North Side High School
Public high school in Fort Worth, Texas · Fort Worth ISD · Grades 9–12
North Side High School serves 1,676 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 419th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.8 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 ÷ 113.11 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 | 481970001893 |
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 | 1,676 | 70,405 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.8 | 15.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 93.3% | 83.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 57% 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.
North Side High School in context
Size
North Side High School is the 5th largest of Fort Worth ISD's 26 high schools; its 1,676 students are 2.4% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 362; North Side 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 492 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 379, against an average of 419 per grade. This year grade 12 has 23% fewer students than grade 9 (379 against 492). 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: 93% here and 66.2% across Fort Worth ISD. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
93.3% 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 113.11 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,676 students, North Side High School has 14.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,676 students would have about 119.7 teachers, so North Side High School has 6.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
North Side High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Premier H S - Fort Worth (Jacksboro), 0.9 miles away in Premier High Schools. Within 10 miles there are 53 other high schools, 19 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 | 93% |
| Black | 3.2% |
| White | 2.3% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
52% of students are girls and 48% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 492 |
| Grade 10 | 418 |
| Grade 11 | 387 |
| Grade 12 | 379 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2211 McKinley Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76164
Phone: (817)814-4000
Website: fortworthisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: North Side High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier H S - Fort Worth (Jacksboro) | Premier High Schools | 0.9 mi | 101 | 17.6 | 96% |
| Reach High School | Castleberry ISD | 1.6 mi | 41 | 10.3 | 87.8% |
| Truce Learning Center | Castleberry ISD | 1.6 mi | 27 | 27 | 96.3% |
| Castleberry High School | Castleberry ISD | 2.0 mi | 1,085 | 15.4 | 90.3% |
| Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.5 mi | 877 | 13.5 | 94.5% |
| Texas Academy of Biomedical | Fort Worth ISD | 2.7 mi | 374 | 18.4 | 72.7% |
| Young Women's Leadership Academy | Fort Worth ISD | 3.3 mi | 403 | 11.7 | 62.3% |
| Marine Creek Collegiate High School | Fort Worth ISD | 3.6 mi | 350 | 18.3 | 77.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.