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 will operate 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 mispronounciation of his surname.

Contents 1 Demographics 2 Schools 2.1 High schools (grades 9-12) 2.2 Middle schools (7-8) 2.3 Intermediate schools (5-6) 2.4 Primary schools (K-4) 2.5 Planned schools 3 See also 4 References 5 External link

[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, Haltom City, Hurst, North Richland Hills, Southlake, Watauga 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)

• Central High School, Fort Worth
• Fossil Ridge High School, Fort Worth
• Keller High School, Keller

[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 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

• Nineteenth elementary school, Fort Worth, to open in fall 2007
• Fourth high school, Fort Worth, to open in fall 2009

[edit] See also

• List of school districts in Texas

[edit] References

1. ^ "Construction fuels big gains in Alliance Corridor" by Adrienne Nettles, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, May 16, 2006

[edit] External link

• Keller Independent School District

2006 Texas Education Agency Accountability Rating

Exemplary | Recognized | Academically Acceptable | Academically Unacceptable | Not Rated: Other