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Independence Elementary

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Independence Elementary ranks 1331 st of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1331^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Independence Elementary is a public elementary school located in Keller, Texas, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 473 students. It is part of the Keller Independent School District, which is ranked 257 out of 961 school districts in Texas and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, Independence Elementary has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating strong academic performance.

Despite some fluctuations, Independence Elementary has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years, indicating a stable and strong academic program. The school's STAAR test scores are generally on par with or slightly below the Keller ISD and Texas state averages across various grade levels and subjects. Compared to nearby schools like J Lyndal Hughes Elementary and Lone Star Elementary, Independence Elementary's academic performance is generally in the middle range, with some grades and subjects performing better or worse than the surrounding schools.

The school's student population has become more economically diverse, with the percentage of economically disadvantaged students (free/reduced lunch recipients) increasing from 21.53% in 2021-2022 to 31.5% in 2023-2024. This shift suggests a need to address the unique needs and challenges faced by this population, which may impact academic performance. Additionally, the varying performance of different student subgroups, such as the gap between male and female students, highlights the importance of targeted interventions and support to ensure equitable outcomes for all students.

447

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,057

Per pupil spending ?

28%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11773 Bray Birch Ln
Keller, TX 76244

(817) 744-6100

District: Keller Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Independence Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Trinity Meadows Intermediate
	Trinity Springs Middle
High:	Timber Creek High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.8%

Hispanic:

20.4%

African American:

11.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 86th percentile in 2021 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (57% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Above the Texas median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 86th-percentile peak (2021) to 71st (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg57%

Texas avg48%

1,331^st of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Keller Independent School District (Isd)

257^th of 961Keller Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	1331 of 4651	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	885 of 4710	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	1382 of 4647	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.7	1121 of 4581	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	82.5	657 of 4578	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	662 of 4479	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	896 of 4359	79.4%	★★★★☆
2017	75.0	868 of 4329	79.9%	★★★★☆
2016	75.3	984 of 4286	77.0%	★★★★☆
2015	66.4	1453 of 4320	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	77.6	835 of 4260	80.4%	★★★★☆
2013	79.5	676 of 4221	84.0%	★★★★☆
2012	84.5	452 of 4206	89.3%	★★★★☆
2011	79.1	536 of 4095	86.9%	★★★★☆
2010	80.2	447 of 3937	88.6%	★★★★☆
2009	73.4	871 of 3884	77.6%	★★★★☆
2008	77.5	618 of 3768	83.6%	★★★★☆
2007	56.1	1902 of 3724	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	274 of 1905	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	60.9	759 of 2443	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	1068 of 2443	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.6	647 of 2421	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	49.7	1061 of 2444	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	91.6	99 of 2515	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	72.8	414 of 2483	83.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	616 of 814	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	825 of 1045	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.9	512 of 1015	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	705 of 957	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.8	574 of 967	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.7	199 of 1009	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	335 of 1005	66.7%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	19.1	4107 of 4461	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	56.2	1420 of 4331	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	1093 of 4295	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	28.8	3454 of 4240	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	1171 of 2918	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	1510 of 3668	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	1079 of 3556	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	1795 of 3487	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.9	913 of 3446	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	415 of 3333	87.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	689 of 3744	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	820 of 4658	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.9	1520 of 4588	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	1838 of 4561	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.9	954 of 4499	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	969 of 4348	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	1052 of 4306	75.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	1925 of 2619	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	68.4	933 of 2980	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.7	781 of 2958	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	70.2	947 of 3006	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.1	813 of 3184	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	42.9	2226 of 3106	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	905 of 3644	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	765 of 4465	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	57.0	1652 of 4401	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	1582 of 4376	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.2	574 of 4329	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	538 of 4188	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	765 of 4168	81.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	1491 of 3705	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.9	881 of 4594	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	50.9	2126 of 4521	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	2271 of 4477	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.0	1179 of 4451	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	86.1	236 of 4309	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	65.2	1085 of 4264	74.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	1105 of 3739	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	1009 of 4647	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	1253 of 4585	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.7	727 of 4563	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	86.8	467 of 4498	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	455 of 4357	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	884 of 4319	79.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	702 of 975	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.7	521 of 1128	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.6	185 of 1099	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	42.7	636 of 1004	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.8	281 of 961	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	48.9	587 of 1112	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	744 of 1046	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	1008 of 3549	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	1061 of 4292	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	727 of 4086	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	365 of 3952	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	79.6	338 of 3799	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	62.8	818 of 3684	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	61.9	847 of 3558	76.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	1108 of 2612	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.0	989 of 3108	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.5	1893 of 3106	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.3	1281 of 3082	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.7	881 of 3082	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	59.9	1160 of 3142	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	1337 of 3127	57.2%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)86th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)82nd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)70th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)28th percentile-43 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)26th percentile-45 vs school

