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Fossil Ridge HS

Tarrant County · Region 11: Fort Worth · 2,060 students

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Current score
81/1002025-26
Change
±0 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
−0.9 ptsvs 81.9 average · 1,721 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
948 of 1,721tied with 69 others
B81

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is flat; under the rules in force back then it scored 81 in 2021-22. The current score is below the 81.9 average for 1,721 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Recent domain gain

Academic Growth rose 5 points

74 to 79 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 79 is 3.3 points above the 75.7 average among 1,616 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
See the full measure

STAAR result

Science above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
76%vs 51.8% avg · +24.2 pts
Masters
29%vs 24.5% avg · +4.5 pts

Among 1,529 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

See the full measure

Current strength

Relative Performance above the similar-context average

83 +3.7 pts vs 79.3

  • 83 is 3.7 points above the 79.3 average among 1,652 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
See the full measure

Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

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Fossil Ridge HS is rated B by TEA, scoring 81 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 81.9 average for 1,721 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is unchanged since 2021-22.

Ranks 948th of 1,721 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 69 others).

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. After high school: the following fall
  6. Who this school serves
  7. Student counts behind the percentages
  8. Enrollment over time
  9. Discipline and removal from class
  10. Spending per student
  11. Teachers and actual class size
  12. Where this school ranks best
  13. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
908070 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageFossil Ridge HS 8180788081 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated B with 81 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26B8181.9 1,721 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25B8082.1 1,696 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24C7880.1 1,671 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23B8080.7 1,648 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22B8183.4 1,625 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement80 B−1.5 vs similar economic context · 1,657 reporting
  • School Progress83 B+1.5 vs similar economic context · 1,652 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps76 C−3.2 vs similar economic context · 1,637 reporting
  • Academic Growth79 C+3.3 vs similar economic context · 1,616 reporting
  • Relative Performance83 B+3.7 vs similar economic context · 1,652 reporting
  • Fossil Ridge HS
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,721 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement80B10
School Progress83B7
Closing the Gaps76C4
Academic Growth79C1
Relative Performance83B7

Closest to moving up: Closing the Gaps, 4 points below B in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is School Progress (83), so Student Achievement (80) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 83.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level82%+5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,657 reporting
  • Meets grade level59%+6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,657 reporting
  • Masters grade level18%−5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,657 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level73%−6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,655 reporting
  • Meets grade level56%−2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,655 reporting
  • Masters grade level6%−19 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,655 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level77%+2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,649 reporting
  • Meets grade level36%−11 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,649 reporting
  • Masters grade level10%−9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,649 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level97%+18 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,529 reporting
  • Meets grade level76%+24 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,529 reporting
  • Masters grade level29%+5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,529 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level95%+19 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 858 reporting
  • Meets grade level78%+29 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 858 reporting
  • Masters grade level43%+20 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 858 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,721 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Graduation

Four-Year
95.8%+2.4 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 441 rated schools reporting
Five-Year
95.6%+2.6 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 438 rated schools reporting
Six-Year
94.7%+2.2 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 439 rated schools reporting
Dropout Rate
0.8%+0.4 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 443 rated schools reporting

These measures use TEA's standard-accountability population. Each comparison average includes only schools in that population that report that specific measure; its reporting count is shown beside the average. It is an unweighted average of those reported school rates, not a pooled rate across every student in the group.

College, career and military readiness

Total credit for CCMR criteria
81.0%−7.2 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria81.0%88.2%−7.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 463 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course59.8%59.3%+0.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 465 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA25.2%29.3%−4.1 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 465 rated schools reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)25.6%10.5%+15.1 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 465 rated schools reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course6.2%33.2%−27.0 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 465 rated schools reporting
Earned an industry-based certification37.0%38.2%−1.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 465 rated schools reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate0.0%1.5%−1.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 465 rated schools reporting
Earned an associate degree0.0%4.6%−4.6 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 465 rated schools reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit11.5%4.2%+7.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 465 rated schools reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness5.8%3.1%+2.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 465 rated schools reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student9.8%7.5%+2.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 465 rated schools reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces2.3%3.5%−1.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 465 rated schools reporting

Every row is a share of this school's graduates, and every row is a way of meeting CCMR — so on every row, a bigger share is better. Difference is this school minus the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate, counted in percentage points: +5.0 would mean five more graduates in every hundred met that criterion here. The selected comparison is an unweighted average of the reported school percentages, not a pooled rate across all graduates in the group. Graduates may meet several criteria, so the rows do not add up to the total.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

After high school: the following fall

Where school graduates appeared in Texas public higher-education records the fall after graduation. This is a limited next-step measure, not an eventual college-going or completion rate.

Graduates in the report
526

Class of 2023–24

Enrolled in Texas public higher education
204

38.8% of graduates

Not found in Texas public higher-ed records
256

48.7% of graduates

Not trackable
66

Fall 2024

Graduates in the report

This school
526
Selected comparison
222.3

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 381 rated schools reporting

Enrolled in Texas public higher education

This school
204
Selected comparison
96.9

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 381 rated schools reporting

Texas-public enrollment rate

This school
38.8%
Selected comparison
45.3%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 381 rated schools reporting

−6.5 pts vs similar economic context

Not-found rate

This school
48.7%
Selected comparison
50.2%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 381 rated schools reporting

−1.5 pts vs similar economic context

Not-trackable rate

This school
12.5%
Selected comparison
4.6%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 381 rated schools reporting

+7.9 pts vs similar economic context

Most common named Texas public destinations

  1. TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE DIST (003626)71
  2. U. OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON (003656)30
  3. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS (003594)28

Selected comparison counts are neutral cohort scale context. The percentages put differently sized graduating classes on the same basis, but still cover only the limited Texas-public system observed by this report.

Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, high-school graduates enrolled in higher education, fetched 24 August 2026. The report covers graduates who enrolled in a Texas public college or university the following fall and includes only districts or campuses with more than 25 graduates.

“Not found” does not mean a graduate did not continue their education. It can include private or out-of-state college, work, military service, enrollment after the fall term, or another path the Texas public system does not observe.

“Not trackable” is not an outcome. THECB uses it for graduates with a non-standard identifier that could not be matched to higher-education records.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
2,060
Economically disadvantaged
50.6%−0.5 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
15.4%+2.2 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
16.6%−2.2 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
93.0%−1.5 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
23.1%+8.6 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Fossil Ridge HS

African American: 18%Hispanic: 37.2%White: 22.7%American Indian: 0.1%Asian: 11.8%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 9.9%
  • African American 18%
  • Hispanic 37.2%
  • White 22.7%
  • American Indian 0.1%
  • Asian 11.8%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 9.9%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,721 reporting for every category shown · 1,721 in full cohort

African American: 9.5%Hispanic: 41.2%White: 41.5%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 3%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 4.2%
  • African American 9.5%
  • Hispanic 41.2%
  • White 41.5%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 3%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 4.2%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
2,058
Economically disadvantaged students
1,042
Emergent bilingual students
317
Special education students
342

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
282
Students in TEA mobility denominator
2,275
TEA-published mobility rate
12.4%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 2,060 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 80 (3.7%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
2,060

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−80

Decrease · −3.7%

Change since 2021–22
−320

Decrease · −13.4%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
2,060
Selected comparison
648.4

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,681 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Fossil Ridge HS
School yearStudents enrolledFossil Ridge HSChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 2,380 First available year 652.7
2022–23 2,329 Decrease of 51 (2.1%) 657.4
2023–24 2,241 Decrease of 88 (3.8%) 656.8
2024–25 2,140 Decrease of 101 (4.5%) 652.4
2025–26 2,060 Decrease of 80 (3.7%) 648.4

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
318

14.1% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
702

31.19 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
2,251

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
14.1%
Selected comparison
12.2%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,331 rated schools reporting

+1.9 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
31.19
Selected comparison
27.3

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,428 rated schools reporting

+3.9 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Fossil Ridge HS
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 2,454 118 4.8% 274 11.17 9.6% 18.5
2021–22 2,513 224 8.9% 769 30.60 12.0% 26.6
2022–23 2,442 193 7.9% 501 20.52 12.5% 28.6
2023–24 2,363 236 10.0% 614 25.98 12.5% 29
2024–25 2,251 318 14.1% 702 31.19 12.2% 27.3
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Fossil Ridge HS in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 318 14.1% 702 31.19 12.2% 27.3
In-school suspensions 240 10.7% 430 19.10 11.0% 21.1
Out-of-school suspensions 124 5.5% 180 8.00 6.1% 8.7
DAEP placements 75 3.3% 85 3.78 4.5% 5.3
Mandatory DAEP placements 66 2.9% 75 3.33 3.3% 3.9
Discretionary DAEP placements 10 0.4% 10 0.44 2.6% 2.9
JJAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$7k$13k$20k20182020202220242025
  • Fossil Ridge HS
  • Parent district: Keller ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$8,672
Selected comparison
$12,040

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,694 rated schools reporting

−$3,368 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $8,672 per student for this campus, $14,753 per student for its parent district, Keller ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearFossil Ridge HSParent district: Keller ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$7,808$11,211$13,054$7,828 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,571 rated schools reporting
2019$8,124$11,873$13,108$8,005 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,589 rated schools reporting
2020$8,432$11,448$14,058$8,537 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,601 rated schools reporting
2021$8,890$14,631$14,797$8,949 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,617 rated schools reporting
2022$8,852$15,919$15,708$10,240 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,627 rated schools reporting
2023$9,172$15,912$16,792$10,710 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,647 rated schools reporting
2024$9,205$16,294$18,125$11,560 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,669 rated schools reporting
2025$8,672$14,753$18,972$12,040 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,694 rated schools reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$67,178+$349 vs similar economic context
Teachers
139+95.9 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
14.9−4.9 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Fossil Ridge HS

Beginning: 6.3%1 to 5 years: 23.2%6 to 10 years: 25.3%11 to 20 years: 23.5%21 to 30 years: 18.1%Over 30 years: 3.6%
  • Beginning 6.3%
  • 1 to 5 years 23.2%
  • 6 to 10 years 25.3%
  • 11 to 20 years 23.5%
  • 21 to 30 years 18.1%
  • Over 30 years 3.6%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,721 reporting for every category shown · 1,721 in full cohort

Beginning: 5.6%1 to 5 years: 24.4%6 to 10 years: 19.3%11 to 20 years: 29.3%21 to 30 years: 16.7%Over 30 years: 4.3%
  • Beginning 5.6%
  • 1 to 5 years 24.4%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.3%
  • 11 to 20 years 29.3%
  • 21 to 30 years 16.7%
  • Over 30 years 4.3%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Fossil Ridge HS in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classFossil Ridge HS · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Secondary English18.415
Secondary languages other than English15.417.5
Secondary math19.616
Secondary science20.117.5
Secondary social studies20.117.5

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 5 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this school ranks best

Out of 200 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

1 measure

  • 5of 74

    Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student

    Tarrant County · of the 74 that report this measure · tied with 1

Other top-5% rankings

High placements in larger reporting groups

1 measure

  • 15of 399

    Science — Approaches

    Tarrant County · of the 399 that report this measure · tied with 5

These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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