SOUTHWEST H S

SOUTHWEST H S is a moderately sized senior high in FORT WORTH, Texas, run under FORT WORTH ISD. The school educates 1,155 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 45% larger than typical.

FORT WORTH ISD runs 136 schools in total, collectively educating 70,612 students. SOUTHWEST H S is one of those campuses.

Demographically, SOUTHWEST H S records that 48% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 37% Black, 8% White, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, SOUTHWEST H S has 84 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting SOUTHWEST H S tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Tarrant County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, SOUTHWEST H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.9%; this one delivers 31.4%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Tarrant County shows median household earnings sit near $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Tarrant County's 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), SOUTHWEST H S is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WOODWAY EL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SOUTHWEST H S. On composite proficiency, SOUTHWEST H S comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 24.3%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 12%: 1,310 students in 2018 compared to 1,155 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 42% to 48% across the same window.

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