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Enrollment
1,898
High
DISTRICT 841 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970001830
Arlington Heights High School
4501 W FWY, FORT WORTH, TX 76107 · (817) 815-1000 · Tarrant County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,898 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of Texas public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
119 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
1,287 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 509 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 492 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 474 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 423 | 22% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
41.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
20.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 4.0% | 37.0% | 22.0% | 37.0% |
| Mathematics | 4.0% | 16.0% | 44.0% | 36.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 41.0% | 20.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 11.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 9.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.0% | 10.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 5.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Arlington Heights High School
Arlington Heights High School's state test result (37.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington Heights High School this school | 1,898 | 67.8% | 37.3% |
| Temple High School TEMPLE | 2,320 | 66.0% | 43.6% |
| Ball High School GALVESTON | 1,905 | 69.1% | 36.1% |
| Texas City High School TEXAS CITY | 1,689 | 69.1% | 39.0% |
| Nacogdoches High School NACOGDOCHES | 1,755 | 73.7% | 42.0% |
| Arlington High School ARLINGTON | 2,580 | 65.9% | 48.3% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Arlington Heights High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #1,210 of 1,385 | #56 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #1,314 of 1,425 ▲ 28 | #66 of 76 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #1,220 of 1,425 ▼ 33 | #60 of 76 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #632 of 1,184 | #28 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,898 | #356 of 2,107 | #28 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #912 of 1,344 | #45 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #259 of 1,346 | #34 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.8% | #632 of 1,522 | #44 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.9% | #500 of 557 | #31 of 35 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,898
-95 (-5%) vs 2020
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 1,282
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,898 | 118.6 | 16.0:1 | 68% (1,287) |
| 2023-24 | 1,940 | 118.2 | 16.4:1 | 68% (1,320) |
| 2022-23 | 1,934 | 121.6 | 15.9:1 | 69% (1,332) |
| 2020-21 | 1,993 | 122 | 16.3:1 | 70% (1,403) |
| 2017-18 | 1,934 | 119.5 | 16.2:1 | 47% (903) |
| 2015-16 | 2,019 | 114 | 17.7:1 | 47% (939) |
| 2010-11 | 1,769 | 117 | 15.1:1 | 40% (704) |
| 2000-01 | 1,654 | 88 | 18.8:1 | 26% (428) |
| 1990-91 | 1,282 | 66 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arlington Heights High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (1,934 to 1,898); teachers down 1% (119.5 to 118.6).
About Arlington Heights High School
Arlington Heights High School is the name of a large high school in FORT WORTH, Texas. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,898 students. That is 138% above the average of about 796 students for high schools in Texas.
Enrollment across the 136 schools in FORT WORTH ISD totals 70,612 students.
Federal enrollment data show Arlington Heights High School is 51% Hispanic. Other groups include 25% Black, 20% White, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 30% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 64%.
Staffing at Arlington Heights High School comes to 118.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.0:1. High schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. On the income side, 68% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Texas public high schools, Arlington Heights High School outscored 10%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Arlington Heights High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.3%, compared with a predicted 44.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the surrounding county, Tarrant County, the median household earns about $84,207 a year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Tarrant County has 639 public schools with about 385,835 students, including Arlington Heights High School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Tarrant Co J J Alternative Education Program, is about 0.3 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 1,993 to 1,898, a 5% decline.
The Arlington Heights High School discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FORT WORTH ISD
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- North Side High SchoolHigh · 1,676 students
- O D Wyatt High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Benbrook Middle/High SchoolHigh · 1,478 students
Other schools in FORT WORTH
- V R Eaton High SchoolHigh · 3,288 students
- Timber Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,970 students
- North Crowley High SchoolHigh · 2,936 students
- Boswell High SchoolHigh · 2,445 students
- Chisholm Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Paschal High SchoolHigh · 2,127 students
Nearby schools
- Tarrant Co J J Alternative Education Program0.3 mi · 1
- Tarrant Co J J Alternative Education Program0.3 mi · 5
- Tarrant Co J J Alternative Education Program0.3 mi · 2
- Tarrant Co J J Alternative Education Program0.3 mi · 3
- Tarrant County JJAEP0.3 mi · 2
- Tarrant Co J J Alternative Education Program0.3 mi · 2
Frequently asked questions
About Arlington Heights High SchoolHow many students attend Arlington Heights High School?
Arlington Heights High School enrolls approximately 1,898 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Arlington Heights High School serve?
Arlington Heights High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Arlington Heights High School?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at Arlington Heights High School.
What is the student diversity at Arlington Heights High School?
Student demographics at Arlington Heights High School are roughly 20% White, 51% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Arlington Heights High School in?
Arlington Heights High School is part of FORT WORTH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.