Fossil Ridge High School

Summary:

Fossil Ridge High School is a public high school located in Keller, Texas, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,329 students. The school is part of the Keller Independent School District, which is ranked 198 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fossil Ridge High School has a more diverse student population compared to some of the nearby schools, with a racial makeup of 27.44% White, 18.38% African American, 34.78% Hispanic, 12.24% Asian, and 6.78% two or more races. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by STAAR EOC test scores, is generally lower than the Keller ISD and Texas state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Algebra I (28.45%), English I Reading (51.82%), and English II Reading (66.61%) were significantly below the district and state averages. Additionally, Fossil Ridge High School has a higher dropout rate (2.1%) compared to Keller High School (0.2%) and Timber Creek High School (0.9%), and a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (50.75%).

Despite these challenges, Fossil Ridge High School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian and African American students generally performing better than Hispanic and White students. However, the school's statewide ranking has been declining over the years, from a high of 329 out of 1,734 Texas high schools in 2013-2014 to 844 out of 1,987 in 2023-2024. This suggests that there may be opportunities for Fossil Ridge to learn from the practices and strategies of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Keller High School and Timber Creek High School, which are also part of the Keller Independent School District.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 4101 Thompson Rd
       Keller, TX  76244


(817) 744-1700

District: Keller Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
844th of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,984 Help


Feeder schools for Fossil Ridge High School:

Elementary:    Basswood Elementary
    Bluebonnet Elementary
    Heritage Elementary
    North Riverside Elementary
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Middle:    Fossil Hill Middle
    Vista Ridge Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  14.3 Help
Number of students:  2,241

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
35.6%
White:
27.3%
African American:
17.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  54.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Fossil Ridge High School ranks better than 57.5% of high schools in Texas. It also ranks 4th among 5 ranked high schools in the Keller Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.77. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Fossil Ridge High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Fossil Ridge High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (35.6%), White (27.3%), African American (17.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 54.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Fossil Ridge High School is 14.3, which is the 2nd best among 5 high schools in the Keller Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Fossil Ridge High School is $9,984, which is the 2nd highest among 5 high schools in the Keller Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fossil Ridge High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Fossil Ridge High School 844th of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Fossil Ridge High School in the ranking list.)

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Keller Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Keller Independent School District (Isd) 198th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Fossil Ridge High School

