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North Side High School

Public Grades 9-12

1737^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 14% of Texas high schools

Summary

North Side High School in Fort Worth, TX, is a large comprehensive high school serving 1,676 students in grades 9-12 within the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd), situated in a community where over 93% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

North Side’s standout strength is its graduation rate, which at 89.3% for the 2023-2024 school year outpaces the district average of 82.6% and nearby schools like Lake Worth High School (85.4%) and Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School (87.7%). This suggests the school effectively keeps students on track to earn a diploma, even while test scores remain low. U.S. History is a relative academic bright spot, with 51% of students proficient, compared to just 25% in Algebra I. The school also shows a notable ability to support English Language Learners, who ranked in the 31st percentile statewide—higher than any other subgroup at the school. However, the school struggles to challenge its highest-achieving students, as its Gifted and Talented subgroup ranks in the 2nd percentile statewide.

North Side’s performance is similar to other neighborhood schools in the area, such as Diamond Hill-Jarvis and Lake Worth, all of which serve high-poverty populations and face similar academic challenges. This contrasts sharply with nearby magnet schools like Texas Academy Of Biomedical and Marine Creek Collegiate High School, which rank in the 88th and 91st percentiles statewide, respectively. On a positive note, recent test scores show a slight upward trend, with proficiency rates increasing in every subject from the previous year, suggesting recent instructional changes may be taking effect.

1,676

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,985

Per pupil spending ?

93.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2211 McKinley Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76164

(817) 814-4000

District: Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for North Side High School:

Elementary:	Dolores Huerta Elementary
	Manuel Jara Elementary
	Rufino Mendoza Senior Elementary
	Sam Rosen Elementary
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	W J Turner Elementary
Middle:	Elder Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.0%

African American:

3.2%

White:

2.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (34% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg44%

Texas avg62%

1,737^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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

664^th of 951Fort 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
2026	14.4	1737 of 2009	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	1724 of 1974	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	1715 of 1990	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	1694 of 1961	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	1601 of 1876	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	1566 of 1861	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	1446 of 1857	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	1309 of 1797	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.5	1286 of 1777	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.5	1317 of 1762	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.6	1427 of 1743	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.8	1319 of 1734	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.2	1163 of 1652	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	49.8	829 of 1603	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.6	1298 of 1672	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.1	1317 of 1568	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.8	1343 of 1539	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.5	1318 of 1510	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.5	1335 of 1497	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.0	1281 of 1430	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.5	1182 of 1429	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.7	1184 of 1427	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	859 of 1086	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.5	520 of 834	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.9	845 of 1065	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	903 of 1069	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	834 of 1031	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	867 of 1020	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	616 of 1024	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	693 of 1013	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	1.3	542 of 556	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.1	419 of 428	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.8	517 of 530	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.1	518 of 525	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.0	507 of 507	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	28.0	1357 of 1837	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	1399 of 1829	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	1354 of 1810	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.7	718 of 1784	59.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	824 of 1195	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.8	954 of 1153	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	1136 of 1437	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	1035 of 1371	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	755 of 1278	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	798 of 1195	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	709 of 1136	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	777 of 1113	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	11.1	1731 of 1936	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.8	1397 of 1504	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	1725 of 1880	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	1660 of 1891	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	1620 of 1841	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	1595 of 1815	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	1494 of 1798	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	1329 of 1781	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	5.0	1180 of 1206	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.7	938 of 964	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	1118 of 1182	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	1109 of 1172	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	1100 of 1177	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	1071 of 1145	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1015 of 1137	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	1590 of 1860	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.0	1301 of 1453	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	1608 of 1805	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	1558 of 1820	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	1458 of 1762	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	1430 of 1743	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	1312 of 1714	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	1143 of 1691	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	1659 of 1937	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.5	1349 of 1513	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1674 of 1884	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	1642 of 1897	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	1534 of 1847	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	1512 of 1848	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	1390 of 1818	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	1207 of 1794	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.4	1676 of 1954	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	1344 of 1515	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	1662 of 1891	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	1669 of 1913	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	1567 of 1853	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	1533 of 1840	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	1471 of 1824	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	1443 of 1803	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	1193 of 1581	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.8	844 of 1299	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	1262 of 1548	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	1348 of 1478	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	1194 of 1418	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	1130 of 1382	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	998 of 1357	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	991 of 1347	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	3.7	1495 of 1584	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.8	1184 of 1294	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	1453 of 1556	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.6	1534 of 1576	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.7	1477 of 1525	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	1421 of 1510	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	1428 of 1526	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	1437 of 1539	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)31st percentile+18 vs school

