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Trimble Technical High School

Public Grades 9-12
1460th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,009 Texas High Schools
Better than 27% of Texas high schools
Summary

Trimble Technical High School is a large public high school in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd), serving 1,924 students in grades 9-12 with a strong focus on career and technical education. The school serves a high-poverty population, with nearly 90% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and is located near several elite magnet schools like Im Terrell Academy For Stem And Vpa and Young Women's Leadership Academy, which have selective admissions and lower poverty rates.

The most striking feature of Trimble Technical is its exceptional graduation and dropout rates, which stand in stark contrast to its low standardized test scores. The school boasts a 95.4% graduation rate and a mere 0.4% dropout rate, far outperforming the district averages of 82.6% and 3.1%, respectively. This is dramatically better than nearby comprehensive schools like Polytechnic High School (72.1% graduation, 5.3% dropout) and alternative schools like Texans Can Academy - Fort Worth Lancaster Avenue (18.0% graduation, 30.6% dropout). The school also shows strength in Biology and English II, outperforming the district average in both subjects.

However, the school has experienced a dramatic decline in its overall state ranking, dropping from a consistent 3-star rating before the pandemic to a 1-star rating in recent years. While Trimble Technical excels at supporting English Language Learners and has achieved extraordinary results for Asian students (ranking 1st in Texas for this subgroup), it struggles significantly with its Gifted and Talented students, ranking in the 1st to 4th percentile for this group. This suggests the school's strength lies in student support and credit recovery rather than high-stakes test preparation, making it a school that successfully keeps at-risk students on track to graduate, even if its test scores don't reflect that success.

1,924
Students ?
17.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,379
Per pupil spending ?
89.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1003 W Cannon St
       Fort Worth, TX  76104-3086

