Western Hills High School
Public high school in Fort Worth, Texas · Fort Worth ISD · Grades 9–12
Western Hills High School serves 854 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 657th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13 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 ÷ 65.58 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Fort Worth ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481970001932 |
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 | 854 | 70,405 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13 | 15.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 88.2% | 83.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 41% 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.
Western Hills High School in context
Size
Western Hills High School is the 13th largest of Fort Worth ISD's 26 high schools; its 854 students are 1.2% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2.2 miles away and have a median of 188 students, so Western Hills High School is larger than most of them.
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 256 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 179, against an average of 214 per grade. This year grade 12 has 30% fewer students than grade 9 (179 against 256). 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 51.9% of enrollment, a lower share than across Fort Worth ISD (66.2%). Black students are next, at 33.4%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
88.2% of students qualify 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
Western Hills High School has 65.58 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 854 students would have about 61 teachers, so Western Hills High School has 4.6 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 suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other high school is IDEA Rise College Preparatory, 0.9 miles away in IDEA Public Schools. There are 14 high schools within 5 miles and 38 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 51.9% |
| Black | 33.4% |
| White | 9.8% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
47.7% of students are girls and 52.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 256 |
| Grade 10 | 219 |
| Grade 11 | 200 |
| Grade 12 | 179 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3600 Boston Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76116
Phone: (817)815-6000
Website: fortworthisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Western Hills High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Rise College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 0.9 mi | 598 | 13.7 | 86.8% |
| World Languages Institute | Fort Worth ISD | 1.2 mi | 520 | 12.8 | 83.1% |
| Richard Milburn Academy Fort Worth | Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen) | 1.2 mi | 167 | 26.4 | 63.5% |
| Premier H S of Fort Worth | Premier High Schools | 1.9 mi | 124 | 24.8 | 90.3% |
| Success High School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.6 mi | 585 | 28.9 | 85% |
| Transition Center | Fort Worth ISD | 3.6 mi | 116 | 15.4 | 61.2% |
| Uplift Elevate Prep High School | Uplift Education | 3.8 mi | 209 | 14.7 | 69.9% |
| Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program | Fort Worth ISD | 3.9 mi | 12 | 3.6 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.