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Im Terrell Academy For Stem And Vpa

Public Grades 9-12

128^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 94% of Texas high schools

Summary

Im Terrell Academy For Stem And Vpa is a high-performing magnet high school (grades 9-12) in downtown Fort Worth, TX, serving 470 students within the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd).

This school is a standout success story, ranking in the 94th percentile statewide (128th out of 2,009 high schools) despite its district ranking in the bottom third of Texas. Its graduation rate is an exceptional 98.9%, with a dropout rate of just 0.2%—far better than nearby schools like Polytechnic High School (72.1% graduation, 5.3% dropout) or Texans Can Academy - Fort Worth Lancaster Avenue (18% graduation, 30.6% dropout). Students dramatically outperform state averages in core subjects like Biology (92.4% proficient vs. 70.5% statewide) and English I Reading (87.1% vs. 55.4%). The school also excels at serving all student groups, earning 5-star ratings for Special Education (97th percentile), low-income students (93rd percentile), and African American students (92nd percentile). A low student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1 ensures personalized attention, a key advantage over larger schools like Trimble Technical High School (17.3:1).

Among nearby magnet schools, Im Terrell Academy ties with Young Women's Leadership Academy (94th percentile) as the top performer, followed by Texas Academy Of Biomedical (88th percentile) and World Languages Institute (72nd percentile). One area for attention is the school's performance with Gifted and Talented students, which dropped to the 26th percentile—a notable contrast to its otherwise stellar record. Overall, Im Terrell Academy offers a focused, high-quality education that consistently improves, making it an excellent choice for families seeking a rigorous STEM and arts program.

470

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,320

Per pupil spending ?

48.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1900 Im Terrell Way
Fort Worth, TX 76102

(817) 814-2350

District: Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.6%

White:

32.8%

African American:

22.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 88th percentile in 2023 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (85% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Texas high schools

✓99% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school85%

District avg44%

Texas avg62%

128^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 5 pts since 2023

From top 12% (2023) to top 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	84.5	128 of 2009	93.6%	★★★★★
2025	82.5	172 of 1974	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	74.5	322 of 1990	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	226 of 1961	88.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	87.2	89 of 1086	91.8%	★★★★★
2025	82.0	88 of 834	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	51.7	397 of 1065	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.9	184 of 1069	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	190 of 1031	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	78.8	131 of 1020	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	97.8	7 of 1024	99.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	82.5	34 of 525	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	39.6	344 of 507	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	360 of 488	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	82.0	136 of 1837	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.5	14 of 1829	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	99.3	5 of 1810	99.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	151 of 1195	87.4%	★★★★☆
2025	73.4	150 of 1153	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	58.4	353 of 1437	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	112 of 1371	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	81 of 1278	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	95.4	33 of 1195	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	100.0	2 of 1136	99.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.4	142 of 1936	92.7%	★★★★★
2025	76.0	192 of 1504	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	511 of 1880	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	300 of 1891	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	181 of 1841	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	87.0	81 of 1815	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	23 of 1798	98.7%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.0	890 of 1206	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.9	684 of 964	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	59.1	661 of 1182	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	835 of 1172	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	64.7	523 of 1177	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.5	871 of 1145	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.6	184 of 1860	90.1%	★★★★★
2025	72.0	205 of 1453	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	294 of 1805	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	161 of 1820	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	84.5	123 of 1762	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	95.6	13 of 1743	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.7	5 of 1714	99.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.3	144 of 1937	92.6%	★★★★★
2025	78.9	135 of 1513	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	63.7	416 of 1884	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	146 of 1897	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	81.7	138 of 1847	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	22 of 1848	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	17 of 1818	99.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	84.7	136 of 1954	93.0%	★★★★★
2025	78.5	162 of 1515	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	431 of 1891	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	191 of 1913	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	80.7	185 of 1853	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	23 of 1840	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	3 of 1824	99.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	9 of 598	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.9	15 of 588	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	2 of 604	99.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	95.6	55 of 1581	96.5%	★★★★★
2025	96.4	26 of 1299	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	51 of 1548	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	31 of 1478	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	100.0	9 of 1418	99.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	86.8	67 of 1584	95.8%	★★★★★
2025	85.1	60 of 1294	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	71.1	274 of 1556	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	94 of 1576	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	85.1	74 of 1525	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	87.1	59 of 1510	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.0	19 of 1526	98.8%	★★★★★

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)

Multi-racial (2025)98th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)97th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)96th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)94th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)93rd percentile

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)93rd percentile~ school

African American (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)90th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)87th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)26th percentile-67 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology92%+22 vs state

