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Elmer C Watson High School

Public Grades 9-12

1800^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 10% of Texas high schools

Summary

Elmer C Watson High School is a small, alternative-style high school in Fort Worth, TX, serving just 90 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd). This school stands out for its extremely low student-to-teacher ratio of 8.8:1 and high per-student spending of about $16,935, which is nearly double that of larger district peers like Boswell High School ($9,253) and Saginaw High School ($10,073). However, academic proficiency rates are very low—for example, only 12.5% of students were proficient in English II Reading, compared to 63.46% for the district—suggesting the school likely serves as a disciplinary alternative or credit recovery campus for students who have struggled in traditional settings.

Despite low test scores, Watson has shown a strong upward trend in graduation rates, reaching 94.0% in 2023-2024, which is close to the district average of 96.9% and much higher than similar alternative schools like Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School (87.7%) or Lake Worth High School (85.4%). The school also shows recent improvement in subjects like Algebra I, where proficiency rose from 13% in 2022-2023 to 42.86% in 2025-2026, and Biology, which went from 8% to 40% over the same period. This indicates that targeted interventions may be helping students recover credits and complete their diplomas, even if they are not meeting state academic benchmarks.

Watson is not comparable to high-performing area schools like V R Eaton High School (72nd percentile) or Marine Creek Collegiate High School (91st percentile). Instead, its closest peers are other alternative or high-poverty campuses such as North Side High School and Premier H S - Fort Worth (Jacksboro). However, Watson distinguishes itself with a higher graduation rate and significantly more resources per student, highlighting its role as a resource-intensive intervention campus within a relatively well-funded district. The school’s small size also leads to year-to-year volatility in subgroup performance, making it hard to identify stable trends for specific student groups.

Students ?

8.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,732

Per pupil spending ?

53.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5901 Hereford Dr
Fort Worth, TX 76179-9160

(817) 238-7925

District: Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.8%

White:

28.9%

African American:

26.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (30% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg60%

Texas avg62%

1,800^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4High Schools in the Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd)

647^th of 951Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	1739 of 1974	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	1653 of 1990	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	1743 of 1961	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	1317 of 1876	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	1422 of 1861	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	1698 of 1857	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	1404 of 1797	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.5	1488 of 1777	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.2	1493 of 1762	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.6	1437 of 1743	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.6	1423 of 1734	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	59.5	629 of 1652	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	20.3	1511 of 1672	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	25.0	1401 of 1568	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.8	1270 of 1539	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.9	1351 of 1510	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	3.8	1437 of 1497	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.1	1357 of 1430	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.3	1418 of 1429	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.8	1423 of 1427	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	498 of 834	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.2	916 of 1065	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	906 of 1069	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	970 of 1024	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	52.0	629 of 1837	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.5	620 of 1829	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.9	1594 of 1810	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	1148 of 1784	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	65.8	229 of 1195	80.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	1441 of 1504	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	1745 of 1880	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	1684 of 1891	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	1181 of 1841	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.7	1444 of 1815	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	1725 of 1798	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	1188 of 1781	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	728 of 1453	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	16.7	1569 of 1805	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	1604 of 1820	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	1628 of 1762	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	1193 of 1743	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.3	1559 of 1714	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	1330 of 1691	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	1214 of 1513	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	1703 of 1884	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	1689 of 1897	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	1365 of 1848	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	1722 of 1818	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	1288 of 1794	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	939 of 1515	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	11.2	1708 of 1891	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	1708 of 1913	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	1224 of 1853	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.4	1427 of 1840	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	1659 of 1824	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	1575 of 1803	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	1140 of 1299	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	2.4	1540 of 1548	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	57.0	372 of 1347	72.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	1231 of 1294	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.4	1518 of 1556	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	1503 of 1576	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	1479 of 1525	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	1385 of 1510	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.3	1493 of 1526	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	1402 of 1539	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2021)81st percentile+57 vs school

At Risk (2022)66th percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+38 vs school

African American (2025)40th percentile+28 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile~ school

White (2025)5th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I43%-11 vs state

