School History

Year founded: 1668

KEY MIDDLE SCHOOL 
4000 Kelley

Key Middle School was originally built in 1957 as Kashmere Senior High School. When the present Kashmere High was built, the junior-high part of the school was renamed for Francis Scott Key, an attorney who became famous for writing the words to “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

Key Middle School is a public 6-8 middle school in Kashmere Gardens area located in Houston, Texas. Key Middle School currently serves approximately 615 students.