Transition Center
Public high school in Fort Worth, Texas · Fort Worth ISD · Grades 12
Transition Center serves 116 students in grade 12 in Fort Worth (Tarrant County). It is one of 132 schools in Fort Worth ISD. By enrollment it is the 1559th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15.4 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 ÷ 7.53 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 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 | 481970021053 |
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 | 116 | 70,405 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 61.2% | 83.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 63% 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.
Transition Center in context
Size
Transition Center is the 23rd largest of Fort Worth ISD's 26 high schools; its 116 students are 0.2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 1.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 146; Transition Center 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
Transition Center serves a single grade, grade 12, with 116 students.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 62.1% here and 66.2% across Fort Worth ISD. White students are next, at 17.2%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
61.2% 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 7.53 full-time-equivalent teachers for 116 students, Transition Center has 15.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 116 students would have about 8.3 teachers, so Transition Center has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Transition Center is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program, 0.6 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 50 other high schools, 21 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 | 62.1% |
| White | 17.2% |
| Black | 14.7% |
| Asian | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |
27.6% of students are girls and 72.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5100 El Campo Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76107
Phone: (817)814-6418
Website: fortworthisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Transition Center. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program | Fort Worth ISD | 0.6 mi | 12 | 3.6 | – |
| Arlington Heights High School | Fort Worth ISD | 0.8 mi | 1,898 | 16 | 67.8% |
| Success High School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.4 mi | 585 | 28.9 | 85% |
| Castleberry High School | Castleberry ISD | 1.7 mi | 1,085 | 15.4 | 90.3% |
| Premier H S of Fort Worth | Premier High Schools | 1.8 mi | 124 | 24.8 | 90.3% |
| Richard Milburn Academy Fort Worth | Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen) | 2.5 mi | 167 | 26.4 | 63.5% |
| Reach High School | Castleberry ISD | 2.8 mi | 41 | 10.3 | 87.8% |
| Truce Learning Center | Castleberry ISD | 2.8 mi | 27 | 27 | 96.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.