Truce Learning Center
Public high school in Fort Worth, Texas · Castleberry ISD · Grades 6–12
Truce Learning Center serves 27 students in grades 6–12 in Fort Worth (Tarrant County). It is one of 7 schools in Castleberry ISD. By enrollment it is the 1818th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 27 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 ÷ 1 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Castleberry ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481317007446 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Castleberry ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 27 | 3,851 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 27 | 15.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 96.3% | 92.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 97% 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.
Truce Learning Center in context
Size
Of the 3 high schools in Castleberry ISD, Truce Learning Center is the smallest, with 0.7% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2.2 miles away and have a median of 535 students, so Truce Learning 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
Its largest grade is grade 8 with 10 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 1, against an average of 5 per grade. This year grade 10 has 300% more students than grade 6 (8 against 2). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 77.8% of enrollment, a lower share than across Castleberry ISD (85.2%). White students are next, at 11.1%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
96.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 92.1% across Castleberry 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
Truce Learning Center has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 27 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 27 students would have about 1.9 teachers, so Truce Learning 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
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. Reach High School (in the same district) is listed at the same location. There are 21 high schools within 5 miles and 50 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 77.8% |
| White | 11.1% |
| Two or more races | 7.4% |
| Black | 3.7% |
11.1% of students are girls and 88.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 2 |
| Grade 7 | 6 |
| Grade 8 | 10 |
| Grade 9 | 1 |
| Grade 10 | 8 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1101 Merritt, Fort Worth, TX 76114
Phone: (817)252-2490
Website: truce.castleberryisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Truce Learning Center. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reach High School | Castleberry ISD | 0.0 mi | 41 | 10.3 | 87.8% |
| Premier H S - Fort Worth (Jacksboro) | Premier High Schools | 1.0 mi | 101 | 17.6 | 96% |
| Castleberry High School | Castleberry ISD | 1.1 mi | 1,085 | 15.4 | 90.3% |
| North Side High School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.6 mi | 1,676 | 14.8 | 93.3% |
| Transition Center | Fort Worth ISD | 2.8 mi | 116 | 15.4 | 61.2% |
| Lake Worth High School | Lake Worth ISD | 3.2 mi | 953 | 15.5 | 86.9% |
| Arlington Heights High School | Fort Worth ISD | 3.3 mi | 1,898 | 16 | 67.8% |
| Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program | Fort Worth ISD | 3.3 mi | 12 | 3.6 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Castleberry ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| A V Cato Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 633 |
| Castleberry Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 754 |
| Castleberry High School | High | 9–12 | 1,085 |
| Irma Marsh Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 840 |
| Joy James Academy of Leadership | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 471 |
| Reach High School | High | 10–12 | 41 |