Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: A

Total students

399

Avg. teacher experience

11.6 years

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 11.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

100 %

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 100%

Statewide: 90%

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts is a charter high school in Fort Worth, TX, in the Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 399 students. 12.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 5.5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 100% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.5% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts was 1103 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 22.8.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $53,543, which is $5,344 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.artsacademics.org

Address

3901 S Hulen St
Fort Worth, TX 76109

Office phone number

(817) 924-1482

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 11. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 11.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

399

African American

71 (17.8%)

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 16.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

12 (3%)

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 4.7%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

89 (22.3%)

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 22.1%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

200 (50.1%)

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 49%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

27 (6.8%)

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 7.8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

17.8%

American Indian

0%

Asian

3.0%

Hispanic

22.3%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

50.1%

Two or more races

6.8%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

12.5 %

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 10.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

15.5 %

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 15%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

4.5 %

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 5.5%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

12.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

15.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

4.5%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

5.5 %

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 6.1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

100 %

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 100%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

6.5 %

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 6.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

5.5%

Gifted and talented

100.0%

Special education

6.5%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: A

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

100 %

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 100%

Statewide: 90%

African American

100 %

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 100%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

Masked

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: Masked

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

100 %

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 100%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 100%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: N/A

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

100.0%

Two or more races

N/A

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0.5 %

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 0.5%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: N/A

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

20 %

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 20%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 0%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 0%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

8.4 %

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 6.6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

8.3 %

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 6.6%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: N/A

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

11.1 %

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 3.6%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

10.1 %

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 7.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

7.7 %

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 7.1%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

6.3 %

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 2.1%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

44.2 %

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 44.2%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

27.3 %

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 27.3%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: Masked

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

58.3 %

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 58.3%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

42.4 %

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 42.4%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: Masked

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

41.3 %

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 41.3%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

Masked

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: Masked

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

35.7 %

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 35.7%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

42.9 %

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 42.9%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: Masked

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

1103

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 1103

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

22.8

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 22.8

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

70.5 %

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 70.5%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

47.7 %

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 47.7%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

47.7 %

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 47.7%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

70.5%

Math

47.7%

Reading + Math

47.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

34.1

African American

0 (0%)

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 2%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (2.9%)

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 2%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

1 (2.9%)

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 3.9%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

32.2 (94.2%)

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 92.1%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 0%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0.2 (0.5%)

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 0.3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

24.8 (72.8%)

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 78.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

6.9 (20.2%)

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 15.3%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

2.2 (6.6%)

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 6.1%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

11.7

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 12.9

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

11.6 years

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: 11.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$53,543

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: $52,190

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$47,889

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: $47,216

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$55,710

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: $51,225

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$53,203

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: $52,956

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$52,778

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: $52,168

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$55,141

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: $55,136

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$57,282

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts: $56,821

Statewide: $71,111

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