Best High Schools in Fort Worth, TX (2025-26)

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Every ranked high school in Fort Worth, TX, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

Fort Worth, TX rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools

Fort Worth, TX high schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Keller Collegiate Academy	Fort Worth	Keller Isd	93%	77%	Meets Expectations	211
#2	A	Im Terrell Academy For Stem And Vpa	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	70%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	485
#3	A-	Marine Creek Collegiate	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	69%	55%	Exceeds Expectations	351
#4	A-	Texas Academy Of Biomedical	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	66%	66%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	359
#5	A-	Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts (Charter)	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts	65%	57%	Meets Expectations	390
#6	A-	Young Womens Leadership Academy	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	64%	60%	Meets Expectations	455
#7	A-	Harmony School Of Innovation Fort Worth (Charter)	Fort Worth	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	63%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	987
#8	B+	V R Eaton	Fort Worth	Northwest Isd	60%	67%	Underperforms Expectations	3,273
#9	B+	Idea Rise College Preparatory (Charter)	Fort Worth	Idea Public Schools	57%	20%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	447
#10	B	Timber Creek	Fort Worth	Keller Isd	58%	55%	Meets Expectations	3,140
#11	B	Tarrant Co College Southfort Worth Collegiate	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	57%	56%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	343
#12	B	Boswell	Fort Worth	Eagle Mt-Saginaw Isd	56%	49%	Meets Expectations	2,547
#13	B-	Young Mens Leadership Academy	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	53%	43%	Meets Expectations	377
#14	C+	Iltexas Keller Saginaw (Charter)	Fort Worth	International Leadership of Texas (iltexas)	50%	41%	Meets Expectations	753
#15	C+	Benbrook Middlehigh School	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	49%	43%	Meets Expectations	1,487
#16	C+	World Languages Institute	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	49%	42%	Meets Expectations	549
#17	C+	Chisholm Trail	Fort Worth	Eagle Mt-Saginaw Isd	47%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,493
#18	C-	Brewer	Fort Worth	White Settlement Isd	41%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,183
#19	C-	Paschal	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	39%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,141
#20	D+	North Crowley	Fort Worth	Crowley Isd	37%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,920
#21	D+	Trimble Technical	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	34%	27%	Meets Expectations	1,699
#22	D	Castleberry	Fort Worth	Castleberry Isd	33%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,042
#23	D	Arlington Heights	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	29%	35%	Underperforms Expectations	1,934
#24	D-	Carter Riverside	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	28%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,048
#25	D-	Uplift Mighty (Charter)	Fort Worth	Uplift Education	28%	11%	Exceeds Expectations	399
#26	D-	South Hills	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	26%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,880
#27	D-	Southwest	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	26%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,285
#28	D-	Eastern Hills	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	24%	20%	Meets Expectations	1,194
#29	D-	North Side	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	24%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,721
#30	D-	O D Wyatt	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	23%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,500
#31	D-	Western Hills	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	20%	25%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	929
#32	F	Diamond Hill Jarvis	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	17%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	997
#33	F	Dunbar	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	16%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	864
#34	F	Polytechnic	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	14%	22%	Underperforms Expectations	1,277

How Fort Worth, TX's high schools compare

A: 7B: 6C: 6D: 12F: 3

38% of the 34 ranked high schools in Fort Worth, TX earn an A or B (7 A grades, 6 B, 6 C, 12 D, 3 F), against 50% of high schools nationwide. 16 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (47% here, 74% nationally), and 5 exceed it. On average 44% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 39% (national averages: 44% actual, 41% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Idea Rise College Preparatory (57% against 20%, B+), Im Terrell Academy For Stem And Vpa (70% against 45%, A), Harmony School Of Innovation Fort Worth (63% against 39%, A-), Uplift Mighty (28% against 11%, D-), Keller Collegiate Academy (93% against 77%, A+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Fort Worth Isd (4), Keller Isd (2).

The largest ranked high schools: V R Eaton (3,273 students, B+, #8), Timber Creek (3,140 students, B, #10), North Crowley (2,920 students, D+, #20).

Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 5 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

High schools in Fort Worth, TX that are not ranked

22 graded high schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Special-purpose schools (9)

Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.

C Boulevard Heights, Fort Worth
D+ Elmer C Watson, Fort Worth
D- Premier H S - Fort Worth (jacksboro), Fort Worth
D- Premier H S - Fort Worth (southside), Fort Worth
C- Reach, Fort Worth
F Richard Milburn Academy Fort Worth, Fort Worth
D+ Success, Fort Worth
F Texans Can Academy Fort Worth Lancaster Avenue, Fort Worth
F Texans Can Academy Fort Worth Westcreek, Fort Worth

Not yet graded (13)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

Assessment Ctr, Fort Worth
Bridge Assoc, Fort Worth
Childrens Medical Ctr, Fort Worth
Clearfork Academy, Fort Worth
Detent Ctr, Fort Worth
Jo Kelly Sp Ed, Fort Worth
Juvenile Justice Alternative Ed Program, Fort Worth
Ki Charter - Fort Worth, Fort Worth
Metro Opportunity, Fort Worth
T R U C E Learning Ctr, Fort Worth
Transition Ctr, Fort Worth
Trinity Charter Schools Fort Worth Campus E Semina, Fort Worth
Willoughby House, Fort Worth

About this ranking

Scope: public high schools in Fort Worth, TX, as grouped on its schools page; the Texas ranking covers the whole state.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the high schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about high schools in Fort Worth, TX

What is the best high school in Fort Worth, TX?

Keller Collegiate Academy in Fort Worth ranks first among the 34 ranked high schools in Fort Worth, TX with a SchoolGrade of A+, 93% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 77%.

How are high schools in Fort Worth, TX ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many high schools does Fort Worth, TX have?

SchoolGrade grades 56 public high schools in Fort Worth, TX; 34 are ranked here and 22 are listed as not ranked.