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Enrollment
2,445
High
DISTRICT 1,539 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAGLE MT-SAGINAW ISD·NCES 481770001531
Boswell High School
5805 W BAILEY BOSWELL RD, FORT WORTH, TX 76179 · (817) 237-3314 · Tarrant County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,445 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% of Texas public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
18.0:1
136 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
998 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 686 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 645 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 543 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 571 | 23% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
60.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 11.0% | 49.0% | 16.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 27.0% | 39.0% | 23.0% |
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 | 60.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 44.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
61.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Boswell High School
Boswell High School's state test result (61.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boswell High School this school | 2,445 | 40.8% | 61.4% |
| Oak Ridge High School CONROE | 2,758 | 43.1% | 66.8% |
| McKinney High School MCKINNEY | 2,668 | 41.1% | 63.1% |
| Richardson High School RICHARDSON | 2,669 | 44.6% | 61.4% |
| Hutto High School HUTTO | 2,313 | 37.5% | 38.3% |
| Little Elm High School LITTLE ELM | 2,519 | 44.7% | 56.2% |
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 Boswell High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #447 of 1,385 | #19 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #879 of 1,425 ▼ 336 | #41 of 76 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #621 of 1,425 ▼ 19 | #34 of 76 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #975 of 1,184 | #51 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,445 | #178 of 2,107 | #14 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #1,186 of 1,344 | #69 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #124 of 1,346 | #22 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.8% | #1,194 of 1,522 | #71 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +28.8% | #141 of 672 | #8 of 37 |
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
2,445
+180 (+8%) vs 2020
+98% since 1990-91, when it was 1,234
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 2,445 | 136.1 | 18.0:1 | 41% (998) |
| 2023-24 | 2,683 | 146.1 | 18.4:1 | 41% (1,104) |
| 2022-23 | 2,547 | 145.7 | 17.5:1 | 37% (944) |
| 2020-21 | 2,265 | 134 | 16.9:1 | 28% (638) |
| 2017-18 | 1,898 | 120.3 | 15.8:1 | 30% (561) |
| 2015-16 | 1,688 | 106 | 15.9:1 | 28% (465) |
| 2010-11 | 2,083 | 126 | 16.5:1 | 29% (596) |
| 2000-01 | 1,762 | 99 | 17.8:1 | 11% (193) |
| 1990-91 | 1,234 | 77 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boswell High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (1,898 to 2,445); teachers up 13% (120.3 to 136.1).
About Boswell High School
Boswell High School is a large high school in Texas, located in FORT WORTH. The school had 2,445 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in Texas) has about 796 students.
The district, EAGLE MT-SAGINAW ISD, has 23,982 students enrolled across 32 schools.
At Boswell High School, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 41%. It is also 32% White, 17% Black, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Tarrant County is roughly 30% Hispanic. Boswell High School's diversity index is 70%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Boswell High School total 136.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.0:1. That is 2.9 students per teacher above the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 41%. The gap from the 63% average for public schools in Tarrant County is 22 points.
allk12 grades Boswell High School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Boswell High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 61.4% and a predicted 56.3%.
Census Bureau estimates for Tarrant County show that the median household income is $84,207, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Boswell High School is one of 639 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Boswell High School to another public school is about 0.6 miles, to Lake Pointe Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Boswell High School comes in 1st of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Boswell High School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 180 more students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher rose from 16.9 to 18.0 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 EAGLE MT-SAGINAW ISD
- Chisholm Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Saginaw High SchoolHigh · 2,013 students
- Wayside Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,119 students
- Creekview Middle SchoolMiddle · 962 students
- Prairie VistaMiddle · 958 students
- Marine Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 926 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
- Chisholm Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Paschal High SchoolHigh · 2,127 students
- Brewer High SchoolHigh · 2,113 students
Other Boswell High schools
One other US public school is named Boswell High. Boswell High School is the largest of the 2.
- Boswell High SchoolBoswell, OK · 77 students
Nearby schools
- Lake Pointe Elementary School0.6 mi · 745
- Lake Country Elementary School0.9 mi · 655
- Elkins Elementary School1.0 mi · 654
- Elmer C Watson High School1.2 mi · 90
- Alter Discipline Campus1.2 mi · 51
- Bryson Elementary School1.3 mi · 577
Frequently asked questions
About Boswell High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Boswell High School?
Boswell High School enrolls approximately 2,445 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Boswell High School serve?
Boswell High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Boswell High School have?
Boswell High School employs 136 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Boswell High School?
At Boswell High School, the student body is approximately 32% White, 41% Hispanic, 17% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Boswell High School public or private?
Boswell High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by EAGLE MT-SAGINAW ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.