Fort Worth Independent School District is a
school district
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based in
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Tarrant County, Texas, Tarrant County, covering nearly into Denton County, Texas, Denton, Johnson County, Texas, Johnson, Parker County, Texas, Parker, and Wise County, Te ...
,
United States
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. Based on a 2017-18 enrollment of 86,234 students, it is the fifth largest school district in Texas.
Fort Worth ISD serves most of the city of Fort Worth, and the cities of
Benbrook,
Westover Hills
Westover Hills is a town in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 641 at the 2020 census.
In 2000, Westover Hills was the wealthiest location in Texas by per capita income and the 12th highest-income place in the United Stat ...
, and
Westworth Village. The district also covers portions of
Arlington Arlington most often refers to:
*Arlington, Virginia
**Arlington National Cemetery, a United States military cemetery
*Arlington, Texas
Arlington may also refer to:
Places Australia
*Arlington light rail station, on the Inner West Light Rail in S ...
,
Edgecliff Village,
Forest Hill,
Haltom City,
Kennedale,
Sansom Park,
White Settlement, and unincorporated portions of
Tarrant County
Tarrant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas with a 2020 U.S. census population of 2,110,640, making it the third-most populous county in Texas and the 15th-most populous in the United States. Its county seat is Fort Worth. T ...
.
In 2010, the district unveiled one of the largest, most comprehensive redesigns of secondary education in the nation with its Gold Seal Programs of Choice and Gold Seal Schools of Choice. Each of its 13 high schools introduced curricula focused on college and career pathways. As part of the Gold Seal plan, the district has also opened a single-gender school for girls, the Young Women's Leadership Academy; a single-gender school for boys, the Young Men's Leadership Academy Paul Laurence Dunbar Young Men's Leadership Academy; an early college high school,
Marine Creek Collegiate High School; and an early college medical high school, the Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences.
In 2018, the school district was given an overall grade of "C" by the
Texas Education Agency
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government of Texas responsible for public education in Texas in the United States. .
History
Superintendent Walter Dansby, who started his FWISD career circa 1974, began his term in 2012. His base salary was $338,817.60. He resigned on Monday June 2, 2014,; the following day the district announced his severance pay, to be doled out over a seven month period, would be over $900,000. His final day of work was January 31, 2015.
In 2019 the district planned a major redraw of attendance boundaries, the first since circa 1999. In 2020 the FWISD board of education accepted proposed changes. Parents upset with some of the changes considered filing lawsuits to stop the changes.
Salary
Teacher salaries in the FWISD are above the state average and significantly higher than the minimum teacher salary schedule in Texas. For the 2018-19 school year, the salary for new teachers with a
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years ...
in FWISD averaged $53,000 with no experience. The 2018-19 average salary for teachers with 30 years experience is $70,000. Teachers with a
Master's degree
A master's degree (from Latin ) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional prac ...
or higher and the same years of experience averaged $1,000-$1,500 more per year.
Schools
;Schools of Choice (Magnet Schools) K-12th
* Alice Carlson Applied Learning Center K-5th (Fort Worth)
* Applied Learning Academy (A.L.A) 6th-8th (Fort Worth)
* Daggett Montessori School K-8th (Fort Worth)
* I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM & VPA 9th-12th (Fort Worth)
* Marine Creek Collegiate High School 9th-12th (Fort Worth)
* Riverside Applied Learning Center (R.A.L.C) K-5th (Fort Worth)
* TCC South/FWISD Collegiate High School 9th-12th (Fort Worth)
* Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences (T.A.B.S) 9th-12th (Fort Worth)
* Trimble Tech High School 9th-12th (Fort Worth)
* World Languages Institute 6th-12th (Fort Worth)
* Young Men's Leadership Academy 6th-12th (Fort Worth)
* Young Women's Leadership Academy 6th-12th (Fort Worth)
Secondary Schools
High Schools (Grades 9-12)
;Zoned
*
Amon Carter Riverside High School (1936)
*
Arlington Heights High School
Arlington Heights High School (AHHS, Heights) is a secondary school located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. The school serves grades 9 through 12, and is a part of the Fort Worth Independent School District. Its mascot is the Yellow Jacket ...
(1920)
*
Benbrook Middle-High School (2011)
*
Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School
Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School is a school in Fort Worth, Texas, Fort Worth, Texas, United States which serves grades 9 through 12. The school is a part of the Fort Worth Independent School District. The current principal is Manuel De La Cruz ...
(1903)
*
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (1953)
*
Eastern Hills High School
Eastern Hills High School is a four-year state school, public secondary education in the United States, high school in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. The school is educating students in grades 9–12, as part of the Fort Worth Independent Sc ...
