Southwest High School
Public high school in Fort Worth, Texas · Fort Worth ISD · Grades 9–12
Southwest High School serves 1,155 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 539th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.7 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 84.37 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 | 481970001913 |
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 | 1,155 | 70,405 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 | 15.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 84.7% | 83.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 46% 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.
Southwest High School in context
Size
Of the 26 high schools in Fort Worth ISD, Southwest High School is the 10th largest, with 1.6% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 1,397; Southwest High School is close to their typical size.
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 332 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 262, against an average of 289 per grade. This year grade 12 has 20% fewer students than grade 9 (265 against 332). 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: 48% here and 66.2% across Fort Worth ISD. Black students are next, at 37.5%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
84.7% 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 84.37 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,155 students, Southwest High School has 13.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,155 students would have about 82.5 teachers, so Southwest High School has 1.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Southwest High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Texans Can Academy - Fort Worth Westcreek, 1.1 miles away in Texans Can Academies. Within 10 miles there are 45 other high schools, 6 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 | 48% |
| Black | 37.5% |
| White | 8.4% |
| Two or more races | 3.5% |
| Asian | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
50% of students are girls and 50% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 332 |
| Grade 10 | 262 |
| Grade 11 | 296 |
| Grade 12 | 265 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4100 Altamesa Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76133
Phone: (817)814-8000
Website: fortworthisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Southwest High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texans Can Academy - Fort Worth Westcreek | Texans Can Academies | 1.1 mi | 240 | 48.6 | 92.9% |
| South Hills High School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.3 mi | 1,846 | 16 | 90.5% |
| Harmony School of Innovation - Fort Worth | Harmony Public Schools - North Texas | 1.9 mi | 947 | 17 | 50.6% |
| Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts | Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts | 2.8 mi | 415 | 11.8 | – |
| North Crowley High School | Crowley ISD | 3.0 mi | 2,936 | 14.6 | 69.9% |
| Paschal High School | Fort Worth ISD | 4.2 mi | 2,127 | 16.7 | 59.4% |
| Crowley High School | Crowley ISD | 5.1 mi | 2,433 | 13.9 | 70.1% |
| Success High School | Fort Worth ISD | 5.1 mi | 585 | 28.9 | 85% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.