The University Interscholastic League offers a wide variety of academic contests for high school students, encompassing many elements of required high school coursework. These contests build upon the academic skills developed in the classroom and offer students an opportunity to stretch their talents above and beyond those requirements. It offers more than any other UIL division in terms of activities, with 22 high school and 18 elementary, intermediate, and middle school contests. More than a half million students participate in UIL academic contests. 

For the first time in KISD history, Keller High School won the UIL Region I Academic Championship, which is comprised of 63 high schools with a land mass spanning from Plano to El Paso.  The win, which represented year of team building, intense study, and practice, advanced the KHS Academic team to the UIL State Academic Competition in May, where they finished 14^th.  Students participating at state included:
*Mathematics, Science, Calculator Applications—Chris Miller
*Accounting Team—Dala Thomas, Hilary Nolan, Madelyn Fagerman, Sammie Roberts
*Literary Criticism Team—Alicia Seagraves, Anna Windle, Camila Pacheco-Fores, Wes Corwin
*Journalism Headline Writing—Sarah Ziomek
*Spelling and Vocabulary Team—Rachel Gartman, Farah Abifaraj, Nicole Siwa, Malorie Holguin
These students were coached by Melanie Rodges, Stacy Short, Shawna Lynch, and Cindy Harris.

Keller ISD will host the Elementary, Intermediate, and Middle School UIL Academic Meets on February 6, 2010.

Intermediate and Middle School Contest will be hosted at Parkwood Hill Intermediate School

Elementary Schools are divided into three different contests based on school size and hosted at three locations:
Schools Competing at Shady Grove Elementary are:
Basswood, Caprock, Eagle Ridge, Freedom, Keller Harvel, Liberty, Shady Grove
Schools Competing at Willis Lane Elementary are:
Florence, Friendship, Heritage, Park Glen, Whitley Road, Willis Lane, Woodland Springs
Schools competing at Lone Star Elementary are:
Bette Perot, Bluebonnet, Hidden Lakes, Independence, Lone Star, North Riverside, Parkview

The complete rules for each contest are contained in the
UIL Constitution and Contest Rules,
which is updated every year and posted on the UIL web site at:

http://www.uil.utexas.edu/academics/