Keller Independent School District
Location
350 Keller Parkway, Keller, Texas North Texas 76248 United States
Coordinates	32°56′02″N 97°14′52″W / 32.933810°N 97.24772°W / 32.933810; -97.24772 (District office)
District information
Type	Public
Motto	Intentionally Exceptional
Grades	Pre-K–12 [1]
Established	1911 [2]
Superintendent	John Allison (acting) [3] Tracy Johnson (designate)
Schools	42 [1]
NCES District ID	4825260 [1]
Students and staff
Students	34,319 (2020–21) [1]
Teachers	2508.67 (FTE) [1]
Student–teacher ratio	13.68 [1]
Colors	Green, white
Other information
Website	www.kellerisd.net/kisd

The Keller Independent School District is a pre-kindergarten to grade 12 public school district based in Keller, Texas, United States. Located in Tarrant County, serves more than 34,000 students and operated 42 schools in the 2020–2021 school year. ^[1]

Demographics

Keller ISD covers 51 square miles (130 km²) in northeast Tarrant County in cities such as Keller, Fort Worth, Haltom City, Watauga, North Richland Hills, Hurst, Colleyville, Southlake, and Westlake. ^[4] This was 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 as of 2006. ^[5]

Schools

Schools are listed with the cities they are located in, predominantly, most schools are located in northeast Fort Worth, Texas, while some are within Keller, Texas city limits.

High schools (grades 9–12)

• Central High School, Fort Worth (est. 2003)
• Fossil Ridge High School, Fort Worth (established 1994) (dedicated in 1995) (expansion in 1997 to 2001)
• Keller High School, Keller
  • 1999-2000 National Blue Ribbon School ^[6]
• Timber Creek High School, Fort Worth (est. 2009)
• Keller Compass Center, Keller
• Keller Center for Advanced Learning (est. 2016)
• Keller Collegiate Academy

Middle Schools (5–8)

• Indian Springs Middle School, Keller
• Timberview Middle School, Fort Worth (est. 2010)
• Vista Ridge Middle School, Fort Worth (est. 2017)

Middle schools (7–8)

• Fossil Hill Middle School, Fort Worth (est. 1987) (exp. 2001)
• Hillwood Middle School, Fort Worth
• Keller Middle School, Keller
• Trinity Springs Middle School, Fort Worth

Intermediate schools (5–6)

• Bear Creek Intermediate School, Keller (established 1973)
• Chisholm Trail Intermediate School, Fort Worth (est. 1990) (exp. 2013)
• Parkwood Hill Intermediate School, Fort Worth (est. 2004)
• Trinity Meadows Intermediate School, Fort Worth (est. 2006)

Elementary Schools

Controversies

Book challenges

The school district has received national attention for examining over forty books from library media centers and classrooms, including The Diary of Anne Frank, The Bluest Eye, and several versions of the Bible. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Film crew incident at local high school

On February 9, 2024, a seven-person film crew from Dutch evangelical television network Evangelische Omroep came into Central High School in Fort Worth, Texas to film a documentary series titled God, Jesus, Trump! ^[10] a journalistic program examining Christian culture in the United States without authorization from the school district. The film crew went on campus in the direction of at least two members of the KISD Board of Trustees. One of the Board of Trustees members has since resigned in the aftermath of the incident. The school principal was absent from school on the day of the unauthorized filming. The network was granted permission to film in the school grounds and campus in advance, as long as students and teachers were not in the footage. The film crew went through all standard registration and administration procedures upon entering the building and the crew was warmly welcomed by the staff that day. The film crew was observed roaming the school premises, engaging with students and recording them during lunch hours. Concerns were raised by parents about the exploitation of students for personal political agendas. Shortly after filming concluded, parents received a statement from the school district saying that they were unaware of the film crew's visit. They also say an investigation is ongoing and they're working to make sure no students appear in any future documentaries. This led to outrage from students and parents, who felt their privacy rights were violated as a result. Parents demanded the removal of any board member involved. ^{[11] [12] [13] [14]}

The Laramie Project

Timber Creek High School was planning on putting on a performance of the play, The Laramie Project. A show about 1998 hate crime and murder of gay college student Matthew Shepard. The show was approved by Timber Creek Principal Shawn Duhon, as well as by the KISD Theatre executives. The show was fully cast and students began preparing for the show. The School District then, without warning, unjustly canceled the production citing they wished to put on a more interesting performance, akin to their previous performances of Mary Poppins and White Christmas. The action was immediately attacked by Keller ISD students and parents. ^[15] The district reversed the decision after community outcry. ^[16]

See also

• List of school districts in Texas

References

External links

• Keller Independent School District