📍 200 Bobcat Ln, Kerens, Navarro County, 75144
Kerens School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Kerens, Navarro County. The school has 570 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kristen Mathis. It is part of the Kerens Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 54.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Kerens School enrolls 570 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 54.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 18% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 239 | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 186 | 33% |
| Black or African American | 101 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 6.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
434 of the school's 570 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 418 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kerens School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-60, state senate district 22, state house district 8.
Kerens School is one of 1 schools in KERENS ISD, based in KERENS, Texas. The district serves 657 students district-wide and employs 54 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 570 students, Kerens School is close to the district average of about 657 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant