Enrollment
418
High
DISTRICT 841 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT WORTH ISD·NCES 481970012717
Young Men's Leadership Academy
5100 WILLIE, FORT WORTH, TX 76105 · (817) 815-3400 · Tarrant County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of Texas public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
11.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
311 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 6 | 87 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 79 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 31 | 7% |
Student demographics
61%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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
62.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +9.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +29.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 9 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 | 21.0% | 41.0% | 19.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 32.0% | 31.0% | 24.0% |
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 | 62.0% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 54.0% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 53.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Young Men's Leadership Academy
Young Men's Leadership Academy's state test result (50.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young Men's Leadership Academy this school | 418 | 74.4% | 50.4% |
| Mickey Leland College Prep Academy for Young Men HOUSTON | 251 | 76.5% | 42.3% |
| Connally High School WACO | 614 | 73.3% | 35.3% |
| Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy DALLAS | 342 | 81.3% | 80.4% |
| Hitchcock High School HITCHCOCK | 585 | 72.0% | 39.3% |
| Uplift Summit Prep High School ARLINGTON | 436 | 76.1% | 51.0% |
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 Young Men's Leadership Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #812 of 1,385 | #42 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #666 of 1,425 ▼ 149 | #33 of 76 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #565 of 1,425 ▼ 24 | #29 of 76 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #1,020 of 1,184 | #60 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 418 | #995 of 2,107 | #66 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #219 of 1,344 | #1 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.0% | #332 of 1,346 | #43 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.4% | #489 of 1,522 | #35 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.6% | #363 of 672 | #19 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
418
+31 (+8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 418 | 37.1 | 11.3:1 | 74% (311) |
| 2023-24 | 397 | 38.2 | 10.4:1 | 77% (306) |
| 2022-23 | 377 | 37.1 | 10.2:1 | 77% (291) |
| 2020-21 | 387 | 35 | 11.1:1 | 81% (312) |
| 2017-18 | 378 | 43.9 | 8.6:1 | 64% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 317 | 33 | 9.6:1 | 62% (198) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Young Men's Leadership Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (378 to 418); teachers down 16% (43.9 to 37.1).
About Young Men's Leadership Academy
Young Men's Leadership Academy is a small high school in FORT WORTH, Texas, one of the schools in FORT WORTH ISD. It educates 418 students in grades 6 through 12. The school's enrollment is 47% smaller than the 796 average for high schools in Texas.
FORT WORTH ISD includes 136 schools. Together they enroll 70,612 students.
The most common group at Young Men's Leadership Academy is Hispanic students, at 48%. The school is also 39% Black, 7% White, and 3% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 30%. The school's diversity index is 61%, meaning two students picked at random have a 61% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 37.1 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.3:1. That is lower than the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 74%. The gap from the 63% average for public schools in Tarrant County is 11 points.
Young Men's Leadership Academy is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 42% of Texas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.9% for Young Men's Leadership Academy. The school posts 50.4%, 8.4 points above the prediction.
In Tarrant County (population about 2,167,390), the median household income is $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 639 public schools in Tarrant County, enrolling about 385,835 students in all.
Maude I Logan Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 27.9% proficiency; Young Men's Leadership Academy posts 50.4%.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
The school enrolled 418 students in 2024-25, 31 more than the 387 it had in 2020-21.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Young Men's Leadership Academy schools
One other US public school is named Young Men's Leadership Academy. Young Men's Leadership Academy is the largest of the 2.
- Young Men's Leadership AcademySAN ANTONIO, TX · 242 students
Nearby schools
- Maude I Logan Elementary School0.3 mi · 319
- J Martin Jacquet Middle School0.6 mi · 580
- Dunbar High School0.9 mi · 821
- Maudrie Walton Elementary School0.9 mi · 271
- Sagamore Hill Elementary School1.0 mi · 408
- New Heights1.0 mi · 588
Frequently asked questions
About Young Men's Leadership AcademyHow large is Young Men's Leadership Academy?
Young Men's Leadership Academy enrolls approximately 418 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Young Men's Leadership Academy serve?
Young Men's Leadership Academy serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Young Men's Leadership Academy?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Young Men's Leadership Academy.
What is the student diversity at Young Men's Leadership Academy?
Student demographics at Young Men's Leadership Academy are roughly 7% White, 48% Hispanic, 39% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Young Men's Leadership Academy in?
Young Men's Leadership Academy is part of FORT WORTH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.