Benbrook Middle/high School, Fort Worth TX

Original Research by School Decision on Benbrook Middle/high School

Benbrook Middle/High School is a grades 6-12 regular public school in Fort Worth, serving a mid-sized enrollment drawn from Fort Worth proper, Benbrook, Westover Hills, and nearby communities across the Fort Worth ISD footprint.

The school's academic profile shows notable weak spots, particularly in mathematics. Sixth-grade math proficiency is low, seventh-grade math is very low, and while eighth-grade math improves, performance across the middle grades remains a concern. English language arts shows somewhat stronger ground in grades 6 and 7, where proficiency is closer to half of students meeting grade-level standards, though it drops significantly in grade 8. Science and social studies proficiency at the eighth-grade level is better positioned, with nearly half of students proficient in science and approaching half in social studies. The overall proficiency index places the school below the midpoint among the county's districts, a meaningful gap that a parent may want to examine directly with the school to understand what supports are available and what changes are underway.

The student body is economically mixed. Roughly half of enrolled students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating substantial economic need. Racially and ethnically, the school is roughly half white, with a significant Latino population and smaller shares of Black, Asian, and other students. Data on English learners and students with individualized education plans was not available.

Information about specific programs, course offerings, staffing, attendance, and discipline was not provided. Data on the school's graduation rate and high school outcomes also were not available. A parent considering this school for the high school grades would benefit from requesting information about diploma tracks, college-credit and career pathways, and what academic support the school provides, given the performance profile in the tested grades.

Fort Worth itself is one of the nation's fastest-growing cities, having recently crossed into the ranks of America's ten largest. Growth has been heaviest on the city's western and northwestern edges. Housing values in the school's zip code sit above both the Texas and national benchmarks, and rents have climbed as the city has expanded. The area offers a mixed civic landscape: downtown has walkable public squares and arts anchors, while the Cultural District hosts major museums and the Botancial Gardens. Job growth spans aerospace, government, education, and healthcare, anchored by American Airlines headquarters and defense contractors like Lockheed Martin.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

94.0%Cohort of 225 students · Class of 2021

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,779 schools plotted. 59 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 617%

School 17% · District 17%

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Grade 73%

School 3% · District 5% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Grade 834%

School 34% · District 31% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 658%

School 58% · District 38% · ▲ 20 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 758%

School 58% · District 35% · ▲ 23 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 821%

School 21% · District 26% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 34 pts below state median · ▼ 32 pts below county median

Science

Grade 845%

School 45% · District 23% · ▲ 22 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 841%

School 41% · District 14% · ▲ 27 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

This schoolFORT WORTH ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income51%Higher-income62%11 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income44%Higher-income70%26 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income21%Higher-income20%1 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income9%Higher-income23%14 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income2%Higher-income5%3 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income22%Higher-income43%21 pp gap