

1.2 (0.8%)

Keller ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

109.1 (66.3%)

Keller ISD: 71.8%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

53.5 (32.5%)

Keller ISD: 26.4%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0.6 (0.4%)

Keller ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

15.8

Keller ISD: 13.9

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

12.3 years

Keller ISD: 12 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$63,948

Keller ISD: $62,791

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$57,328

Keller ISD: $48,922

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$58,633

Keller ISD: $58,506

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$61,488

Keller ISD: $61,160

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$65,275

Keller ISD: $64,857

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$69,679

Keller ISD: $69,379

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$76,344

Keller ISD: $78,082

Statewide: $71,111

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