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Southwest High School

Public Grades 9-12

1681^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 15% of Texas high schools

Summary

Southwest High School is a public high school in Fort Worth, Texas, serving 1,186 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Fort Worth Independent School District, which is ranked 733 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Southwest High School has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages on STAAR End-of-Course exams, with proficiency rates significantly lower in subjects like Algebra I, English I Reading, and English II Reading. The school also has a lower four-year graduation rate (81.7% in 2022-2023) and a higher dropout rate (3.5% in 2022-2023) than the state average. When compared to nearby high schools like Success High School, Paschal High School, and South Hills High School, Southwest High School consistently underperforms on academic measures, graduation rates, and student subgroup performance.

Despite being a long-standing high school, Southwest High School has not shown significant improvement in its performance over the past 10 years, remaining in the bottom quarter of Texas high schools and maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds (82.46% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch) and lower funding compared to the state average (spending per student of $11,513 in 2020-2021) may be contributing factors to its overall academic underperformance and challenges in serving its diverse student population effectively.

1,155

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,072

Per pupil spending ?

84.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4100 Altamesa Blvd
Fort Worth, TX 76133-5499

(817) 814-8000

District: Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.0%

African American:

37.5%

White:

8.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 10th percentile in 2022 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 15th (2025) from a 10th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (31% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!English I Reading scores 33 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg38%

Texas avg56%

1,681^st of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 22High Schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

733^rd of 961Fort Worth 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	15.9	1681 of 1974	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	1705 of 1990	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	1657 of 1961	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	1684 of 1876	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	1659 of 1861	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1456 of 1857	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	1292 of 1797	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.6	1164 of 1777	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.8	1243 of 1762	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.7	1199 of 1743	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.5	1196 of 1734	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.1	994 of 1652	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.2	1043 of 1603	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.4	1180 of 1672	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.6	1129 of 1568	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.4	1120 of 1539	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.7	997 of 1510	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.3	721 of 1497	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.6	628 of 1430	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.9	486 of 1429	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.5	526 of 1427	63.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	736 of 834	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	897 of 1065	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	900 of 1069	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	921 of 1031	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	924 of 1020	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	832 of 1024	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	690 of 1013	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	4.1	401 of 428	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.2	514 of 530	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.3	515 of 525	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.3	496 of 507	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.7	482 of 488	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.5	471 of 487	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	454 of 486	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	17.5	1650 of 1837	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	1695 of 1829	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	1386 of 1810	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.6	904 of 1784	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	949 of 1153	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	1159 of 1437	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	947 of 1371	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	962 of 1278	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	901 of 1195	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	765 of 1136	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	540 of 1113	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	1306 of 1504	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	1648 of 1880	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	1601 of 1891	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	1682 of 1841	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	1662 of 1815	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	1457 of 1798	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	1326 of 1781	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	933 of 964	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	1051 of 1182	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	1075 of 1172	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	1067 of 1177	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	1085 of 1145	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	916 of 1137	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	1254 of 1453	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	1523 of 1805	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	1411 of 1820	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	1477 of 1762	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	1440 of 1743	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	1106 of 1714	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	996 of 1691	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	1360 of 1513	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	1672 of 1884	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	1619 of 1897	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	1666 of 1847	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	1663 of 1848	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	1477 of 1818	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	1297 of 1794	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	1395 of 1515	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	1706 of 1891	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	1645 of 1913	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1655 of 1853	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	1665 of 1840	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	1494 of 1824	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	1383 of 1803	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	533 of 598	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	680 of 731	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	568 of 677	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	595 of 664	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	566 of 588	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	565 of 604	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	483 of 582	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	1093 of 1299	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	1211 of 1548	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	1129 of 1478	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	1112 of 1418	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	1114 of 1382	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	1082 of 1357	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	1012 of 1347	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	1011 of 1294	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	1459 of 1556	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	1406 of 1576	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	1444 of 1525	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	1402 of 1510	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	1148 of 1526	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.1	941 of 1539	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)22nd percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

African American (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)11th percentile-4 vs school

At Risk (2022)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)6th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)3rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History49%-19 vs state