(1959)
*
North Side High School (1884)
*
R. L. Paschal High School (1885)
*
Polytechnic High School (1907)
*
South Hills High School (1998)
*
Southwest High School Southwest High School, Southwestern High School, or South Western High School may refer to:
Southwest
* Southwest High School (El Centro, California)
* Southwest Senior High School, San Diego, California
*Southwest Miami Senior High School, Miami, ...
(1967)
*
Trimble Tech High School (1955)
*
Western Hills High School (1968)
*
O. D. Wyatt High School (1968)
Middle Schools (Grades 6-8)
* Benbrook Middle-High School (Benbrook)
* Daggett Middle School
* J.P. Elder Middle School
* Leadership Academy @ Forest Oak Middle School
* J. Martin Jacquet Middle School
* William James Middle School
* Kirkpatrick Middle School
* Leonard Middle School
** When it first opened, parents were only able to go on a single road, Chapin Road, to get there.
* Jean McClung Middle School
* W.P. McLean Middle School (7-8)
* McLean 6th Grade
* W.A. Meacham Middle School
* Meadowbrook Middle School
* William Monnig Middle School
* Morningside Middle School
* Riverside Middle School
* Rosemont Middle School
* W. C. Stripling Middle School
* Wedgwood Middle School
;
Other Schools
* Boulevard Heights (Fort Worth)
* Como Success Academy (Fort Worth)
* Horizons Alternative School (Fort Worth)
* J.J.A.E.P Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program (Fort Worth)
* Jo Kelly School (Fort Worth)
* Lena Pope Home (Fort Worth)
* Metro Opportunity School (Fort Worth)
* International Newcomer Academy (I.N.A) (Fort Worth)
Elementary Schools Pre-K - 5th Grade
*Harlean Beal Elementary School (
Forest Hill)
*Benbrook Elementary School (Benbrook)
*Bonnie Brae Elementary School
*Edward J. Briscoe Elementary School
*Burton Hill Elementary School (
Westworth Village)
*Carter Park Elementary School
*
Cesar Chavez
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Elementary School
*George C. Clarke Elementary School
*Lily B. Clayton Elementary School
*Leadership Academy @ Como Elementary School
*Alice D. Contreras Elementary School
*E.M. Daggett Elementary School
*Clifford Davis Elementary School
*De Zavala Elementary School
*Diamond Hill Elementary School
*S.S. Dillow Elementary School
*East Handley Elementary School
*Eastern Hills Elementary School
*Bill J. Elliott Elementary School
*M.G. Ellis Primary School (PreK-K)
*Glen Park Elementary School
**2004
National Blue Ribbon School
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*W.M. Green Elementary School
*Greenbriar Elementary School
*H.V. Helbing Elementary School
*Natha Howell Elementary School ( Haltom City)
*Hubbard Heights Elementary School
*Dolores Huerta Elementary School
*Manuel Jara Elementary School
*M.L. Kirkpatrick Elementary School
*Leadership Academy @ Maude I. Logan Elementary School
*Lowery Road Elementary School
*Atwood McDonald Elementary School
*D. McRae Elementary School
*Meadowbrook Elementary School
*Rufino Mendoza Elementary School
**2003 National Blue Ribbon School
The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States Department of Education award program that recognizes exemplary public and non-public schools on a yearly basis. Using standards of excellence evidenced by student achievement measures, ...
National Blue Ribbon School
The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States Department of Education award program that recognizes exemplary public and non-public schools on a yearly basis. Using standards of excellence evidenced by student achievement measures, ...
Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)
*W.J. Turner Elementary School
*Van Zandt-Guinn Elementary School
*
Maudrie M. Walton Elementary School
*Washington Heights Elementary School
*Waverly Park Elementary School
*West Handley Elementary School
*Westcliff Elementary School
*Westcreek Elementary School
*Western Hills Elementary School (2-5)
*Western Hills Primary School (PreK-1)
*Westpark Elementary School (Benbrook)
*Leadership Academy @ John T. White Elementary School
*Versia L. Williams Elementary School
*Richard J. Wilson Elementary School
*Woodway Elementary School
*Worth Heights Elementary School
See also
*
List of school districts in Texas
This is a list of school districts in Texas, sorted by Education Service Center (ESC) Region and then by County.
There are multiple classifications of school districts. Among them are independent school districts, common school districts, muni ...
References
External links
Fort Worth ISDFort Worth ISD Council of PTAsFort Worth ISD Library Media Services
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School districts in Tarrant County, Texas