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Lake Worth High School

Public Grades 9-12

1674^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,057 Texas High Schools

Better than 19% of Texas high schools

Summary

Lake Worth High School in Lake Worth, TX, serves 953 students in grades 9-12 within the Lake Worth Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the bottom 2% of Texas, and the school itself has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Texas high schools for the past decade, with nearly 87% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

Academically, Lake Worth High School's performance is significantly below that of nearby schools. For example, in the 2025-2026 school year, proficiency in Biology (48.44%) and English II Reading (39.16%) was roughly 20-30 percentage points lower than at Boswell High School (70.64% and 67.94%, respectively) in the Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd), located less than 5 miles away. This gap is consistent across all subjects and years. A notable exception is the school's English Language Learner (ELL) students, who ranked in the 46th percentile statewide in the 2025-2026 school year, earning the school's highest subgroup rating of 2 stars, suggesting the ESL/bilingual programs may be a relative strength. The school's graduation rate has fluctuated between 84% and 91% over the last five years, but graduates often leave with academic skills significantly below state standards—for instance, only 24.37% of students were proficient in Algebra I in the 2024-2025 school year.

Interestingly, the highest-performing school within a 5-mile radius is Marine Creek Collegiate High School, a Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd) school that ranks in the 91st percentile and earns 5 stars, despite having a high free/reduced lunch rate (77.43%). This contrast highlights that high poverty does not have to dictate low performance. Additionally, Lake Worth High School's spending per student ($12,008 in 2020-2021) is higher than at Boswell High School ($9,253) and Marine Creek Collegiate ($7,444), suggesting the school's challenges are more related to instructional strategies and the impact of concentrated poverty than to insufficient funding.

953

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,012

Per pupil spending ?

86.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

4210 Boat Club Rd
Lake Worth, TX 76135-2899

(817) 306-4230

District: Lake Worth Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Lake Worth High School:

Elementary:	Effie Morris Steam Academy
	Marilyn Miller Language Academy
	Marine Creek Leadership Academy
	N A Howry Steam Academy
Middle:	Lucyle Collins Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.4%

African American:

23.6%

White:

15.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (41% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg43%

Texas avg62%

1,674^th of 2,057

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

927^th of 947Lake 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	20.5	1674 of 2057	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	1689 of 1974	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	1644 of 1990	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	1622 of 1961	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	1515 of 1876	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	1521 of 1861	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	1433 of 1857	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	1177 of 1797	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.8	1114 of 1777	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.5	1211 of 1762	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.1	1209 of 1743	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.1	1206 of 1734	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	25.2	1355 of 1652	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.8	1195 of 1603	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.0	1386 of 1672	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.3	1268 of 1568	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	48.2	1022 of 1539	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.8	937 of 1510	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.9	902 of 1497	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.1	1038 of 1430	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.6	1109 of 1429	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.8	1192 of 1427	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	884 of 1101	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.0	756 of 834	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	904 of 1065	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	829 of 1069	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	887 of 1031	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	738 of 1020	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	768 of 1024	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.4	536 of 1013	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	0.1	563 of 567	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	0.6	425 of 428	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.3	511 of 530	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.7	510 of 525	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.0	506 of 507	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.4	475 of 487	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.2	476 of 486	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	27.4	1380 of 1837	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	1482 of 1829	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	1377 of 1810	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	1089 of 1784	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.3	649 of 1209	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.1	891 of 1153	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	1107 of 1437	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	1068 of 1371	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	830 of 1278	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.1	1040 of 1195	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	784 of 1136	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	694 of 1113	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	1664 of 1976	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.2	1357 of 1504	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1657 of 1880	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	1585 of 1891	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	1541 of 1841	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	1514 of 1815	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	1455 of 1798	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	1260 of 1781	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.8	768 of 1208	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.5	687 of 964	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	1133 of 1182	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	58.7	630 of 1172	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	972 of 1177	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	972 of 1145	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.3	743 of 1137	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	1420 of 1909	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	1253 of 1453	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	1522 of 1805	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	1494 of 1820	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	1313 of 1762	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	1384 of 1743	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	1335 of 1714	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	1146 of 1691	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	1591 of 1976	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.9	1361 of 1513	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	1616 of 1884	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	1586 of 1897	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	1429 of 1847	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	1459 of 1848	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	1392 of 1818	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	1060 of 1794	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	1628 of 1993	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	1382 of 1515	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	1610 of 1891	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	1600 of 1913	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1455 of 1853	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	1512 of 1840	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	1501 of 1824	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	1236 of 1803	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	14.6	638 of 715	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	473 of 598	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	640 of 731	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	625 of 677	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	616 of 664	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	568 of 588	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	67.7	165 of 604	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	45.8	315 of 582	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	88 of 104	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	1316 of 1610	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.4	902 of 1299	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.5	1416 of 1548	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	1183 of 1478	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1159 of 1418	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	1110 of 1382	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	710 of 1357	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	745 of 1347	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	7.9	1478 of 1611	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.0	1227 of 1294	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	1329 of 1556	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1239 of 1576	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	1212 of 1525	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	1328 of 1510	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	1276 of 1526	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.7	926 of 1539	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)46th percentile+28 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)36th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile+7 vs school

