Boswell High School
Public high school in Fort Worth, Texas · Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD · Grades 9–12
Boswell High School serves 2,445 students in grades 9–12 in Fort Worth (Tarrant County). It is one of 31 schools in Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD. By enrollment it is the 180th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 18 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 ÷ 136.09 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481770001531 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,445 | 23,982 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 18 | 15.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 40.8% | 49.8% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 86% 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.
Boswell High School in context
Size
Of the 5 high schools in Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD, Boswell High School is the largest, with 10.2% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 3.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 922; Boswell 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 686 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 543, against an average of 611 per grade. This year grade 12 has 17% fewer students than grade 9 (571 against 686). 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
The largest group is Hispanic students: 40.8% here and 39.6% across Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD. White students are next, at 32.5%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
40.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.8% across Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 136.09 full-time-equivalent teachers for 2,445 students, Boswell High School has 18 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,445 students would have about 174.6 teachers, so Boswell High School has 38.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Boswell High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Elmer C Watson High School, 1.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 29 other high schools, 8 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 40.8% |
| White | 32.5% |
| Black | 16.6% |
| Asian | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 4.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
49.2% of students are girls and 50.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 686 |
| Grade 10 | 645 |
| Grade 11 | 543 |
| Grade 12 | 571 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5805 W Bailey Boswell Rd, Fort Worth, TX 76179
Phone: (817)237-3314
Website: emsisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Boswell High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer C Watson High School | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | 1.2 mi | 90 | 8.9 | 53.3% |
| Eagle Mountain High School | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | 3.2 mi | 891 | 13.7 | 35.1% |
| Chisholm Trail High School | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | 3.2 mi | 2,258 | 16.2 | 46.4% |
| Marine Creek Collegiate High School | Fort Worth ISD | 3.4 mi | 350 | 18.3 | 77.4% |
| Saginaw High School | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | 4.1 mi | 2,013 | 15.4 | 50.2% |
| Lake Worth High School | Lake Worth ISD | 4.1 mi | 953 | 15.5 | 86.9% |
| Iltexas Keller Saginaw High School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 4.4 mi | 747 | 13.5 | 51.4% |
| V R Eaton High School | Northwest ISD | 4.5 mi | 3,288 | 17.9 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.