Turning Point Secondary School
Public high school in Arlington, Texas · Arlington ISD · Grades 7–12
Turning Point Secondary School serves 74 students in grades 7–12 in Arlington (Tarrant County). It is one of 73 schools in Arlington ISD. By enrollment it is the 1672nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 2.2 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 ÷ 33 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Arlington ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480870005792 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Arlington ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 74 | 53,339 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 2.2 | 14.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 82.4% | 75.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 0% 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.
Turning Point Secondary School in context
Size
Of the 10 high schools in Arlington ISD, Turning Point Secondary School is the smallest, with 0.1% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 1.6 miles away and have a median of 456 students, so Turning Point Secondary School 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 19 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 4, against an average of 12 per grade. This year grade 12 has 25% more students than grade 7 (5 against 4). 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
Black students are the largest group, at 44.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across Arlington ISD (25%). Hispanic students are next, at 43.2%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
82.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75.1% across Arlington ISD 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
Turning Point Secondary School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 2.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 74 students would have about 5.3 teachers, so Turning Point Secondary School has 27.7 more.
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 Lamar High School, 0.6 miles away in the same district. There are 9 high schools within 5 miles and 44 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 44.6% |
| Hispanic | 43.2% |
| Two or more races | 6.8% |
| White | 4.1% |
| Asian | 1.4% |
25.7% of students are girls and 74.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 4 |
| Grade 8 | 14 |
| Grade 9 | 19 |
| Grade 10 | 18 |
| Grade 11 | 14 |
| Grade 12 | 5 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2209 N Davis Dr., Arlington, TX 76012
Phone: (682)867-3000
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Turning Point Secondary School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar High School | Arlington ISD | 0.6 mi | 2,457 | 15.8 | 76.8% |
| Premier H S of Arlington | Premier High Schools | 1.2 mi | 176 | 19.6 | 79% |
| Texasworks - Irving | Texas Works | 1.2 mi | 30 | 30 | – |
| Newman International Academy of Arlington Gibbins | Newman International Academy of Arlington | 1.5 mi | 476 | 14.1 | 26.1% |
| Uplift Summit Prep High School | Uplift Education | 1.6 mi | 436 | 13.4 | 76.1% |
| Keys High School | Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD | 3.5 mi | 30 | 2.4 | 56.7% |
| Arlington High School | Arlington ISD | 3.6 mi | 2,580 | 16.3 | 65.9% |
| Harmony Science Academy - Euless | Harmony Public Schools - North Texas | 4.1 mi | 659 | 17 | 50.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.