Asian (2025)24th percentile-47 vs school

At Risk (2022)8th percentile-68 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics59%+13 vs state

Reading55%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)		STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)				STAAR Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Independence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	11773 Bray Birch Ln	Keller	76244	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 744-6100	447	33	13.4	28.0%	209 (46.8%)	52 (11.6%)	91 (20.4%)	48 (10.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (10.1%)	65.3	1331^st of 4651 public elementary schools	71.4%		76.5	885^th of 4710 public elementary schools	81.2%	446					52.2	57.8		63.3	41.0	100.0			$10,057
Woodland Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	12120 Woodland Springs	Keller	76244	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 744-5900	466	31	14.9	31.3%	228 (48.9%)	73 (15.7%)	90 (19.3%)	36 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.4%)	58.8	1633^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	64.9%		83.6	632^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	86.6%	1001					55.6	48.4		56.7	39.5	88.2			$8,886
Caprock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	12301 Grey Twig Dr	Keller	76244	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 744-6400	608	45	13.6	58.9%	183 (30.1%)	64 (10.5%)	284 (46.7%)	36 (5.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.3%)	41.4	2682^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	42.3%		52	2049^th of 4710 public elementary schools	56.5%	633	18.5	60.9		0.0	46.7	55.1		36.0	29.3	93.8			$9,214
Kay Granger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12771 Saratoga Springs Cir	Keller	76248	Tarrant County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 698-1100	637	46	13.9	21.7%	366 (57.5%)	50 (7.8%)	127 (19.9%)	43 (6.8%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	45 (7.1%)	83.4	630^th of 4651 public elementary schools	86.5%		80.7	727^th of 4710 public elementary schools	84.6%	97					71.4	65.7	78.4	59.8	56.3	65.3	100.0	43.7	$8,110
Keller-Harvel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	635 Norma Ln	Keller	76248	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 744-5100	464	31	14.9	28.7%	235 (50.6%)	34 (7.3%)	88 (19.0%)	66 (14.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.4%)	88.6	424^th of 4651 public elementary schools	90.9%		92.9	259^th of 4710 public elementary schools	94.5%	165					62.2	82.8		68.5	66.2	95.7			$8,916
Freedom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	5401 Wall-Price	Keller	76244	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 744-4800	639	44	14.6	40.7%	195 (30.5%)	75 (11.7%)	247 (38.7%)	80 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.6%)	70.3	1119^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.9%		70.6	1106^th of 4710 public elementary schools	76.5%	13	11.1	71.4	22.2	28.6	58.1	58.1		51.2	58.4	100.0			$8,198
Eagle Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4600 Alta Vista Rd	Keller	76244	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 744-6300	499	34	14.7	30.7%	236 (47.3%)	53 (10.6%)	125 (25.1%)	28 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (11.2%)	70.3	1124^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.8%		69.7	1146^th of 4710 public elementary schools	75.7%	22					59.6	67.6		60.6	34.9	95.8			$9,325
Ridgeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1601 Marshall Ridge Pkwy	Keller	76248	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 744-6600	534	34	15.6	27.3%	245 (45.9%)	69 (12.9%)	83 (15.5%)	90 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.8%)	71.3	1075^th of 4651 public elementary schools	76.9%		85.9	541^st of 4710 public elementary schools	88.5%	534					58.0	61.7		59.7	44.6	97.2			$8,586
J Lyndal Hughes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13824 Lost Spurs Rd	Roanoke	76262	Tarrant County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 698-1900	672	48	14.0	42.1%	285 (42.4%)	125 (18.6%)	162 (24.1%)	47 (7.0%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.8%)	72.7	1012^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.2%		71.9	1052^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	77.7%	40					67.7	60.8	63.7	53.5	47.1	65.5		37.7	$8,705
Bette Perot Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9345 General Worth Dr	Keller	76244	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 744-4603	498	32	15.6	24.5%	277 (55.6%)	43 (8.6%)	102 (20.5%)	41 (8.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.6%)	86.7	509^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.1%		88.3	441^st of 4710 public elementary schools	90.6%	68					65.5	79.3		65.1	58.4	100.0			$8,679

Frequently Asked Questions about Independence Elementary

What district is Independence Elementary in?

Keller Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Independence Elementary?

Students at Independence Elementary are 47% White, 20% Hispanic, 12% African American, 11% Asian, 10% Two or more races.

How many students attend Independence Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 447 students attended Independence Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Independence Elementary attend?

Students who attend Independence Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Trinity Meadows Intermediate
Middle : Trinity Springs Middle
High : Timber Creek High School

Is Independence Elementary a good school?

Independence Elementary ranks 1331^st of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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