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Enrollment
1,676
High
DISTRICT 841 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970001893
North Side High School
2211 MCKINLEY AVE, FORT WORTH, TX 76164 · (817) 814-4000 · Tarrant County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,676 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
113 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
1,563 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 | 492 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 418 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 387 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 379 | 23% |
Student demographics
13%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
31.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +5.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
24.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 5 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 2.0% | 29.0% | 25.0% | 44.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 17.0% | 46.0% | 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 | 31.0% | 24.0% |
| 2024-25 | 26.0% | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 8.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 17.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
29.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 North Side High School
North Side High School's state test result (29.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Side High School this school | 1,676 | 93.3% | 29.4% |
| Navarro Early College High School AUSTIN | 1,633 | 93.9% | 29.1% |
| Moises E Molina High School DALLAS | 2,006 | 93.2% | 41.8% |
| Milby High School HOUSTON | 2,126 | 93.9% | 40.8% |
| Lanier High School SAN ANTONIO | 1,620 | 96.5% | 30.4% |
| Psja Southwest Early College High School PHARR | 1,588 | 95.1% | 51.3% |
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 North Side High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #1,338 of 1,385 | #64 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #1,241 of 1,425 ▲ 69 | #60 of 76 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #1,370 of 1,425 ▲ 7 | #67 of 76 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.0pp | #692 of 1,184 | #29 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,676 | #415 of 2,107 | #33 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #697 of 1,344 | #30 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.4% | #1,167 of 1,346 | #83 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.3% | #109 of 1,522 | #4 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.1% | #636 of 672 | #36 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
1,676
-202 (-11%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 1,173
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 1,676 | 113.1 | 14.8:1 | 93% (1,563) |
| 2023-24 | 1,721 | 113.3 | 15.2:1 | 93% (1,606) |
| 2022-23 | 1,721 | 114.5 | 15.0:1 | 94% (1,621) |
| 2020-21 | 1,878 | 115 | 16.3:1 | 90% (1,698) |
| 2017-18 | 1,657 | 105.5 | 15.7:1 | 82% (1,355) |
| 2015-16 | 1,680 | 107 | 15.7:1 | 78% (1,315) |
| 2010-11 | 1,478 | 102 | 14.5:1 | 80% (1,189) |
| 2000-01 | 1,661 | 97 | 17.1:1 | 57% (947) |
| 1990-91 | 1,173 | 56 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Side High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,657 to 1,676); teachers up 7% (105.5 to 113.1).
About North Side High School
North Side High School is a large high school for students in FORT WORTH, Texas. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,676 students. High schools in Texas have about 796 students on average; enrollment here is 111% higher.
Across its 136 schools, FORT WORTH ISD enrolls 70,612 students. North Side High School is one of those schools.
Hispanic students account for 93% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 3% Black and 2% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 30%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 13%.
North Side High School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1, with 113.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 93% at North Side High School. Compared with the 63% average for public schools in Tarrant County, the school's rate is higher.
North Side High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (29.4%) and its predicted rate (33.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
The school is in Tarrant County, where the median household earns about $84,207 a year, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. North Side High School shares Tarrant County with 638 other public schools.
North Side High School's nearest public school is Sam Rosen Elementary School (about 0.5 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 25.8%; North Side High School's is 29.4%, ranking 2nd of 8.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, North Side High School had a net loss of 202 students, or 11%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.3:1 to 14.8:1 over the same years.
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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
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Other North Side High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named North Side High. North Side High School is the largest of the 3.
- North Side High SchoolFort Wayne, IN · 1,383 students
- North Side High SchoolJackson, TN · 903 students
Nearby schools
- Sam Rosen Elementary School0.5 mi · 407
- Manuel Jara Elementary School0.7 mi · 567
- Elder Middle School0.8 mi · 646
- Premier H S - Fort Worth (jacksboro)0.9 mi · 101
- Rufino Mendoza Sr Elementary School1.2 mi · 342
- Dolores Huerta Elementary School1.3 mi · 443
Frequently asked questions
About North Side High SchoolHow many students attend North Side High School?
North Side High School enrolls approximately 1,676 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does North Side High School serve?
North Side High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at North Side High School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at North Side High School.
How diverse is North Side High School?
North Side High School reports a student body of 2% White, 93% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees North Side High School?
North Side High School is overseen by FORT WORTH ISD in Tarrant County.
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