METRO OPPORTUNITY

METRO OPPORTUNITY is one of the very small secondary schools in FORT WORTH, Texas, one of the schools within FORT WORTH ISD, with 73 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12. That puts it 91% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

Across the 136 schools in FORT WORTH ISD (70,612 students total), METRO OPPORTUNITY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, METRO OPPORTUNITY lists that 47% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 45% Black, 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, METRO OPPORTUNITY logs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 5.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting METRO OPPORTUNITY tighter than the state norm the norm. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Tarrant County's rate of about 63%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Tarrant County indicate median household earnings sit near $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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), METRO OPPORTUNITY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: BILL J ELLIOTT EL, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around METRO OPPORTUNITY.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 143%: 30 students in 2018 compared to 73 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share climbed from 40% to 45%. Class-load math has widened: from 2.7:1 in 2018 to 5.3:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.