Arlington Heights High School
Public high school in Fort Worth, Texas · Fort Worth ISD · Grades 9–12
Arlington Heights High School serves 1,898 students in grades 9–12 in Fort Worth (Tarrant County). It is one of 132 schools in Fort Worth ISD. By enrollment it is the 360th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 16 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 118.59 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Fort Worth ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481970001830 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Fort Worth ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,898 | 70,405 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 16 | 15.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 67.8% | 83.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 69% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Arlington Heights High School in context
Size
Of the 26 high schools in Fort Worth ISD, Arlington Heights High School is the 3rd largest, with 2.7% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2.2 miles away and have a median of 500 students, so Arlington Heights High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 509 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 423, against an average of 475 per grade. This year grade 12 has 17% fewer students than grade 9 (423 against 509). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 50.7% of enrollment, a lower share than across Fort Worth ISD (66.2%). Black students are next, at 24.8%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
67.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 83.1% across Fort Worth ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Arlington Heights High School has 118.59 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,898 students would have about 135.6 teachers, so Arlington Heights High School has 17 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other high school is Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program, 0.3 miles away in the same district. There are 21 high schools within 5 miles and 53 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 50.7% |
| Black | 24.8% |
| White | 20.1% |
| Two or more races | 3.5% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
49.3% of students are girls and 50.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 509 |
| Grade 10 | 492 |
| Grade 11 | 474 |
| Grade 12 | 423 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4501 W Fwy, Fort Worth, TX 76107
Phone: (817)815-1000
Website: fortworthisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Arlington Heights High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program | Fort Worth ISD | 0.3 mi | 12 | 3.6 | – |
| Transition Center | Fort Worth ISD | 0.8 mi | 116 | 15.4 | 61.2% |
| Success High School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.6 mi | 585 | 28.9 | 85% |
| Castleberry High School | Castleberry ISD | 2.1 mi | 1,085 | 15.4 | 90.3% |
| Premier H S of Fort Worth | Premier High Schools | 2.2 mi | 124 | 24.8 | 90.3% |
| Paschal High School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.6 mi | 2,127 | 16.7 | 59.4% |
| Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts | Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts | 2.8 mi | 415 | 11.8 | – |
| Trimble Technical High School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.9 mi | 1,924 | 17.3 | 89.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.