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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	Im Terrell Academy For Stem And Vpa	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	78%	61%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	485
#2	A-	Timber Creek	Fort Worth	Keller Isd	67%	61%	Exceeds Expectations	3,140
#3	A-	V R Eaton	Fort Worth	Northwest Isd	61%	58%	Exceeds Expectations	3,273
#4	A-	Boswell	Fort Worth	Eagle Mt-Saginaw Isd	59%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	2,547
#5	B+	Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts (Charter)	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts	55%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	390
#6	B+	Young Womens Leadership Academy	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	54%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	455
#7	B	Texas Academy Of Biomedical	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	50%	54%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	359
#8	B	Marine Creek Collegiate	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	48%	51%	Meets Expectations	351
#9	B	Chisholm Trail	Fort Worth	Eagle Mt-Saginaw Isd	46%	47%	Meets Expectations	2,493
#10	B-	Tarrant Co College Southfort Worth Collegiate	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	45%	54%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	343
#11	B-	Harmony School Of Innovation Fort Worth (Charter)	Fort Worth	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	44%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	987
#12	B-	Iltexas Keller Saginaw (Charter)	Fort Worth	International Leadership of Texas (iltexas)	42%	48%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	753
#13	B-	Brewer	Fort Worth	White Settlement Isd	41%	42%	Meets Expectations	2,183
#14	C+	Benbrook Middlehigh School	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	39%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,487
#15	C	Paschal	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	34%	34%	Meets Expectations	2,141
#16	C	Castleberry	Fort Worth	Castleberry Isd	33%	33%	Meets Expectations	1,042
#17	C	World Languages Institute	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	33%	36%	Meets Expectations	549
#18	C	Young Mens Leadership Academy	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	33%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	377
#19	C	North Crowley	Fort Worth	Crowley Isd	32%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,920
#20	C-	Arlington Heights	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	26%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,934
#21	C-	Western Hills	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	26%	27%	Meets Expectations	929
#22	D+	Trimble Technical	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	24%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,699
#23	D	North Side	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	23%	22%	Meets Expectations	1,721
#24	D	Carter Riverside	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	21%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,048
#25	D	South Hills	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	21%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,880
#26	D	Southwest	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	19%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,285
#27	D-	Diamond Hill Jarvis	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	16%	19%	Meets Expectations	997
#28	D-	Eastern Hills	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	16%	18%	Meets Expectations	1,194
#29	D-	Uplift Mighty (Charter)	Fort Worth	Uplift Education	16%	19%	Meets Expectations	399
#30	D-	O D Wyatt	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	15%	18%	Meets Expectations	1,500
#31	D-	Dunbar	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	14%	15%	Meets Expectations	864
#32	D-	Polytechnic	Fort Worth	Fort Worth Isd	13%	15%	Meets Expectations	1,277

How Fort Worth, TX's high schools compare

A: 4B: 9C: 8D: 11

41% of the 32 ranked high schools in Fort Worth, TX earn an A or B (4 A grades, 9 B, 8 C, 11 D, 0 F), against 48% of high schools nationwide. 22 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (69% here, 75% nationally), and 8 exceed it. On average 36% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 36% (national averages: 42% actual, 40% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts (55% against 34%, B+), Im Terrell Academy For Stem And Vpa (78% against 61%, A).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Fort Worth Isd (5), Eagle Mt-Saginaw Isd (2).

The largest ranked high schools: V R Eaton (3,273 students, A-, #3), Timber Creek (3,140 students, A-, #2), North Crowley (2,920 students, C, #19).

Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 3 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

19 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 (8)

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.

A- Boulevard Heights, Fort Worth
B- Clearfork Academy, Fort Worth
C+ Elmer C Watson, Fort Worth
D+ Reach, Fort Worth
F Richard Milburn Academy Fort Worth, Fort Worth
F 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 (11)

Too little test data to grade.

Alter Discipline Campus, Fort Worth
Bridge Assoc, Fort Worth
Childrens Medical Ctr, Fort Worth
Detent Ctr, Fort Worth
Jo Kelly Sp Ed, Fort Worth
Metro Opportunity, Fort Worth
T R U C E Learning Ctr, Fort Worth
Tarrant Co J J A E P, Fort Worth
Trinity Charter Schools Fort Worth Campus, 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?

Im Terrell Academy For Stem And Vpa in Fort Worth ranks first among the 32 ranked high schools in Fort Worth, TX with a SchoolGrade of A, 78% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 61%.

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 51 public high schools in Fort Worth, TX; 32 are ranked here and 19 are listed as not ranked.