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Rank History for all students at Fossil Ridge High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 63.58 553rd 1427 61.2%
2005 61.33 607th 1429 57.5%
2006 63.38 578th 1430 59.6%
2007 64.75 564th 1497 62.3%
2008 71.33 344th 1510 77.2%
2009 71.97 329th 1539 78.6%
2010 70.84 349th 1568 77.7%
2011 68.56 453rd 1672 72.9%
2012 71.33 244th 1603 84.8%
2013 73.41 271st 1652 83.6%
2014 71.89 329th 1734 81.0%
2015 70.24 389th 1743 77.7%
2016 69.63 386th 1762 78.1%
2017 68.61 374th 1777 79.0%
2018 64.62 446th 1797 75.2%
2019 68.84 407th 1857 78.1%
2021 59.20 661st 1861 64.5%
2022 57.31 675th 1876 64.0%
2023 57.07 741st 1961 62.2%
2024 53.77 844th 1987 57.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Fossil Ridge High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.06 312th 582 46.4%
2019 62.22 204th 604 66.2%
2021 41.37 341st 588 42.0%
2022 36.09 414th 664 37.7%
2023 50.68 290th 677 57.2%
2024 44.82 384th 730 47.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Fossil Ridge High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.28 82nd 1113 92.6%
2019 84.32 93rd 1136 91.8%
2021 66.51 216th 1195 81.9%
2022 62.34 266th 1278 79.2%
2023 61.62 305th 1371 77.8%
2024 55.59 384th 1435 73.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Fossil Ridge High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.46 256th 1347 81.0%
2019 53.29 461st 1357 66.0%
2021 57.58 392nd 1382 71.6%
2022 47.55 590th 1418 58.4%
2023 58.92 405th 1478 72.6%
2024 55.32 510th 1547 67.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Fossil Ridge High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.21 402nd 1794 77.6%
2019 70.44 310th 1818 82.9%
2021 57.18 614th 1848 66.8%
2022 58.87 506th 1847 72.6%
2023 56.17 630th 1897 66.8%
2024 48.47 799th 1883 57.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Fossil Ridge High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.26 537th 1781 69.8%
2019 66.93 469th 1798 73.9%
2021 58.67 677th 1815 62.7%
2022 55.43 726th 1841 60.6%
2023 55.15 776th 1891 59.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Fossil Ridge High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.12 596th 1137 47.6%
2019 64.01 488th 1145 57.4%
2021 67.89 431st 1177 63.4%
2022 72.42 161st 1172 86.3%
2023 65.66 493rd 1182 58.3%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Fossil Ridge High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.26 278th 1784 84.4%
2019 68.78 321st 1810 82.3%
2021 62.09 460th 1829 74.8%
2022 56.71 505th 1837 72.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Fossil Ridge High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.86 492nd 1803 72.7%
2019 67.97 399th 1824 78.1%
2021 58.16 646th 1840 64.9%
2022 56.89 654th 1853 64.7%
2023 55.38 714th 1913 62.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Fossil Ridge High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.46 294th 486 39.5%
2019 51.08 274th 487 43.7%
2021 43.88 301st 488 38.3%
2022 46.75 305th 507 39.8%
2023 39.48 375th 525 28.6%
2024 29.54 418th 529 21.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Fossil Ridge High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.93 378th 1013 62.7%
2019 65.44 264th 1024 74.2%
2021 59.59 303rd 1020 70.3%
2022 55.45 337th 1031 67.3%
2023 50.56 423rd 1069 60.4%
2024 40.16 551st 1065 48.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Fossil Ridge High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.00 462nd 1691 72.7%
2019 71.23 317th 1714 81.5%
2021 55.28 652nd 1743 62.6%
2022 51.35 713th 1762 59.5%
2023 55.02 666th 1820 63.4%
2024 50.25 732nd 1804 59.4%
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Rank History for White students at Fossil Ridge High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.39 458th 1539 70.2%
2019 56.04 606th 1526 60.3%
2021 51.73 704th 1510 53.4%
2022 54.55 595th 1525 61.0%
2023 56.04 631st 1576 60.0%
2024 53.53 630th 1556 59.5%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Fossil Ridge High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1995 643 56 40 79 3 n/a n/a 0 821
1996 643 56 40 79 3 n/a n/a 0 821
1997 994 77 74 114 3 n/a n/a 0 1262
1998 1354 121 120 176 8 n/a n/a 0 1779
1999 1550 139 132 193 8 n/a n/a 0 2022
2000 1696 138 170 215 10 n/a n/a 0 2229
2001 1753 163 194 283 6 n/a n/a 0 2399
2002 2038 218 224 381 8 n/a n/a 0 2869
2003 2038 218 224 381 8 n/a n/a 0 2869
2004 1601 224 200 359 12 n/a n/a 0 2396
2005 1341 222 210 367 7 n/a n/a 0 2147
2006 1123 208 203 382 13 n/a n/a 0 1929
2007 1059 232 196 456 12 n/a n/a 0 1955
2008 1118 306 217 515 11 n/a n/a 0 2167
2009 1176 332 232 563 15 n/a n/a 0 2318
2010 1077 307 243 552 10 n/a n/a 0 2189
2011 1057 307 263 612 13 3 18 0 2273
2012 947 274 291 611 20 3 35 0 2181
2013 889 285 265 594 32 3 60 0 2128
2014 881 294 266 680 16 3 93 0 2233
2015 914 302 276 699 18 6 93 0 2308
2016 918 293 271 783 17 1 79 0 2362
2017 866 314 290 825 11 2 94 0 2402
2018 778 319 316 821 8 1 75 0 2318
2019 794 334 312 788 6 1 80 0 2315
2020 704 358 307 787 5 2 125 0 2288
2021 654 384 318 831 4 2 145 0 2338
2022 662 421 293 845 4 3 152 0 2380
2023 639 428 285 810 5 4 158 0 2329
2024 612 387 282 798 8 7 147 0 2241

