📍 4100 Altamesa Blvd, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, 76133
Southwest H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Fort Worth, Tarrant County. The school has 1,285 pupils enrolled. The Principal is John Engel. It is part of the Fort Worth Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 90.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 19% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. The school offers 26 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southwest H S enrolls 1,285 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 90.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 38% Black or African American and 9.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 603 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 490 | 38% |
| White | 124 | 9.6% |
| Asian | 33 | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,106 of the school's 1,285 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,071 qualify for free lunch and 35 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Southwest H S is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 10, state house district 97.
Southwest H S is one of 140 schools in FORT WORTH ISD, based in FORT WORTH, Texas. The district serves 70,405 students district-wide and employs 4,928 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,285 students, Southwest H S is larger than the district average of about 503 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large