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Enrollment
470
High
DISTRICT 841 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970013388
Im Terrell Academy for STEM and Vpa
1900 IM TERRELL WAY, FORT WORTH, TX 76102 · (817) 814-2350 · Tarrant County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL470 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% of Texas public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
11.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
229 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 | 112 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 119 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 118 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 121 | 26% |
Student demographics
68%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
87.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +8.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
57.0%
TX avg 45.3%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 8 points since 2020.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 60.0% | 8.0% | 5.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 46.0% | 34.0% | 9.0% |
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 | 87.0% | 57.0% |
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 62.0% | 59.0% |
| 2021-22 | 61.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 79.0% | N/A |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
70.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 53% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Im Terrell Academy for STEM and Vpa
Im Terrell Academy for STEM and Vpa's state test result (70.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Im Terrell Academy for STEM and Vpa this school | 470 | 48.7% | 70.9% |
| Energy Institute High School HOUSTON | 663 | 46.5% | 81.6% |
| Tatum High School TATUM | 437 | 51.9% | 61.1% |
| Kennedale High School KENNEDALE | 943 | 50.8% | 50.9% |
| Guy M Sconzo Early College High School HUMBLE | 490 | 51.8% | 73.8% |
| Judson Early College Academy LIVE OAK | 438 | 48.4% | 79.0% |
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 Im Terrell Academy for STEM and Vpa ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #215 of 1,385 | #10 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #363 of 1,425 ▲ 50 | #20 of 76 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #88 of 1,425 ▲ 34 | #7 of 76 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.5pp | #749 of 1,184 | #32 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 470 | #939 of 2,107 | #63 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #289 of 1,344 | #6 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #152 of 1,346 | #25 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.7% | #1,035 of 1,522 | #65 of 82 |
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
470
+75 (+19%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 470 | 39.4 | 11.9:1 | 49% (229) |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 36.4 | 12.5:1 | 49% (224) |
| 2022-23 | 485 | 37.2 | 13.0:1 | 56% (274) |
| 2020-21 | 395 | 30 | 13.2:1 | 57% (225) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Im Terrell Academy for STEM and Vpa.
About Im Terrell Academy for STEM and Vpa
Im Terrell Academy for STEM and Vpa is the name of a low-enrollment high school in FORT WORTH, Texas. It serves 470 students in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in Texas is roughly 796 students; this school is 41% smaller than that.
Im Terrell Academy for STEM and Vpa belongs to FORT WORTH ISD, a district of 136 schools and 70,612 students.
At Im Terrell Academy for STEM and Vpa, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 40%. The school is also 33% White, 23% Black, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 30% Hispanic share among all Tarrant County residents. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 11.9:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. The school's lunch program data list 49% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Tarrant County average 63%.
The allk12 Grade for Im Terrell Academy for STEM and Vpa is A-. Compared with Texas public high schools, the school scored higher than 82% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Im Terrell Academy for STEM and Vpa does better than predicted by 18.0 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 70.9%; the prediction is 52.9%.
Tarrant County census figures show that the median household income is $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 639 public schools in Tarrant County, enrolling about 385,835 students in all.
Texans Can Academy - Fort Worth Lancaster Avenue is located about 0.2 miles from Im Terrell Academy for STEM and Vpa. The five-mile area around Im Terrell Academy for STEM and Vpa holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 41.1% proficiency; Im Terrell Academy for STEM and Vpa posts 70.9%.
Federal data place Im Terrell Academy for STEM and Vpa in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Im Terrell Academy for STEM and Vpa climbed 19% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 395 to 470 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.2:1 in 2020-21, and 11.9:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Paschal High SchoolHigh · 2,127 students
- Trimble Technical High SchoolHigh · 1,924 students
- Arlington Heights High SchoolHigh · 1,898 students
- South Hills High SchoolHigh · 1,846 students
- North Side High SchoolHigh · 1,676 students
- O D Wyatt High SchoolHigh · 1,499 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
- Texans Can Academy - Fort Worth Lancaster Avenue0.2 mi · 319
- Van Zandt-Guinn Elementary School0.8 mi · 366
- Young Women's Leadership Academy0.8 mi · 403
- Versia Williams Elementary School0.8 mi · 307
- Premier H S - Fort Worth (southside)1.2 mi · 118
- Texasworks - Ft Worth-Southside1.2 mi · 8
Frequently asked questions
About Im Terrell Academy for STEM and VpaHow many students attend Im Terrell Academy for STEM and Vpa?
Im Terrell Academy for STEM and Vpa enrolls approximately 470 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Im Terrell Academy for STEM and Vpa serve?
Im Terrell Academy for STEM and Vpa serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Im Terrell Academy for STEM and Vpa have?
Im Terrell Academy for STEM and Vpa employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Im Terrell Academy for STEM and Vpa?
Student demographics at Im Terrell Academy for STEM and Vpa are roughly 33% White, 40% Hispanic, 23% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Im Terrell Academy for STEM and Vpa?
Im Terrell Academy for STEM and Vpa is overseen by FORT WORTH ISD in Tarrant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.