Clearfork Academy

Clearfork Academy in Fort Worth, TX, is a very small alternative high school serving just 32 students in grades 7-12, and it is part of the University Of Texas University Charter School district. This micro-school environment means your child could receive significant individual attention, but it also creates extreme instability in academic performance from year to year, making it difficult to predict outcomes. For example, while the school showed a remarkable 80% proficiency in U.S. History in 2023-2024—beating every nearby school and the state average—it also recorded 0% proficiency in English I Reading and Algebra I in recent testing cycles. This volatility is a direct result of its tiny enrollment, where just a few students can dramatically swing the numbers, unlike larger nearby schools like Chisholm Trail High School (2,258 students) or Boswell High School (2,445 students), which have much more stable scores.

Compared to other small alternative campuses in the area, such as Reach High School (41 students) and Azle Hornet Academy (58 students), Clearfork Academy is generally the lowest performing and most unpredictable. In the 2025-2026 school year, Clearfork scored 0% proficient in English I, while Reach scored 11.11% and Azle Hornet scored 20%. The school’s overall ranking has historically been in the bottom 10-15% of Texas high schools, though it recently improved to the 10th percentile. A key missing piece of information is that Clearfork has not reported its percentage of students eligible for free or reduced lunch for the last three years, which is a standard indicator of a school’s socioeconomic challenges and makes it harder to fully understand its performance context.

Despite these struggles, there is a clear bright spot: the school’s success in U.S. History suggests that a specific teacher or instructional approach is highly effective, and this strength could be a model for improvement in other subjects. The most striking contrast is with Marine Creek Collegiate High School, a high-performing school that also serves a high-needs population but achieves 80-90% proficiency across all subjects. This comparison shows that the challenges at Clearfork Academy are likely tied to specific instructional or leadership issues rather than just the demographics of its students. For parents, this school offers the potential for close-knit support, but you should be prepared for significant academic inconsistency and ask detailed questions about how the school plans to replicate its U.S. History success in core subjects like English and math.