📍 4101 Thompson Rd, Keller, Tarrant County, 76244
Fossil Ridge H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Keller, Tarrant County. The school has 2,329 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amanda Burruel. It is part of the Keller Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 158.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 41% are proficient in maths. The school offers 29 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Fossil Ridge H S enrolls 2,329 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 158.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% Hispanic or Latino, 27% White and 18% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 810 | 35% |
| White | 639 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 428 | 18% |
| Asian | 285 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 158 | 6.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,182 of the school's 2,329 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 976 qualify for free lunch and 206 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Fossil Ridge H S is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 9, state house district 93.
Fossil Ridge H S is one of 41 schools in KELLER ISD, based in KELLER, Texas. The district serves 32,042 students district-wide and employs 2,459 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,329 students, Fossil Ridge H S is larger than the district average of about 782 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large