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Schools in Benbrook · Fort Worth Independent School District

Benbrook’s public schools score below 90% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

24% of students in Benbrook’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Benbrook, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.

#625of 642 Texas townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
36%
▼ 15 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 17 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
▼ 8 pts vs TX 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.8K
▲ 8% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.1
TX 14.9
Schools in town
5
3,036 students on the public path
In brief

Benbrook’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 556 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Benbrook’s, its schools beat 1%, lower than their 10% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

82% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,777 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one middle school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Benbrook Middle/High School. Enrollment is down 5% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Basis Benbrook is in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Benbrook’s grade

D Test scoresD Graduation

D: better than 10% of Texas school districts, #625 of 642 Texas towns. Both inputs trail the Texas average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 10%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (556)Better than 1%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 40,250 test results and a graduating class of 5,548 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Benbrook’s students in the tested grades sat them (40,393 in math, 40,107 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Benbrook, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
6–12Benbrook Middle/High SchoolFort Worth Independent School DistrictB−

Benbrook’s public schools are run by Fort Worth Independent School District, which also serves Edgecliff Village, Forest Hill, Fort Worth and Westover Hills and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Fort Worth Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 135 schools · 70,405 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$13,777TX $12,815 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 51.1% · 40107 students tested
Math24%
State average 40.9% · 40393 students tested

Benbrook vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Benbrook’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BenbrookDFort Worth Independent
Fort WorthDFort Worth Independent

Every school in Benbrook

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Benbrookby address
Westpark El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
A
358 students14:1Rate it →
Benbrook El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
B−
346 students15:1Rate it →
Benbrook Middle/High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Fort Worth
B−
1,478 students18:1Rate it →
Western Hills H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Fort Worth
C
854 students13:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Basis Benbrook
Elementary · Grades K–7
Charter
534 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Benbrook’s schools

Are Benbrook’s schools good?

On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Benbrook children attend score below 90% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #625 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 1%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Benbrook in?

Fort Worth Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 70,405 students in 135 schools (2024–25).

What is Benbrook’s graduation rate?

82% of the class of 2023 in Fort Worth Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.

How much does Benbrook spend per student?

$13,777 in Fort Worth Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.