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Fossil Ridge High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 821 47.6 17.2 4.6
1996 821 47.6 17.2 4.6
1997 1262 73.1 17.3 6.4
1998 1779 91.7 19.4 5.2
1999 2022 104.9 19.3 7.5
2000 2229 116.1 19.2 10.1
2001 2399 125.9 19.1 6.8
2002 2869 143.6 20.0 8.4
2003 2869 143.6 20.0 8.4
2004 2396 135.4 17.7 13.1
2005 2147 128.7 16.7 17.1
2006 1929 115.6 16.7 18.1
2007 1955 116.2 16.8 19.9
2008 2167 125.3 17.3 20.6
2009 2318 143.5 16.1 25.7
2010 2189 125.2 17.4 30.9
2011 2273 130.2 17.4 34.3
2012 2181 111.9 19.4 36.4
2013 2128 111.0 19.1 36.9
2014 2233 116.0 19.2 39.9
2015 2308 133.0 17.3 39.6
2016 2362 152.0 15.5 40.7
2017 2402 154.9 15.5 42.9
2018 2318 161.1 14.3 43.1
2019 2315 162.3 14.2 46.4
2020 2288 160.8 14.2 46.6
2021 2338 159.3 14.6 43.5
2022 2380 160.4 14.8 40.3
2023 2329 158.1 14.7 50.8
2024 2241 155.7 14.3 54.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Fossil Ridge High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 821 47.6 17.2 4.6
1996 821 47.6 17.2 4.6
1997 1262 73.1 17.3 6.4
1998 1779 91.7 19.4 5.2
1999 2022 104.9 19.3 7.5
2000 2229 116.1 19.2 10.1
2001 2399 125.9 19.1 6.8
2002 2869 143.6 20.0 8.4
2003 2869 143.6 20.0 8.4
2004 2396 135.4 17.7 13.1
2005 2147 128.7 16.7 17.1
2006 1929 115.6 16.7 18.1
2007 1955 116.2 16.8 19.9
2008 2167 125.3 17.3 20.6
2009 2318 143.5 16.1 25.7
2010 2189 125.2 17.4 30.9
2011 2273 130.2 17.4 34.3
2012 2181 111.9 19.4 36.4
2013 2128 111.0 19.1 36.9
2014 2233 116.0 19.2 39.9
2015 2308 133.0 17.3 39.6
2016 2362 152.0 15.5 40.7
2017 2402 154.9 15.5 42.9
2018 2318 161.1 14.3 43.1
2019 2315 162.3 14.2 46.4
2020 2288 160.8 14.2 46.6
2021 2338 159.3 14.6 43.5
2022 2380 160.4 14.8 40.3
2023 2329 158.1 14.7 50.8
2024 2241 155.7 14.3 54.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Fossil Ridge High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $531 (5.6%) $8,925 (94.4%) $9,456
2020 $582 (6.0%) $9,067 (94.0%) $9,648
2021 $863 (8.6%) $9,121 (91.4%) $9,984

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Fossil Ridge High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 407th of 1857 High schoolsRanks 741st of 1961 High schools
 15.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Fossil Ridge High School)6831
 37%
   End of Course Algebra I (Keller Independent School District (Isd))7861
 17%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Fossil Ridge High School)7667
 9%
   End of Course Biology (Keller Independent School District (Isd))8279
 3%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Fossil Ridge High School)6363
   End of Course English I Reading (Keller Independent School District (Isd))7678
 2%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Fossil Ridge High School)6063
 3%
   End of Course English II Reading (Keller Independent School District (Isd))7376
 3%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Fossil Ridge High School)8178
 3%
   End of Course U.S. History (Keller Independent School District (Isd))8985
 4%
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students23152329
 0.6%
African American334428
 28.1%
American Indian65
 16.7%
Asian312285
 8.7%
Hispanic788810
 2.8%
Pacific Islander14
 300%
White794639
 19.5%
Two or More Races80158
 97.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients46.4%50.8%
 4.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Fossil Ridge High School

Students at Fossil Ridge High School are 36% Hispanic, 27% White, 17% African American, 13% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

Fossil Ridge High School ranks 844th of 1987 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Fossil Ridge High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Basswood Elementary
Elementary : Bluebonnet Elementary
Elementary : Heritage Elementary
Elementary : North Riverside Elementary
Elementary : Parkview Elementary
Elementary : Sunset Valley Elementary
Middle : Fossil Hill Middle
Middle : Vista Ridge Middle

In the 2023-24 school year, 2,241 students attended Fossil Ridge High School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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