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Diversity
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College Prep
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Clubs & Activities
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Administration
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Sports
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Fort Worth Independent School District is a public school district located in FORT WORTH, TX. It has 72,783 students in grades PK, K-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 16 to 1. According to state test scores, 24% of students are at least proficient in math and 36% in reading.
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- AP Offered
- Gifted Prog. Offered
- IB Offered
- Texas
- Fort Worth
Fort Worth Independent School District Rankings
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Elementary Schools in Fort Worth Independent School District
- gradeA minusOverton Park Elementary School
- gradeA minusTanglewood Elementary SchoolRating 5 out of 5 2 reviews
- gradeA minusBurton Hill Elementary SchoolRating 5 out of 5 1 review
- gradeB+Westpark Elementary School
- gradeB+Lily B. Clayton Elementary School
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Academics
Percent Proficient - Reading
This is the percentage of students that scored at or above proficiency levels on their state reading/language arts assessment test. Because states implement these tests differently, use caution when comparing this data to data from another state.
36%
Percent Proficient - Math
This is the percentage of students that scored at or above proficiency levels on their state math assessment test. Because states implement these tests differently, use caution when comparing this data to data from another state.
24%
Average Graduation Rate
This is the percentage of 12th graders who graduated. Because states calculate graduation rates differently, use caution when comparing this data to data from another state.
84%
Average SAT
Average SAT composite score out of 1600, as reported by Niche users from this school.
1080
3,616
responses
Average ACT
Average ACT composite score out of 36, as reported by Niche users from this school.
23
754
responses
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Students
Diversity
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Based on racial and economic diversity and survey responses on school culture and diversity from students and parents.
Students
72,783
Free or Reduced Lunch
This is the percentage of students who are eligible to receive free or reduced price lunch. Not all eligible students exercise this option, especially at non-traditional schools like online schools.
76.6%
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Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
Student-Teacher Ratio may not be indicative of class size. It is calculated using the reported number of students and full-time equivalent teachers.
16:1
National
17:1
Average Teacher Salary
$66,194
Teachers in First/Second Year
13.9%
Finances
Expenses Per Student
$12,306/ student
National
$12,239
Education Expenses
Instruction
58%
Support Services
38%
Other
4%
Living in the Area
Fort Worth
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Cost of Living
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Good for Families
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Housing
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Median Household Income
$72,726
National
$75,149
Median Rent
$1,313
National
$1,268
Median Home Value
$250,300
National
$281,900
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Fort Worth Independent School District Reviews
Rating 3.9 out of 5 552 reviews
Rating 1 out of 5
I feel that Fort Worth Independent School District could do better. Students are not as prepared for challenging academics let alone those that they need in order to advance to the next grade or graduate. Ever since I became a student of Fort Worth Independent District, I've been struggling to strive in Academics as I did in my previous school districts. It is not just myself but my peers can also attest to this. I really don't understand what the problem is. Maybe it is the teachers that need teach differently or it could be that the students need to focus more. Either way, I know something has to be changed or else the district will is going to rank lower and lower.
- Junior
- 5 days ago
Rating 4 out of 5
I have been in the FWISD system since I was about 6 years old, and i can confidently say that I have enjoyed my experience with the system. One moment that I can remember from my school was when I was being severely bullied at the age of 14, because I was dealing with a very rare disease, which was Juvenile dermatomyositis, so I was having to take many medications for my disease.One of the medications was steroids, and no it wasn't the ones where they would help me build muscle, all they did was make me extremely hungry, and made my body develop faster than the rest of my peers.Ultimately, that cause many to bullied me because my clothes began to not fit me as they used to, and once it had got worse I told one of my administrators and they had it under control in seconds. We have a zero bully policy in FWISD so, they took my report very seriously and soon those girls were gone, and everyday I thank that teacher because hadn't it been for them who knows what those girls would have done.
- Senior
- a month ago
Rating 4 out of 5
I would love to see more parent involved every day we see less and less parents that attend school events with their children. I love that we have lots of extracurriculars and a great passion in sports like baseball, soccer, football and even swimming. Fort Worth ISD is a great school district that helps and enhance young minds from elementary school to High School. School events are always fun and the teachers even assign extra credit is student attends events which is a great way for students to get involved into school life and meet new people. The environment is exceptional and the teachers always try to help student out on whatever they may need. In elementary schools the teachers always try to get close and have a connection with the parents so that the child at home gets the attention they may need aswell. I just think that high school seniors shouldn't have to pay for parking and get towed because of not having one the districts should be more focused on academics not parking.
- Alum
- 2 months ago