Biology37%-25 vs state

English II Reading35%-22 vs state

English I Reading19%-33 vs state

Algebra I18%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)		STAAR Mathematics (2025)		STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Southwest High School	Public	9-12	4100 Altamesa Blvd	Fort Worth	76133	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-8000	1,155	84	13.6	84.7%	97 (8.4%)	433 (37.5%)	554 (48.0%)	28 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (3.5%)	15.9	1681^st of 1974 public high schools	14.8%		14.8	1705^th of 1990 public high schools	14.3%	24	17.9	36.8	18.5	34.7	49.0							$12,072
Texans Can Academy - Fort Worth Westcreek	Public, Charter	9-12	6620 Westcreek Dr	Fort Worth	76133	Tarrant County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 531-3223	240	5	48.5	92.9%	8 (3.3%)	104 (43.3%)	126 (52.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.4	1837^th of 1974 public high schools	6.9%		5.2	1888^th of 1990 public high schools	5.1%	51	4.2	33.3	8.9	18.5	37.0							$13,106
South Hills High School	Public	9-12	6101 McCart	Fort Worth	76133	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-7000	1,846	115	16.0	90.5%	75 (4.1%)	126 (6.8%)	1,607 (87.1%)	23 (1.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (0.7%)	17	1667^th of 1974 public high schools	15.6%		21.6	1592^nd of 1990 public high schools	20.0%	75	15.3	32.5	27.9	35.7	49.7							$9,740
Harmony School Of Innovation - Fort Worth	Public, Charter	7-12	8100 S Hulen St	Fort Worth	76123	Tarrant County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 386-5505	947	56	17.0	50.6%	134 (14.1%)	271 (28.6%)	383 (40.4%)	121 (12.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.6%)	77.9	245^th of 1974 public high schools	87.6%		77.7	250^th of 1990 public high schools	87.4%	5	61.9	76.9	77.1	77.0	88.0	66.1	71.9	29.3	51.7	57.3	38.8	$10,493
Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts	Public, Charter	7-12	3901 S Hulen St	Fort Worth	76109	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 924-1482	415	35	11.7		204 (49.2%)	67 (16.1%)	102 (24.6%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.7%)	78.5	240^th of 1974 public high schools	87.8%		83	168^th of 1990 public high schools	91.6%	72	45.2	84.3	95.4	91.7	84.9	77.8	88.5	23.3	45.6	49.4	26.6	$7,938
North Crowley High School	Public	9-12	9100 S Hulen	Fort Worth	76123	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 263-1250	2,936	201	14.6	69.9%	185 (6.3%)	1,797 (61.2%)	707 (24.1%)	110 (3.7%)	11 (0.4%)	6 (0.2%)	120 (4.1%)	33.5	1315^th of 1974 public high schools	33.4%		31.2	1381^st of 1990 public high schools	30.6%	66	16.0	45.1	40.9	52.8	62.0							$8,221
Paschal High School	Public	9-12	3001 Forest Park Blvd	Fort Worth	76110	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-5000	2,127	128	16.6	59.4%	563 (26.5%)	147 (6.9%)	1,329 (62.5%)	40 (1.9%)	8 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	37 (1.7%)	33.7	1304^th of 1974 public high schools	33.9%		34.7	1315^th of 1990 public high schools	33.9%	11	20.2	47.0	28.2	51.8	64.7							$9,138
Crowley High School	Public	9-12	1005 W Main St	Crowley	76036	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 297-5810	2,433	175	13.9	70.1%	235 (9.7%)	1,141 (46.9%)	890 (36.6%)	56 (2.3%)	16 (0.7%)	3 (0.1%)	92 (3.8%)	32.7	1328^th of 1974 public high schools	32.7%		31	1388^th of 1990 public high schools	30.3%	60	16.5	48.2	45.0	47.5	59.0							$8,277
Success High School	Public	9-12	4001 Littlepage St	Fort Worth	76107	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-2700	585	20	28.8	85.0%	56 (9.6%)	96 (16.4%)	386 (66.0%)	39 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	8.8	1800^th of 1974 public high schools	8.8%		7.1	1843^rd of 1990 public high schools	7.4%	43	14.0	31.8	1.1	18.5	49.4							$7,757
Arlington Heights High School	Public	9-12	4501 W Fwy	Fort Worth	76107	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-1000	1,898	119	16.0	67.8%	382 (20.1%)	470 (24.8%)	962 (50.7%)	15 (0.8%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (3.5%)	27.1	1467^th of 1974 public high schools	25.7%		27.7	1455^th of 1990 public high schools	26.9%	12	7.2	33.8	28.5	51.3	62.8							$9,197

Frequently Asked Questions about Southwest High School

How many students attend Southwest High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,155 students attended Southwest High School.

Is Southwest High School a good school?

Southwest High School ranks in the bottom 14.8% of Texas high schools.

What schools feed into Southwest High School?

Southwest High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bruce Shulkey Elementary
Elementary : Hazel Harvey Peace Elementary
Elementary : J T Stevens Elementary
Elementary : Woodway Elementary
Middle : Wedgwood Middle

What district is Southwest High School in?

Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Southwest High School?

Students at Southwest High School are 48% Hispanic, 37% African American, 8% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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