At Risk (2022)25th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile~ school

Male (2026)18th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)18th percentile~ school

Female (2026)16th percentile-3 vs school

Native American (2026)15th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)11th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2026)1st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology48%-22 vs state

U.S. History48%-23 vs state

English II Reading39%-21 vs state

Algebra I37%-17 vs state

English I Reading34%-21 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 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Lake Worth High School	Public	9-12	4210 Boat Club Rd	Lake Worth	76135	Tarrant County	Lake Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 306-4230	953	61	15.5	86.9%	147 (15.4%)	225 (23.6%)	528 (55.4%)	20 (2.1%)	7 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	22 (2.3%)	20.5	1674^th of 2057 public high schools	18.6%		15.3	1689^th of 1974 public high schools	14.4%	15	36.7	48.4	34.0	39.2	47.7								$11,012
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%)	81.9	176^th of 2057 public high schools	91.4%		84.1	151^st of 1974 public high schools	92.4%	25	79.4	92.3	78.9	86.4	77.5								$8,261
Chisholm Trail High School	Public	9-12	3100 NW College Dr	Fort Worth	76179	Tarrant County	Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 232-7112	2,258	140	16.1	46.4%	595 (26.4%)	413 (18.3%)	1,045 (46.3%)	84 (3.7%)	7 (0.3%)	11 (0.5%)	103 (4.6%)	45.4	1114^th of 2057 public high schools	45.8%		43.1	1083^rd of 1974 public high schools	45.1%	31	27.2	67.4	55.0	60.5	66.5								$7,730
Premier H S - Fort Worth (Jacksboro)	Public, Charter	9-12	2516 Jacksboro Hwy	Fort Worth	75029	Denton 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%)	9.6	1837^th of 2057 public high schools	10.7%		3.5	1897^th of 1974 public high schools	3.9%	60	13.6	42.9	22.2	27.6	41.2								$10,204
Texasworks - Fort Worth (Jacksboro)	Public, Charter	9-12	2516 Jacksboro Hwy	Fort Worth	75029	Denton County	Texas Works	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(817) 618-2588	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Elmer C Watson High School	Public	9-12	5901 Hereford Dr	Fort Worth	76179	Tarrant County	Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 238-7925	90	10	8.8	53.3%	26 (28.9%)	24 (26.7%)	34 (37.8%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.6%)	9.8	1833^rd of 2057 public high schools	10.9%		12.3	1739^th of 1974 public high schools	11.9%	94	42.9	40.0	21.1	12.5	37.0								$16,732
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
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%)	14.6	1768^th of 2057 public high schools	14.0%		13.1	1724^th of 1974 public high schools	12.7%	44	25.6	34.9	24.7	35.5	51.2								$9,985
Boswell High School	Public	9-12	5805 W Bailey Boswell Rd	Fort Worth	76179	Tarrant County	Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 237-3314	2,445	136	17.9	40.8%	794 (32.5%)	407 (16.6%)	998 (40.8%)	124 (5.1%)	6 (0.2%)	8 (0.3%)	108 (4.4%)	54.2	861^st of 2057 public high schools	58.1%		59.3	689^th of 1974 public high schools	65.1%	172	34.3	70.6	57.4	67.9	73.3								$7,069
Trinity Basin Preparatory - Titan Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1256 Jim Wright Fwy	White Settlement	76108	Tarrant County	Trinity Basin Preparatory	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(817) 601-7667	544	48	11.3	31.4%	316 (58.1%)	39 (7.2%)	157 (28.9%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	65.8	535^th of 2057 public high schools	74.0%		70.6	399^th of 1974 public high schools	79.8%	136	47.8	78.1	67.2	79.7	80.0	69.6	64.1	65.8	44.9	12.5	63.2	69.9	$10,050

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake Worth High School

What schools feed into Lake Worth High School?

Lake Worth High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Effie Morris Steam Academy
Elementary : Marilyn Miller Language Academy
Elementary : Marine Creek Leadership Academy
Elementary : N A Howry Steam Academy
Middle : Lucyle Collins Middle

Is Lake Worth High School a good school?

Lake Worth High School ranks in the bottom 18.6% of Texas high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Lake Worth High School?

Students at Lake Worth High School are 55% Hispanic, 24% African American, 15% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Lake Worth High School in?

Lake Worth Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Lake Worth High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 953 students attended Lake Worth High School.

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