Benbrook Middle/High School
Public high school in Fort Worth, Texas · Fort Worth ISD · Grades 6–12
Benbrook Middle/High School serves 1,478 students in grades 6–12 in Fort Worth (Tarrant County). It is one of 132 schools in Fort Worth ISD. By enrollment it is the 468th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 17.7 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 ÷ 83.67 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Fort Worth ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481970012309 |
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 | 1,478 | 70,405 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 17.7 | 15.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 44.5% | 83.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 84% 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.
Benbrook Middle/High School in context
Size
Of the 26 high schools in Fort Worth ISD, Benbrook Middle/High School is the 7th largest, with 2.1% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 5.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 468; Benbrook Middle/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 245 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 193, against an average of 211 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 203 in grade 6 and 201 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 50.5% here and 11.3% across Fort Worth ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 36.6%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
44.5% of its students are eligible 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
With 83.67 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,478 students, Benbrook Middle/High School has 17.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,478 students would have about 105.6 teachers, so Benbrook Middle/High School has 21.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Benbrook Middle/High School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other high school is World Languages Institute, 3.3 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 26 other high schools, 4 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 50.5% |
| Hispanic | 36.6% |
| Black | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 4.7% |
| Asian | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
49.1% of students are girls and 50.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 203 |
| Grade 7 | 207 |
| Grade 8 | 197 |
| Grade 9 | 245 |
| Grade 10 | 193 |
| Grade 11 | 232 |
| Grade 12 | 201 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
201 Overcrest, Fort Worth, TX 76126
Phone: (817)871-2000
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Benbrook Middle/High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Languages Institute | Fort Worth ISD | 3.3 mi | 520 | 12.8 | 83.1% |
| Western Hills High School | Fort Worth ISD | 4.1 mi | 854 | 13 | 88.2% |
| Richard Milburn Academy Fort Worth | Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen) | 4.9 mi | 167 | 26.4 | 63.5% |
| IDEA Rise College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 5.0 mi | 598 | 13.7 | 86.8% |
| Uplift Elevate Prep High School | Uplift Education | 5.3 mi | 209 | 14.7 | 69.9% |
| Premier H S of Fort Worth | Premier High Schools | 5.5 mi | 124 | 24.8 | 90.3% |
| Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts | Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts | 5.7 mi | 415 | 11.8 | – |
| Success High School | Fort Worth ISD | 5.8 mi | 585 | 28.9 | 85% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.