📍 2801 Patino Rd, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, 76112
Metro Opportunity is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Fort Worth, Tarrant County. The school has 113 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Benjamin Leos. It is part of the Fort Worth Isd school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 12.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.9:1. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Metro Opportunity enrolls 113 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 12.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Black or African American, 44% Hispanic or Latino and 3.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 57 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 44% |
| White | 4 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
111 of the school's 113 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 104 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Metro Opportunity 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 95.
Metro Opportunity 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 113 students, Metro Opportunity is smaller than the district average of about 503 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large