Southwest High School

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Fort Worth ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Total students

1,329

Avg. teacher experience

12.8 years

Fort Worth ISD: 11.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

87.8 %

Fort Worth ISD: 85.7%

Statewide: 90%

Southwest High School is a high school in Fort Worth, TX, in the Fort Worth ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,329 students. 73.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 19.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 87.8% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 3.7% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Southwest High School was 879 for 2020-2021 graduates.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $67,222, which is $8,335 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.fortworthisd.org

Address

4100 Altamesa Blvd
Fort Worth, TX 76133-5499

Office phone number

(817) 814-8000

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Southwest High School 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

1,329

African American

535 (40.3%)

Fort Worth ISD: 20.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

3 (0.2%)

Fort Worth ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

37 (2.8%)

Fort Worth ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

597 (44.9%)

Fort Worth ISD: 64.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

2 (0.2%)

Fort Worth ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

129 (9.7%)

Fort Worth ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

26 (2%)

Fort Worth ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

40.3%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

2.8%

Hispanic

44.9%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

9.7%

Two or more races

2.0%

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

73.9 %

Fort Worth ISD: 77.3%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

84.9 %

Fort Worth ISD: 85.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

19.9 %

Fort Worth ISD: 37.6%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

73.9%

Econ. disadvantaged

84.9%

Limited Eng. proficiency

19.9%

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

19.2 %

Fort Worth ISD: 36.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

13.9 %

Fort Worth ISD: 12.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

11.7 %

Fort Worth ISD: 10.7%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

19.2%

Gifted and talented

13.9%

Special education

11.7%

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)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Fort Worth ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Fort Worth ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Fort Worth ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Fort Worth ISD: C

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

87.8 %

Fort Worth ISD: 85.7%

Statewide: 90%

African American

87.4 %

Fort Worth ISD: 81.4%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Fort Worth ISD: 80%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

87.5 %

Fort Worth ISD: 94.6%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

88.1 %

Fort Worth ISD: 86.7%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Fort Worth ISD: 100%

Statewide: 88.3%

White

88.6 %

Fort Worth ISD: 86.9%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

83.3 %

Fort Worth ISD: 78.6%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

87.4%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

87.5%

Hispanic

88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

88.6%

Two or more races

83.3%

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

3.7 %

Fort Worth ISD: 4.3%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

4.2 %

Fort Worth ISD: 6%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Fort Worth ISD: 8.6%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

2.4 %

Fort Worth ISD: 2%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

3.1 %

Fort Worth ISD: 3.9%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Fort Worth ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

4.1 %

Fort Worth ISD: 4%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

6.1 %

Fort Worth ISD: 4.4%

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

11.9 %

Fort Worth ISD: 24.4%

Statewide: 15%

African American

12.1 %

Fort Worth ISD: 35%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Fort Worth ISD: 34.5%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

4.5 %

Fort Worth ISD: 10.1%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

12 %

Fort Worth ISD: 22.7%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Fort Worth ISD: 9.3%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

10.3 %

Fort Worth ISD: 13.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

28.1 %

Fort Worth ISD: 29.6%

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

11.7 %

Fort Worth ISD: 21.7%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

11.8 %

Fort Worth ISD: 13.1%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Fort Worth ISD: 13.3%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

19 %

Fort Worth ISD: 36.7%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

11.7 %

Fort Worth ISD: 20.2%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Fort Worth ISD: 22.2%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

9.8 %

Fort Worth ISD: 42.9%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

10 %

Fort Worth ISD: 28.1%

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

2.7 %

Fort Worth ISD: 26.4%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

3.6 %

Fort Worth ISD: 10.9%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Fort Worth ISD: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

Masked

Fort Worth ISD: 38.5%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

3.1 %

Fort Worth ISD: 21.4%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Fort Worth ISD: Masked

Statewide: 43.9%

White

0 %

Fort Worth ISD: 46.2%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Fort Worth ISD: 28.9%

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

879

Fort Worth ISD: 906

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

Masked

Fort Worth ISD: 23.3

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

59.7 %

Fort Worth ISD: 62.8%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

27.2 %

Fort Worth ISD: 44.4%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

21.7 %

Fort Worth ISD: 36.8%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

59.7%

Math

27.2%

Reading + Math

21.7%

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

87

African American

21.4 (24.6%)

Fort Worth ISD: 21.4%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Fort Worth ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Fort Worth ISD: 2%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

13.3 (15.2%)

Fort Worth ISD: 25%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Fort Worth ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

51.6 (59.3%)

Fort Worth ISD: 50.8%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0.7 (0.8%)

Fort Worth ISD: 0.6%

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 (0.2%)

Fort Worth ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

55.2 (63.4%)

Fort Worth ISD: 68.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

29.4 (33.8%)

Fort Worth ISD: 29.5%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

2.2 (2.6%)

Fort Worth ISD: 1.2%

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

15.3

Fort Worth ISD: 14.7

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

12.8 years

Fort Worth ISD: 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

$67,222

Fort Worth ISD: $65,389

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$58,941

Fort Worth ISD: $59,238

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$62,318

Fort Worth ISD: $60,487

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$64,863

Fort Worth ISD: $62,573

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$66,830

Fort Worth ISD: $66,828

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$72,870

Fort Worth ISD: $71,671

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$93,212

Fort Worth ISD: $88,793

Statewide: $71,111

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