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Enrollment
953
High
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE WORTH ISD·NCES 482649002978
Lake Worth High School
4210 BOAT CLUB RD, LAKE WORTH, TX 76135 · (817) 306-4230 · Tarrant County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL953 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of Texas public high schools
- FTest 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
15.5:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
828 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 | 266 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 249 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 234 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 204 | 21% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LAKE WORTH ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
35.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +29.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 29 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 2.0% | 33.0% | 25.0% | 40.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 21.0% | 39.0% | 30.0% |
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 | 35.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 28.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 16.0% |
| 2022-23 | 22.0% | 12.0% |
| 2021-22 | 21.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 2.0% |
% 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
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Lake Worth High School
Lake Worth High School's state test result (31.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Worth High School this school | 953 | 86.9% | 31.6% |
| La Vega High School WACO | 881 | 88.3% | 37.8% |
| IDEA Rise College Preparatory FORT WORTH | 598 | 86.8% | 54.8% |
| Chapel Hill High School TYLER | 990 | 79.4% | 45.7% |
| Western Hills High School FORT WORTH | 854 | 88.2% | 27.8% |
| North Dallas High School DALLAS | 1,300 | 91.1% | 38.5% |
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 Lake Worth High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #1,313 of 1,385 | #60 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #1,071 of 1,425 ▲ 22 | #52 of 76 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,326 of 1,425 ▲ 37 | #63 of 76 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.0pp | #567 of 1,184 | #23 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 953 | #602 of 2,107 | #46 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #827 of 1,344 | #37 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.2% | #327 of 1,346 | #41 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.9% | #259 of 1,522 | #21 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.8% | #382 of 672 | #21 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
953
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
+151% since 1990-91, when it was 380
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 953 | 61.4 | 15.5:1 | 87% (828) |
| 2023-24 | 961 | 70.8 | 13.6:1 | 87% (836) |
| 2022-23 | 996 | 66.1 | 15.1:1 | 85% (847) |
| 2020-21 | 959 | 64 | 15.0:1 | 86% (820) |
| 2017-18 | 868 | 57.5 | 15.1:1 | 78% (679) |
| 2015-16 | 766 | 52 | 14.7:1 | 73% (562) |
| 2010-11 | 704 | 51 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2000-01 | 494 | 44 | 11.2:1 | 69% (342) |
| 1990-91 | 380 | 29 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Worth High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (868 to 953); teachers up 7% (57.5 to 61.4).
About Lake Worth High School
In LAKE WORTH, Texas, Lake Worth High School is a mid-sized high school. It enrolls 953 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12.
A total of 6 schools make up LAKE WORTH ISD, with 3,249 students enrolled.
The largest group at Lake Worth High School is Hispanic students, at 55%. Other groups include 24% Black, 15% White, 2% multiracial, and 2% Asian. By comparison, Tarrant County residents are about 30% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lake Worth High School scores 61%.
Its ratio of 15.5:1 is based on 61.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 87%. On average, public schools in Tarrant County report 63%.
Lake Worth High School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 9% of Texas public high schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Lake Worth High School is 5.0 points below its prediction. Actual: 31.6%. Predicted: 36.6%.
In the surrounding county, Tarrant County, the median household earns about $84,207 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Tarrant County has 639 public schools with about 385,835 students, including Lake Worth High School.
Among nearby public schools, Marine Creek Leadership Academy is closest at about 0.6 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Lake Worth High School. On state test proficiency, Lake Worth High School ranks 4th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Lake Worth High School's location as Suburb: Large.
Lake Worth High School had 959 students in 2020-21 and 953 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
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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 LAKE WORTH ISD
- Lucyle Collins Middle SchoolMiddle · 735 students
- Marilyn Miller Language AcademyElementary · 509 students
- Effie Morris Early Learning AcademyElementary · 356 students
- N A Howry Steam AcademyElementary · 349 students
- Marine Creek Leadership AcademyElementary · 347 students
- Tadpole Lrn CenterCombined
Other schools in LAKE WORTH
- Effie Morris Early Learning AcademyElementary · 356 students
- N A Howry Steam AcademyElementary · 349 students
- Tadpole Lrn CenterCombined
- Tarrant Co Juvenile Justice CenterElementary
Other Lake Worth High schools
One other US public school is named Lake Worth High. Lake Worth High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- LAKE WORTH HIGH SCHOOLLAKE WORTH, FL · 2,589 students
Nearby schools
- Marine Creek Leadership Academy0.6 mi · 347
- Greenfield Elementary School1.1 mi · 620
- Marilyn Miller Language Academy1.2 mi · 509
- Lucyle Collins Middle School1.2 mi · 735
- Effie Morris Early Learning Academy1.4 mi · 356
- N A Howry Steam Academy1.4 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Worth High SchoolHow many students attend Lake Worth High School?
Lake Worth High School enrolls approximately 953 students in grades 09-12.
Is Lake Worth High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lake Worth High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake Worth High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lake Worth High School is approximately 15.5:1 (61 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lake Worth High School?
At Lake Worth High School, the student body is approximately 15% White, 55% Hispanic, 24% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Lake Worth High School?
Lake Worth High School is overseen by LAKE WORTH ISD in Tarrant County.
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