Lake Worth High School
Public high school in Lake Worth, Texas · Lake Worth ISD · Grades 9–12
Lake Worth High School serves 953 students in grades 9–12 in Lake Worth (Tarrant County). It is one of 6 schools in Lake Worth ISD. By enrollment it is the 606th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15.5 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 ÷ 61.37 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Lake Worth ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482649002978 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Lake Worth ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 953 | 3,249 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 15.5 | 15.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 86.9% | 89.6% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 64% 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.
Lake Worth High School in context
Size
Lake Worth High School is the only high school in Lake Worth ISD. Its 953 students are 29.3% of the district's 3,249. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 3.1 miles away and have a median of 226 students, so Lake Worth 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 266 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 204, against an average of 238 per grade. This year grade 12 has 23% fewer students than grade 9 (204 against 266). 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 55.4% of enrollment, a higher share than across Lake Worth ISD (52.4%). Black students are next, at 23.6%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
86.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 89.6% across Lake 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
Lake Worth High School has 61.37 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 953 students would have about 68.1 teachers, so Lake Worth High School has 6.7 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 suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other high school is Marine Creek Collegiate High School, 1.7 miles away in Fort Worth ISD. There are 12 high schools within 5 miles and 45 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 55.4% |
| Black | 23.6% |
| White | 15.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |
| Asian | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
48.3% of students are girls and 51.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 266 |
| Grade 10 | 249 |
| Grade 11 | 234 |
| Grade 12 | 204 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4210 Boat Club Rd, Lake Worth, TX 76135
Phone: (817)306-4230
Website: lwisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lake Worth High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Creek Collegiate High School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.7 mi | 350 | 18.3 | 77.4% |
| Chisholm Trail High School | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | 1.8 mi | 2,258 | 16.2 | 46.4% |
| Premier H S - Fort Worth (Jacksboro) | Premier High Schools | 2.9 mi | 101 | 17.6 | 96% |
| Elmer C Watson High School | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | 3.0 mi | 90 | 8.9 | 53.3% |
| Reach High School | Castleberry ISD | 3.2 mi | 41 | 10.3 | 87.8% |
| Truce Learning Center | Castleberry ISD | 3.2 mi | 27 | 27 | 96.3% |
| North Side High School | Fort Worth ISD | 3.7 mi | 1,676 | 14.8 | 93.3% |
| Boswell High School | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | 4.1 mi | 2,445 | 18 | 40.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Lake Worth ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Effie Morris Early Learning Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 356 |
| Lucyle Collins Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 735 |
| Marilyn Miller Language Academy | Elementary | 1–5 | 509 |
| Marine Creek Leadership Academy | Elementary | 1–5 | 347 |
| N a Howry STEAM Academy | Elementary | 1–5 | 349 |