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Southwest H S

PublicHighGrades 9–12

4100 Altamesa Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76133 · (817) 814-8000 · Part of Fort Worth Independent School District

Fort Worth’s School Grade D better than 10% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
1,155
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
85%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Southwest H S

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 16.4% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Fort Worth kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–821 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Southwest H SYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency16%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts19%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4100 Altamesa Blvd, Fort Worth

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9332
Grade 10262
Grade 11296
Grade 12265
Enrollment over time
1,382’20
1,329’21
1,285’22
1,186’23
1,155’24

Down 16.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 48%Black 37%White 8%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Southwest H S from Fort Worth families.

Other schools in Fort Worth Independent School District

The district →
Clifford Davis El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ft Worth
D−
868 students22:1
Ridglea Hills El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
B
742 students17:1
South Hills El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
C−
649 students16:1
Waverly Park El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
C
639 students15:1
Tanglewood El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
A+
575 students18:1
Manuel Jara El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Worth
C−
567 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Fort Worth’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.