(817) 815-2500

District: Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
85.9%
African American:
10.8%
White:
1.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026
Strengths
95% graduate within 4 years
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (47% vs 62% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school47%
District avg44%
Texas avg62%
1,460th of 2,009
Texas public high schools ?
Bottom 27%▼ down 29 pts since 2016
From top 44% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
10th of 22High Schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)
664th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202631.01460 of 200927.3%★☆☆☆☆
202532.51340 of 197432.1%★★☆☆☆
202429.41420 of 199028.6%★☆☆☆☆
202327.41436 of 196126.8%★☆☆☆☆
202227.61386 of 187626.1%★☆☆☆☆
202123.51459 of 186121.6%★☆☆☆☆
201949.4876 of 185752.8%★★★☆☆
201849.2811 of 179754.9%★★★☆☆
201744.6885 of 177750.2%★★★☆☆
201657.6772 of 176256.2%★★★☆☆
201556.8789 of 174354.7%★★★☆☆
201446.81010 of 173441.8%★★☆☆☆
201349.6886 of 165246.4%★★☆☆☆
201260.4536 of 160366.6%★★★☆☆
201168.2472 of 167271.8%★★★★☆
201063.2630 of 156859.8%★★★☆☆
200956.1831 of 153946.0%★★☆☆☆
200857.2768 of 151049.1%★★☆☆☆
200752.7868 of 149742.0%★★☆☆☆
200652.7840 of 143041.3%★★☆☆☆
200547.9923 of 142935.4%★★☆☆☆
200444.11009 of 142729.3%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202637.5646 of 108640.5%★★☆☆☆
202537.3474 of 83443.2%★★☆☆☆
202431.1694 of 106534.8%★★☆☆☆
202342.9532 of 106950.2%★★★☆☆
202234.4617 of 103140.2%★★☆☆☆
202126.6753 of 102026.2%★☆☆☆☆
201947.2472 of 102453.9%★★★☆☆
201850.3419 of 101358.6%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202685.91 of 55699.8%★★★★★
202558.1187 of 42856.3%★★★☆☆
202436.2386 of 53027.2%★☆☆☆☆
202382.534 of 52593.5%★★★★★
20228.1474 of 5076.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202127.3388 of 48820.5%★☆☆☆☆
201940.7344 of 48729.4%★☆☆☆☆
201864.0189 of 48661.1%★★★☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202241.3925 of 183749.6%★★☆☆☆
202133.21221 of 182933.2%★★☆☆☆
201955.7570 of 181068.5%★★★☆☆
201867.7291 of 178483.7%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202649.8481 of 119559.7%★★★☆☆
202548.3412 of 115364.3%★★★☆☆
202444.0615 of 143757.2%★★★☆☆
202347.7532 of 137161.2%★★★☆☆
202247.9461 of 127863.9%★★★☆☆
202142.1575 of 119551.9%★★★☆☆
201963.7239 of 113679.0%★★★★☆
201848.3396 of 111364.4%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202629.31447 of 193625.3%★☆☆☆☆
202524.31174 of 150421.9%★☆☆☆☆
202420.71513 of 188019.5%★☆☆☆☆
202324.91441 of 189123.8%★☆☆☆☆
202223.41458 of 184120.8%★☆☆☆☆
202120.61478 of 181518.6%★☆☆☆☆
201947.2965 of 179846.3%★★☆☆☆
201846.2949 of 178146.7%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20261.51192 of 12061.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20254.3939 of 9642.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.91138 of 11823.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.31079 of 11727.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.91136 of 11773.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201932.1968 of 114515.5%★☆☆☆☆
201838.2902 of 113720.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202635.11255 of 186032.5%★★☆☆☆
202532.7975 of 145332.9%★★☆☆☆
202427.41318 of 180527.0%★☆☆☆☆
202330.01288 of 182029.2%★☆☆☆☆
202232.41197 of 176232.1%★★☆☆☆
202128.41285 of 174326.3%★☆☆☆☆
201957.4592 of 171465.5%★★★☆☆
201856.3586 of 169165.3%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202636.81266 of 193734.6%★★☆☆☆
202535.7940 of 151337.9%★★☆☆☆
202428.81375 of 188427.0%★☆☆☆☆
202332.81297 of 189731.6%★★☆☆☆
202233.51249 of 184732.4%★★☆☆☆
202128.71387 of 184824.9%★☆☆☆☆
201957.4574 of 181868.4%★★★☆☆
201860.5473 of 179473.6%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202629.11422 of 195427.2%★☆☆☆☆
202529.61046 of 151531.0%★★☆☆☆
202424.11425 of 189124.6%★☆☆☆☆
202327.21402 of 191326.7%★☆☆☆☆
202228.51331 of 185328.2%★☆☆☆☆
202124.61407 of 184023.5%★☆☆☆☆
201947.4891 of 182451.2%★★★☆☆
201847.4866 of 180352.0%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202524.4470 of 59821.4%★☆☆☆☆
202427.0563 of 73123.0%★☆☆☆☆
201942.3338 of 60444.0%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202636.5985 of 158137.7%★★☆☆☆
202526.31039 of 129920.0%★☆☆☆☆
202419.21391 of 154810.1%★☆☆☆☆
202339.3828 of 147844.0%★★☆☆☆
202244.2662 of 141853.3%★★★☆☆
202132.0988 of 138228.5%★☆☆☆☆
201939.6766 of 135743.6%★★☆☆☆
201843.1648 of 134751.9%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202627.51236 of 158422.0%★☆☆☆☆
202529.2952 of 129426.4%★☆☆☆☆
202413.21406 of 15569.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202350.6760 of 157651.8%★★★☆☆
202273.3248 of 152583.7%★★★★☆
202154.9639 of 151057.7%★★★☆☆
201947.6797 of 152647.8%★★☆☆☆
201820.01323 of 153914.0%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Asian (2026)100th percentile+72 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)60th percentile+32 vs school
At Risk (2022)50th percentile+24 vs school
African American (2026)41st percentile+13 vs school
Special Education (2026)38th percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile+7 vs school
Hispanic (2026)33rd percentile+5 vs school
Male (2026)27th percentile~ school
Female (2026)25th percentile~ school
White (2026)22nd percentile-5 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)21st percentile-11 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2026)1st percentile-26 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
Biology62%-8 vs state
U.S. History57%-13 vs state
English II Reading53%-6 vs state
English I Reading35%-21 vs state
Algebra I24%-30 vs state

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