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Iltexas Keller Saginaw High School is a public charter high school serving grades 9-12 in Fort Worth, Texas, with a diverse student population of over 1,000 students.
The school has several strengths, including consistently high graduation rates, ranging from 97.2% to 98.6% over the past two years, which are significantly higher than the state average and the surrounding Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (ISD). Additionally, the school has very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 0.5% over the past five years, which are lower than the state and district averages. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by STAAR test scores, is mixed compared to state and district averages, with strong performance in subjects like U.S. History and English II Reading, but struggling in Algebra I, where only 16% of students were proficient or better in 2022-2023, compared to 45% statewide.
Iltexas Keller Saginaw High School has a more diverse student population compared to many nearby schools, with a higher percentage of Hispanic and African American students. The school's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from 464 out of 1,857 Texas high schools in 2018-2019 to 1,011 out of 1,961 in 2022-2023, suggesting the school is performing worse relative to other high schools in the state. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, and it struggles to support its special education and gifted and talented student populations. The school's spending per student has also decreased from $10,740 in 2018-2019 to $8,518 in 2020-2021, which is lower than the spending at many nearby public schools, such as Central High School and Saginaw High School in the Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD, as well as Fossil Ridge High School in the Keller ISD and V R Eaton High School in the Northwest ISD.
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