KEYS High School explained

KEYS High School
City:Euless
County:Tarrant County
State:Texas
Zipcode:76040
Country:United States
Type:Co-educational, public, secondary
Established:1987
District:Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District
Principal:John Adkins[1]
Staff:13.92 FTE
Ratio:6.90
Grades:10-12
Enrollment:96 (2018-19)[2]
Mascot:Phoenix
Website:http://www.hebisd.edu/KEYS
Address:1100 Raider Drive

KEYS High School, formerly known as KEYS Learning Center, is a public alternative high school in Euless, Texas, United States.[3] It is part of the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District. KEYS primarily serves students ages 16 through 21 who are unable to remain at either L.D. Bell or Trinity high schools due to academic, economic, or personal needs. It offers the same curriculum as that of the District's regular high schools, but does not offer an athletic program, Advanced Placement, or International Baccalaureate classes.[4]

Campus

KEYS High School's building on Raider Drive was built in 1957 as the first campus for L.D. Bell High School. In 1965, L.D. Bell High School was moved to its current campus on Brown Trail in Hurst, a site donated to the District by its namesake Lawrence Dale Bell. Its former building became Central Junior High School. In the late 1980s, Central Junior High moved to a new building adjacent to its old building, which became KEYS High School.

In November 2023, voters approved an HEB ISD bond package that included plans to tear down the building used by KEYS and replace a current elementary school with a new building on this site. Then, the existing elementary school building will be refurbished for use by the KEYS High School program.[5]

Student body

For the 2018-2019 school year, KEYS High School enrolled 91 students in grades 10 through 12. Ethnicities represented included Hispanic (35.2%), white (30.8%), African American (24.2%), Pacific Islander (3.3%), 2 or more races (3.3%), and Asian (3.3%).[6] KEYS High School receives students from the entire Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD attendance zone.

85.7% of students were designated by the Texas Education Agency as at risk of dropping out of high school, 67% of students were considered economically disadvantaged, and 5.5% had limited proficiency in English. The four-year graduation rate at KEYS is 76.7%, well below the state and district averages.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Administrators & Front Office. HEB ISD. 30 October 2020.
  2. Web site: KEYS H S. National Center for Education Statistics. May 17, 2020.
  3. Web site: Agency: KEYS High School (Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD). Texas Health and Human Services. 14 April 2018.
  4. Web site: HEB ISD: About. Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District. 14 April 2018.
  5. News: HEB ISD proposes $1 billion bond to upgrade aging schools. Matthew. Sgroi. Fort Worth Report. 2023-09-25. 2024-02-05.
    News: Voters approve combined $1.5B in school upgrades for Eagle Mountain-Saginaw, HEB districts. Jacob. Sanchez. Matthew. Sgroi. Fort Worth Report. 2023-11-08. 2024-02-05.
    Web site: What's Proposed -- HEB ISD Bond 2023. HEB ISD. 2024-02-05.
  6. Web site: Texas Tribune: Keys High School. 8 December 2015 . The Texas Tribune. 30 October 2020.