Young Women's Leadership Academy
Public high school in Fort Worth, Texas · Fort Worth ISD · Grades 6–12
Young Women's Leadership Academy serves 403 students in grades 6–12 in Fort Worth (Tarrant County). It is one of 132 schools in Fort Worth ISD. By enrollment it is the 1022nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 11.7 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 ÷ 34.56 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Fort Worth ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481970012392 |
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 | 403 | 70,405 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 11.7 | 15.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 62.3% | 83.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 32% 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.
Young Women's Leadership Academy in context
Size
Of the 26 high schools in Fort Worth ISD, Young Women's Leadership Academy is the 19th largest, with 0.6% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 1.1 miles away and have a median of 422 students, so Young Women's Leadership Academy 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 7 with 73 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 47, against an average of 58 per grade. This year grade 12 has 31% fewer students than grade 6 (49 against 71). 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 60.3% of enrollment, a lower share than across Fort Worth ISD (66.2%). Black students are next, at 19.1%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
62.3% 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
Young Women's Leadership Academy has 34.56 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 403 students would have about 28.8 teachers, so Young Women's Leadership Academy has 5.8 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 Texas Academy of Biomedical, 0.7 miles away in the same district. There are 21 high schools within 5 miles and 56 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 60.3% |
| Black | 19.1% |
| White | 14.6% |
| Asian | 3% |
| Two or more races | 3% |
100% of students are girls and 0% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 71 |
| Grade 7 | 73 |
| Grade 8 | 56 |
| Grade 9 | 59 |
| Grade 10 | 47 |
| Grade 11 | 48 |
| Grade 12 | 49 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1066 W Magnolia, Fort Worth, TX 76104
Phone: (817)871-2475
Website: schools.fwisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Young Women's Leadership Academy. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Academy of Biomedical | Fort Worth ISD | 0.7 mi | 374 | 18.4 | 72.7% |
| Im Terrell Academy for STEM and Vpa | Fort Worth ISD | 0.8 mi | 470 | 11.9 | 48.7% |
| Texans Can Academy - Fort Worth Lancaster Avenue | Texans Can Academies | 0.9 mi | 319 | 28.1 | 88.4% |
| Premier H S - Fort Worth (Southside) | Premier High Schools | 0.9 mi | 118 | 19.9 | 83.9% |
| Trimble Technical High School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.3 mi | 1,924 | 17.3 | 89.3% |
| Carter-Riverside High School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.5 mi | 1,039 | 15.9 | 90.7% |
| Polytechnic High School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.7 mi | 1,375 | 16.9 | 91.3% |
| Detent Center | Fort Worth ISD | 3.2 mi | 102 | 15.3 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.