Paint Rock Panther Academy
Public high school in Fort Worth, Texas · Paint Rock ISD · Grades 7–12
Paint Rock Panther Academy serves 23 students in grades 7–12 in Fort Worth (Tarrant County). It is one of 5 schools in Paint Rock ISD. By enrollment it is the 1840th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 5.1 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 4.53 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Paint Rock ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 483398022962 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Paint Rock ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 23 | 299 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 5.1 | 8.3 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | 77.9% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 4% 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.
Paint Rock Panther Academy in context
Size
Paint Rock Panther Academy is the smallest of Paint Rock ISD's 2 high schools; its 23 students are 7.7% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 503; Paint Rock Panther Academy is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
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 9 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 1, against an average of 4 per grade. This year grade 12 has 300% more students than grade 7 (4 against 1). 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 White students: 52.2% here and 41.5% across Paint Rock ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 26.1%.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 4.53 full-time-equivalent teachers for 23 students, Paint Rock Panther Academy has 5.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 23 students would have about 1.6 teachers, so Paint Rock Panther Academy has 2.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Paint Rock Panther Academy is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Uplift Mighty Prep High School, 0.1 miles away in Uplift Education. Within 10 miles there are 50 other high schools, 15 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 | 52.2% |
| Hispanic | 26.1% |
| Black | 21.7% |
78.3% of students are girls and 21.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 1 |
| Grade 8 | 4 |
| Grade 9 | 9 |
| Grade 10 | 4 |
| Grade 11 | 1 |
| Grade 12 | 4 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3712 Wichita St, Fort Worth, TX 76119
Phone: (325)732-4314
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Paint Rock Panther Academy. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uplift Mighty Prep High School | Uplift Education | 0.1 mi | 402 | 14.9 | 88.3% |
| Polytechnic High School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.6 mi | 1,375 | 16.9 | 91.3% |
| O D Wyatt High School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.0 mi | 1,499 | 15.4 | 92.7% |
| Young Men's Leadership Academy | Fort Worth ISD | 2.4 mi | 418 | 11.3 | 74.4% |
| Tarrant County College South/Fort Worth Collegiate High School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.7 mi | 347 | 19.9 | 80.4% |
| Dunbar High School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.9 mi | 821 | 14.8 | 92.6% |
| New Heights | New Heights | 3.0 mi | 588 | 32.4 | – |
| Texans Can Academy - Fort Worth Lancaster Avenue | Texans Can Academies | 3.3 mi | 319 | 28.1 | 88.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Paint Rock ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garza County Rjc | High | 7–12 | 23 |
| Mosaic Academy | Other | 1–11 | 29 |
| Paint Rock Frontier Academy | Other | 2–12 | 11 |
| Paint Rock School | Other | Pre-K–12 | 213 |