At Risk (2022)26th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2026)25th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2026)21st percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile~ school

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

Female (2026)11th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)6th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2026)3rd percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)2nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History51%-19 vs state

English II Reading36%-24 vs state

Biology35%-36 vs state

Algebra I26%-28 vs state

English I Reading25%-31 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)	STAAR Mathematics (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	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
North Side High School	Public	9-12	2211 McKinley Ave	Fort Worth	76164	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-4000	1,676	113	14.8	93.3%	39 (2.3%)	53 (3.2%)	1,558 (93.0%)	14 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.6%)	14.4	1737^th of 2009 public high schools	13.5%		13.1	1724^th of 1974 public high schools	12.7%	13	25.6	34.9	24.7	35.5	51.2		$9,985
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
Reach High School	Public	10-12	1101 Merritt	Fort Worth	76114	Tarrant County	Castleberry Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 252-2390	41	4	10.2	87.8%	6 (14.6%)	1 (2.4%)	31 (75.6%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.9%)								(n/a)			11.1	33.3	27.8		$24,382
T R U C E Learning Center	Public	6-12	1101 Merritt	Fort Worth	76114	Tarrant County	Castleberry Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 252-2490	27	1	27.0	96.3%	3 (11.1%)	1 (3.7%)	21 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)	4.5	1897^th of 2009 public high schools	5.6%					(n/a)	14.3		0.0			0.0	$19,467
Bridge Assoc	Public	7-12	100 N University	Fort Worth	76107	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 871-2532	7	1	7.0		1 (14.3%)	6 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							$8,315
Castleberry High School	Public	9-12	215 Churchill Rd	Fort Worth	76114	Tarrant County	Castleberry Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 252-2100	1,085	71	15.3	90.3%	111 (10.2%)	33 (3.0%)	920 (84.8%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.5%)	33.6	1400^th of 2009 public high schools	30.3%		23.1	1556^th of 1974 public high schools	21.2%	156	35.0	55.1	52.0	50.7	55.4		$13,738
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
Texas Academy Of Biomedical	Public	9-12	300 Trinity Campus Circle Trw	Fort Worth	76102	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 515-1660	374	20	18.4	72.7%	33 (8.8%)	49 (13.1%)	269 (71.9%)	19 (5.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	78.6	243^rd of 2009 public high schools	87.9%		71.9	372^nd of 1974 public high schools	81.2%	129	75.0	89.1	70.7	79.1	80.5		$9,359
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
Transition Center	Public	12	5100 El Campo Ave	Fort Worth	76107	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 814-6418	116	8	15.4	61.2%	20 (17.2%)	17 (14.7%)	72 (62.1%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)								(n/a)							$31,206

Frequently Asked Questions about North Side High School

Is North Side High School a good school?

North Side High School ranks in the bottom 13.5% of Texas high schools.

What district is North Side High School in?

Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

What schools feed into North Side High School?

North Side High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dolores Huerta Elementary
Elementary : Manuel Jara Elementary
Elementary : Rufino Mendoza Senior Elementary
Elementary : Sam Rosen Elementary
Elementary : W J Turner Elementary
Middle : Elder Middle

What is the racial makeup of North Side High School?

Students at North Side High School are 93% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% White.

How many students attend North Side High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,676 students attended North Side High School.

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