U.S. History89%+19 vs state

English II Reading87%+27 vs state

English I Reading87%+32 vs state

Algebra I56%~ state avg

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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 Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)		STAAR Social Studies (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 Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Im Terrell Academy For Stem And Vpa	Public	9-12	1900 Im Terrell Way	Fort Worth	76102	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-2350	470	39	11.9	48.7%	154 (32.8%)	107 (22.8%)	186 (39.6%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	84.5	128^th of 2009 public high schools	93.6%		82.5	172^nd of 1974 public high schools	91.3%	44	56.4	92.4	87.1	87.2	89.2							$13,320
Texans Can Academy - Fort Worth Lancaster Avenue	Public, Charter	9-12	1316 Lancaster Ave	Fort Worth	76114	Tarrant County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 735-1515	319	11	28.1	88.4%	8 (2.5%)	110 (34.5%)	193 (60.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	5.6	1869^th of 2009 public high schools	7.0%		3.8	1888^th of 1974 public high schools	4.4%	19	25.3	11.1	3.4	20.3	28.3							$11,812
Premier H S - Fort Worth (Southside)	Public, Charter	9-12	319 Lipscomb St	Fort Worth	76104	Tarrant County	Premier High Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(817) 767-9238	118	6	19.8	83.9%	5 (4.2%)	17 (14.4%)	96 (81.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.5	1816^th of 2009 public high schools	9.6%		8.7	1804^th of 1974 public high schools	8.6%	12	16.7	46.2	3.9	22.2	46.7							$8,879
Texasworks - Ft Worth-Southside	Public, Charter	9-12	319 Lipscomb St	Fort Worth	76104	Tarrant County	Texas Works	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 316-3663	8	1	11.2		0 (0.0%)	4 (50.0%)	3 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)								(n/a)
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
Trimble Technical High School	Public	9-12	1003 W Cannon St	Fort Worth	76104	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-2500	1,924	111	17.3	89.3%	34 (1.8%)	208 (10.8%)	1,653 (85.9%)	12 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (0.8%)	31	1460^th of 2009 public high schools	27.3%		32.5	1340^th of 1974 public high schools	32.1%	120	24.4	62.4	34.6	53.4	57.3							$9,379
Young Women's Leadership Academy	Public	6-12	1066 W Magnolia	Fort Worth	76104	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 871-2475	403	35	11.6	62.3%	59 (14.6%)	77 (19.1%)	243 (60.3%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	85.7	115^th of 2009 public high schools	94.3%		86.4	112^th of 1974 public high schools	94.3%	3	78.8	87.5	92.1	92.2	95.7	91.8	86.9	85.5	49.3	30.0	53.6	$12,517
World Languages Institute	Public	6-12	1066 W Magnolia Ave	Fort Worth	76104	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-2223	520	41	12.8	83.1%	23 (4.4%)	15 (2.9%)	477 (91.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	63.7	572^nd of 2009 public high schools	71.5%		74.3	319^th of 1974 public high schools	83.8%	253	50.5	74.7	73.6	88.2	71.4	54.0	60.0	31.7	22.0	37.0	22.2	$10,301
Polytechnic High School	Public	9-12	1300 Conner Ave	Fort Worth	76105	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-0000	1,375	82	16.8	91.3%	25 (1.8%)	199 (14.5%)	1,127 (82.0%)	14 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.6%)	5.4	1874^th of 2009 public high schools	6.7%		5.2	1854^th of 1974 public high schools	6.1%	20	10.9	27.5	10.6	23.0	38.7							$9,494
Carter-Riverside High School	Public	9-12	3301 Yucca Ave	Fort Worth	76111	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-9000	1,039	65	15.9	90.7%	46 (4.4%)	39 (3.8%)	926 (89.1%)	17 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.0%)	14.9	1728^th of 2009 public high schools	14.0%		13.9	1712^th of 1974 public high schools	13.3%	16	8.5	49.8	21.3	42.9	45.4							$10,748

Frequently Asked Questions about Im Terrell Academy For Stem And Vpa

What is the racial makeup of Im Terrell Academy For Stem And Vpa?

Students at Im Terrell Academy For Stem And Vpa are 40% Hispanic, 33% White, 23% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Im Terrell Academy For Stem And Vpa?

In the 2024-25 school year, 470 students attended Im Terrell Academy For Stem And Vpa.

What district is Im Terrell Academy For Stem And Vpa in?

Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

Is Im Terrell Academy For Stem And Vpa a good school?

Yes. Im Terrell Academy For Stem And Vpa ranks in the top 6.4% of Texas high schools.

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