Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Keller ISD: B

Total students

823

Avg. teacher experience

10.2 years

Keller ISD: 12 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Keller ISD: 93.4%

Statewide: 90%

Vista Ridge Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Fort Worth, TX, in the Keller ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 823 students. 50.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 12.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $61,883, which is $2,996 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.kellerisd.net/vrms

Address

3201 Thompson Rd
Fort Worth, TX 76137

Office phone number

(817) 743-8400

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Vista Ridge Middle 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

823

African American

162 (19.7%)

Keller ISD: 10.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

4 (0.5%)

Keller ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

121 (14.7%)

Keller ISD: 8.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

252 (30.6%)

Keller ISD: 24%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.1%)

Keller ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

226 (27.5%)

Keller ISD: 50.4%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

57 (6.9%)

Keller ISD: 6%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

19.7%

American Indian

0.5%

Asian

14.7%

Hispanic

30.6%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

27.5%

Two or more races

6.9%

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

50.5 %

Keller ISD: 32.6%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

41.2 %

Keller ISD: 25.9%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

14 %

Keller ISD: 10.4%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

50.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

41.2%

Limited Eng. proficiency

14.0%

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

12.9 %

Keller ISD: 10%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

10.2 %

Keller ISD: 8.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

14.8 %

Keller ISD: 12.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

12.9%

Gifted and talented

10.2%

Special education

14.8%

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)

C

Keller ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Keller ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

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.

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

8.7 %

Keller ISD: 13.6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

9.4 %

Keller ISD: 16.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Keller ISD: 22.6%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

3.7 %

Keller ISD: 4.1%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

10.5 %

Keller ISD: 17.6%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Keller ISD: 21.3%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

9.4 %

Keller ISD: 12.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

5.4 %

Keller ISD: 14.8%

Statewide: 13.9%

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

62

African American

3.4 (5.4%)

Keller ISD: 4.1%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Keller ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Keller ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

7 (11.4%)

Keller ISD: 10.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Keller ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

51.6 (83.2%)

Keller ISD: 82.5%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

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

0 (0%)

Keller ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

40.7 (65.6%)

Keller ISD: 71.8%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

20.3 (32.7%)

Keller ISD: 26.4%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (1.6%)

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

13.3

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

10.2 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

$61,883

Keller ISD: $62,791

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$57,061

Keller ISD: $48,922

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$58,537

Keller ISD: $58,506

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$60,860

Keller ISD: $61,160

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$64,874

Keller ISD: $64,857

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$68,455

Keller ISD: $69,379

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Keller ISD: $78,082

Statewide: $71,111

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