📍 11773 Bray Birch Ln, Keller, Tarrant County, 76244
Independence el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Keller, Tarrant County. The school has 510 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jeffrey Gauntt. It is part of the Keller Isd school district. It serves grades K–4 in an urban setting. The school employs 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 54% of students are proficient in reading. 51% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Independence el enrolls 510 students across grades K–4. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 8% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 298 | 58% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 100 | 20% |
| Asian | 41 | 8% |
| Black or African American | 36 | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 6.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
150 of the school's 510 students (29%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 117 qualify for free lunch and 33 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.
Independence el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 9, state house district 98.
Independence el 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 510 students, Independence el is smaller than the district average of about 782 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large