Summary:
Zip code 76135, serving the Lake Worth and Fort Worth area, is home to two high schools: Lake Worth High School (grades 9-12) and Clearfork Academy (grades 7-12), which together highlight a community facing significant academic challenges.
Lake Worth High School, part of the Lake Worth Independent School District (Isd), is the area's primary school with 953 students. It ranks in the 18th percentile statewide (1 star) and shows a high poverty rate, with 86.88% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch. Despite this, the school has demonstrated strong year-over-year improvement, with proficiency rates rising in every tested subject from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026—most notably a 19.21 percentage point increase in Biology and a 12.33 point jump in Algebra I. Its graduation rate stands at 85.4%, though test scores remain below state averages, with English I Reading at just 33.98% proficiency compared to the state's 55.43%.
In contrast, Clearfork Academy, a charter school under the University Of Texas University Charter School, is extremely small with only 32 students. Its performance is highly volatile, ranking in the 10th percentile (1 star) in 2025-2026 after dropping from the 38th percentile two years prior. Proficiency scores vary wildly due to its tiny size—for example, 0% in English I Reading but 37.5% in English II Reading. Both schools spend about $12,000 per student, slightly above the national average, but the data suggests that while Lake Worth High School is making steady progress, Clearfork Academy's small enrollment makes its academic health difficult to assess reliably.
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