Biology40%-31 vs state

U.S. History37%-33 vs state

English I Reading21%-34 vs state

English II Reading12%-47 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	Total
Elmer C Watson High School	Public	9-12	5901 Hereford Dr	Fort Worth	76179	Tarrant County	Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 238-7925	90	10	8.8	53.3%	26 (28.9%)	24 (26.7%)	34 (37.8%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.6%)	9.6	1800^th of 2009 public high schools	10.4%		12.3	1739^th of 1974 public high schools	11.9%	61	42.9	40.0	21.1	12.5	37.0	$16,732
Boswell High School	Public	9-12	5805 W Bailey Boswell Rd	Fort Worth	76179	Tarrant County	Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 237-3314	2,445	136	17.9	40.8%	794 (32.5%)	407 (16.6%)	998 (40.8%)	124 (5.1%)	6 (0.2%)	8 (0.3%)	108 (4.4%)	54	848^th of 2009 public high schools	57.8%		59.3	689^th of 1974 public high schools	65.1%	159	34.3	70.6	57.4	67.9	73.3	$7,069
Chisholm Trail High School	Public	9-12	3100 NW College Dr	Fort Worth	76179	Tarrant County	Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 232-7112	2,258	140	16.1	46.4%	595 (26.4%)	413 (18.3%)	1,045 (46.3%)	84 (3.7%)	7 (0.3%)	11 (0.5%)	103 (4.6%)	45.2	1095^th of 2009 public high schools	45.5%		43.1	1083^rd of 1974 public high schools	45.1%	12	27.2	67.4	55.0	60.5	66.5	$7,730
Marine Creek Collegiate High School	Public	9-12	4801 Marine Creek Pkwy	Fort Worth	76107	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 515-7784	350	19	18.2	77.4%	20 (5.7%)	27 (7.7%)	292 (83.4%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	81.8	174^th of 2009 public high schools	91.3%		84.1	151^st of 1974 public high schools	92.4%	23	79.4	92.3	78.9	86.4	77.5	$8,261
Lake Worth High School	Public	9-12	4210 Boat Club Rd	Lake Worth	76135	Tarrant County	Lake Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 306-4230	953	61	15.5	86.9%	147 (15.4%)	225 (23.6%)	528 (55.4%)	20 (2.1%)	7 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	22 (2.3%)	20.3	1643^rd of 2009 public high schools	18.2%		15.3	1689^th of 1974 public high schools	14.4%	46	36.7	48.4	34.0	39.2	47.7	$11,012
Saginaw High School	Public	9-12	800 N Blue Mound Rd	Saginaw	76131	Tarrant County	Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 306-0914	2,013	130	15.4	50.2%	478 (23.7%)	456 (22.7%)	776 (38.5%)	202 (10.0%)	7 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	90 (4.5%)	43.7	1133^rd of 2009 public high schools	43.6%		45.6	1026^th of 1974 public high schools	48.0%	107	31.7	58.8	50.6	61.6	71.9	$8,334
Iltexas Keller Saginaw High School	Public, Charter	9-12	10537 NW Hwy 287	Fort Worth	76131	Tarrant County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 250-3701	747	55	13.5	51.4%	145 (19.4%)	153 (20.5%)	366 (49.0%)	51 (6.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.9%)	62.3	616^th of 2009 public high schools	69.3%		52.6	841^st of 1974 public high schools	57.4%	225	38.6	74.2	53.8	65.5	83.5	$8,046
Premier H S - Fort Worth (Jacksboro)	Public, Charter	9-12	2516 Jacksboro Hwy	Fort Worth	76114	Tarrant County	Premier High Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(817) 618-2588	101	6	17.5	96.0%	6 (5.9%)	8 (7.9%)	87 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.4	1805^th of 2009 public high schools	10.2%		3.5	1897^th of 1974 public high schools	3.9%	92	13.6	42.9	22.2	27.6	41.2	$10,204
V R Eaton High School	Public	9-12	1350 Eagle Dr	Fort Worth	76052	Tarrant County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 698-3955	3,288	184	17.9		1,455 (44.3%)	588 (17.9%)	869 (26.4%)	259 (7.9%)	11 (0.3%)	6 (0.2%)	100 (3.0%)	63.9	570^th of 2009 public high schools	71.6%		67.8	477^th of 1974 public high schools	75.8%	93	28.5	82.3	67.7	71.0	76.1	$7,163
Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School	Public	9-12	1411 Maydell St	Fort Worth	76106	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-0000	877	65	13.4	94.5%	26 (3.0%)	39 (4.4%)	800 (91.2%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	8.4	1818^th of 2009 public high schools	9.5%		6.8	1830^th of 1974 public high schools	7.3%	12	17.4	37.3	20.1	27.3	37.1	$12,220

Frequently Asked Questions about Elmer C Watson High School

What district is Elmer C Watson High School in?

Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Elmer C Watson High School?

Students at Elmer C Watson High School are 38% Hispanic, 29% White, 27% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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Elmer C Watson High School ranks in the bottom 10.4% of Texas high schools.

How many students attend Elmer C Watson High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 90 students attended Elmer C Watson High School.

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