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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
Enrollment
470
High
DISTRICT 841 · STATE 796
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
Grade 9
112
Grade 10
119
Grade 11
118
Grade 12
121
Student demographics
White
15433%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
18640%
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 54%
Black
10723%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 13%
Asian
71%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6%
Two+
153%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
21546%
Female
25554%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
78.0%
TX avg 51.8% . -1.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 42.0%
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
69.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.9pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

About IM TERRELL ACADEMY FOR STEM AND VPA

IM TERRELL ACADEMY FOR STEM AND VPA operates as a low-enrollment 9-12 campus in FORT WORTH, Texas, one of the schools within FORT WORTH ISD. Current enrollment sits at 470 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 41% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

Within FORT WORTH ISD, which oversees 136 schools and 70,612 students, IM TERRELL ACADEMY FOR STEM AND VPA is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, IM TERRELL ACADEMY FOR STEM AND VPA records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 33% White, 23% Black, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, IM TERRELL ACADEMY FOR STEM AND VPA has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting IM TERRELL ACADEMY FOR STEM AND VPA tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Tarrant County (around 63%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, IM TERRELL ACADEMY FOR STEM AND VPA is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 52.6%; this one delivers 69.5%, a residual of +16.9 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Tarrant County) logs that median household income runs about $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Tarrant County runs 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), of which IM TERRELL ACADEMY FOR STEM AND VPA is one.

Nearest neighbor: TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - FORT WORTH LANCASTER AVENUE, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around IM TERRELL ACADEMY FOR STEM AND VPA. On composite proficiency, IM TERRELL ACADEMY FOR STEM AND VPA comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 40.6%.

The school occupies an urban site.

On this page, the feed for IM TERRELL ACADEMY FOR STEM AND VPA typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Tarrant County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
IM TERRELL ACADEMY FOR STEM AND VPA
District
FORT WORTH ISD
Address
1900 IM TERRELL WAY, FORT WORTH, TX 76102
Phone
(817) 814-2350
County
Tarrant County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
470
Teachers (FTE)
39
Student–teacher ratio
11.9:1
Free/Reduced lunch
229 (49%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
481970013388
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About IM TERRELL ACADEMY FOR STEM AND VPA
How 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.
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