Fossil Ridge H S

Keller Isd · Tarrant County · High school

Fossil Ridge H S enrolled 2,140 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 95.2% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 40% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~26 Black students in a recent year here. One student can move a rate several points. Read the shaded 95% bands, not single-year jumps.

At a glance vs. Texas

Fossil Ridge H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24top 39% in TX+6.0 vs TX
Fossil Ridge H S 95.8%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24bottom 31% in TX-9.5 vs TX
Fossil Ridge H S 65.6%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22top 48% in TX+0.9 vs TX
Fossil Ridge H S 45.5%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24bottom 32% in TX-3.0 vs TX
Fossil Ridge H S 78.1%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24top 46% in TX-2.5 vs TX
Fossil Ridge H S 12.0%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25bottom 26% in TX-9.1 vs TX
Fossil Ridge H S 16.9%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24bottom 47% in TX+0.2 vs TX
Fossil Ridge H S 55.3%Texas 55.1%

The advanced pipeline

Black students at each gate, latest year. Each stage has its own denominator; the bars sit side by side, never multiplied.

Complete an advanced or dual-credit course55 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 170 · White: 65
Take an AP/IB exam15 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 172 · White: 31
Pass an AP/IB exam42 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 26 · White: 78

Outcomes

Graduation rate

Share of the class that graduated high school within 4 years.

7580859095100201220152018202120249690

College/career/military ready

Met Texas' readiness checklist: a qualifying test score, college credit, a career certificate, or military enlistment.

20406080201720192021202320247566

Exists from the class of 2017. A checklist, not a test. See Methods.

Enrolled in a Texas college

Enrolled in a Texas college or university the fall after graduating.

3040506070201620182020202246

Texas colleges only: misses out-of-state, military, and trade paths. Runs through the class of 2022.

College entrance exams

Took the SAT or ACT

Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.

60801002012201520182021202481

Can top 100% where juniors test (the denominator is graduates).

College-ready test score

Scored at or above the college-ready benchmark on the SAT or ACT.

0102030402012201520182021202415

The benchmark was redefined between 2017 and 2018, and COVID broke the series between 2020 and 2021. Compare within eras, not across the dashed lines.

Avg SAT math

Average SAT math score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 530 is the college-ready benchmark.

42044046048050052054020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark439

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg SAT reading/writing

Average SAT reading and writing score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 480 is the college-ready benchmark.

50060070080090020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark460

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg ACT math

Average ACT math score among test-takers (1-36).

16182022201320162019202220241615

Avg ACT English

Average ACT English score among test-takers (1-36).

12141618202224201320162019202220241613

Avg ACT science

Average ACT science score among test-takers (1-36).

16182022201320162019202220241715

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

Met grade level on the Algebra I STAAR, the state test nearly every student takes.

204060201720192022202420252617

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

3040506070201720192022202420254941

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

4050602017201920222024202544

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

Completed at least one advanced or dual-credit course (grades 11-12).

30405060702014201720202023202455

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

20304050602015201720192021202320243530

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

51015202530201220152018202120241715

Passed an AP/IB exam

Scored a passing 3+ on an AP exam (4+ on IB), among students who took one.

20406080201220152018202120244236

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336365

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202495.2%95.8%95.8%94%93.2%
College/career/military ready202480.4%65.6%75.1%90.6%76.2%
Algebra I proficiency202519.1%16.9%16.4%18.5%13.1%
Biology proficiency202558.3%40.8%53.8%73.8%51.4%
English II proficiency202561.5%44.2%58.6%78.4%54.9%
Advanced course completion202461.7%55.3%54.2%64.6%58.1%
Took an AP/IB course202442.8%30.2%29.7%46.5%37.4%
Took an AP/IB exam202426.3%15.1%17%31%22.6%
Passed an AP/IB exam202471.7%42.3%59%77.9%62.7%

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Years are the school year the students were measured in, not the report year. Missing points mean the state masked a small group for privacy, not zero. Data: Texas Education Agency TAPR. Download this school's data (JSON).