Premier H S - Fort Worth (Jacksboro)
Public high school (charter) in Fort Worth, Texas · Premier High Schools · Grades 9–12
Premier H S - Fort Worth (Jacksboro) serves 101 students in grades 9–12 in Fort Worth (Tarrant County). It is one of 48 schools in Premier High Schools. By enrollment it is the 1598th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 17.6 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 ÷ 5.74 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Premier High Schools |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480020722834 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Premier High Schools | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 101 | 7,948 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 17.6 | 18.9 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 96% | 76.8% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 83% 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.
Premier H S - Fort Worth (Jacksboro) in context
Size
Of the 46 high schools in Premier High Schools, Premier H S - Fort Worth (Jacksboro) is the 30th largest, with 1.3% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2.4 miles away and have a median of 915 students, so Premier H S - Fort Worth (Jacksboro) 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. As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 11 with 39 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 17, against an average of 25 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 17 in grade 9 and 18 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 86.1% of enrollment, a higher share than across Premier High Schools (57.4%).
96% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 76.8% across Premier High Schools 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
Premier H S - Fort Worth (Jacksboro) has 5.74 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 101 students would have about 7.2 teachers, so Premier H S - Fort Worth (Jacksboro) has 1.5 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 city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other high school is North Side High School, 0.9 miles away in Fort Worth ISD. There are 21 high schools within 5 miles and 52 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 86.1% |
| Black | 7.9% |
| White | 5.9% |
52.5% of students are girls and 47.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 17 |
| Grade 10 | 27 |
| Grade 11 | 39 |
| Grade 12 | 18 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2516 Jacksboro Hwy, Fort Worth, TX 76114
Phone: (817)618-2588
Website: responsiveed.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Premier H S - Fort Worth (Jacksboro). Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Side High School | Fort Worth ISD | 0.9 mi | 1,676 | 14.8 | 93.3% |
| Reach High School | Castleberry ISD | 1.0 mi | 41 | 10.3 | 87.8% |
| Truce Learning Center | Castleberry ISD | 1.0 mi | 27 | 27 | 96.3% |
| Castleberry High School | Castleberry ISD | 1.9 mi | 1,085 | 15.4 | 90.3% |
| Lake Worth High School | Lake Worth ISD | 2.9 mi | 953 | 15.5 | 86.9% |
| Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School | Fort Worth ISD | 3.1 mi | 877 | 13.5 | 94.5% |
| Marine Creek Collegiate High School | Fort Worth ISD | 3.2 mi | 350 | 18.3 | 77.4% |
| Chisholm Trail High School | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | 3.4 mi | 2,258 | 16.2 | 46.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.