CASTLEBERRY H S

As a reasonably sized 9-12 campus in FORT WORTH, Texas, CASTLEBERRY H S educates 1,085 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by CASTLEBERRY ISD. That puts it 36% bigger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

Within CASTLEBERRY ISD, which oversees 7 schools and 3,851 students, CASTLEBERRY H S is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, CASTLEBERRY H S logs that nearly all students (85%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 10% White, 3% Black. By comparison, Tarrant County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, CASTLEBERRY H S records 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.4:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 90% of students at CASTLEBERRY H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Tarrant County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CASTLEBERRY H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.9%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Tarrant County put median household earnings sit near $84,207, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Tarrant County's 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), CASTLEBERRY H S is one campus in the mix.

IRMA MARSH MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CASTLEBERRY H S. On composite proficiency, CASTLEBERRY H S comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 41.7%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CASTLEBERRY H S has grew 8%, going from 1,008 students in 2018 to 1,085 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 16% to 10%.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for CASTLEBERRY H S typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.