Keller Independent School District

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The Keller Independent School District is a K-12 public school district based in Keller, Texas (USA). It serves more than 25,000 students and operated 31 schools in the 2006-07 school year. Its superintendent is James Veitenheimer, who is commonly referred to as "Dr. V", due to the common mispronunciation of his surname.

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[edit] Demographics

The district covers 51 square miles in northern Tarrant County, including most of the city of Keller and much of the northern portion of Fort Worth. It also serves small parts of Colleyville, North Richland Hills, Southlake, Watauga, Roanoke, and Westlake. This is a fast-growing area, with about 2,800 new homes being built in the district every year, and enrollment is rising more than 2,000 students annually.[1] To keep up, the district has built 10 new schools since 2002, with two more planned.

[edit] Schools

Schools are listed with the cities they are located in, which sometimes differ from the cities of their mailing addresses.

[edit] High schools (grades 9-12)

[edit] Middle schools (7-8)

  • Fossil Hill Middle School, Fort Worth
  • Hillwood Middle School, Fort Worth
  • Keller Middle School, Keller
  • Indian Springs Middle School, Keller
  • Trinity Springs Middle School, Fort Worth

[edit] Intermediate schools (5-6)

  • Bear Creek Intermediate School, Keller
  • Chisholm Trail Intermediate School, Fort Worth
  • Parkwood Hill Intermediate School, Fort Worth
  • South Keller Intermediate School, Keller
  • Trinity Meadows Intermediate School, Fort Worth

[edit] Primary schools (K-4)

  • Bette Perot Elementary School, Keller
  • Bluebonnet Elementary School, Fort Worth
  • Eagle Ridge Elementary School, Fort Worth
  • Florence Elementary School, Southlake
  • Freedom Elementary School, Fort Worth
  • Friendship Elementary School, Fort Worth
  • Heritage Elementary School, Fort Worth
  • Hidden Lakes Elementary School, Keller
  • Independence Elementary School, Fort Worth
  • Keller Harvel Elementary School, Keller
  • Liberty Elementary School, Colleyville
  • Lone Star Elementary School, Fort Worth
  • North Riverside Elementary School, Fort Worth
  • Park Glen Elementary School, Fort Worth
  • Parkview Elementary School, Fort Worth
  • Shady Grove Elementary School, Keller
  • Whitley Road Elementary School, Watauga
  • Willis Lane Elementary School, Fort Worth
  • Woodland Springs Elementary School, Fort Worth

[edit] Planned schools

  • Fourth high school, Fort Worth, to open in fall 2009

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Construction fuels big gains in Alliance Corridor" by Adrienne Nettles, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, May 16, 2006
  2. ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)
  3. ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)

[edit] External links

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2007 Texas Education Agency Accountability Rating