Fort Worth Independent School District

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Fort Worth Independent School District

Location

Fort Worth, surrounding areas

Texas

United States
District information
Type| Public
Grades| Pre K-12
Superintendent| Dr. Karen Molinar
Schools| 144
Budget| $836.54 million
Students and staff
Students| 70,000 [1]
Teachers| 5,600
Staff| 11,330
Other information
Website| [1]

Fort Worth Independent School District is a school district based in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Based on a 2017-18 enrollment of 86,234 students, it is the fifth largest school district in Texas.[2]

Fort Worth ISD serves most of the city of Fort Worth, and the cities of Benbrook, Westover Hills, and Westworth Village. The district also covers portions of Arlington, Edgecliff Village, Forest Hill, Haltom City, Kennedale, Sansom Park, White Settlement, and unincorporated portions of Tarrant County.[3][4]

In 2010, the district unveiled one of the largest, most comprehensive redesigns of secondary education in the nation with its Gold Seal Programs of Choice and Gold Seal Schools of Choice. Each of its 13 high schools introduced curricula focused on college and career pathways. As part of the Gold Seal plan, the district has also opened a single-gender school for girls, the Young Women's Leadership Academy; a single-gender school for boys, the Young Men's Leadership Academy Paul Laurence Dunbar Young Men's Leadership Academy; an early college high school, Marine Creek Collegiate High School; and an early college medical high school, the Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences.[5]

In 2018, the school district was given an overall grade of "C" by the Texas Education Agency.[6]

## History

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Superintendent Walter Dansby, who started his FWISD career circa 1974, began his term in 2012. His base salary was $338,817.60. He resigned on Monday June 2, 2014,; the following day the district announced his severance pay, to be doled out over a seven month period, would be over $900,000. His final day of work was January 31, 2015.[7]

In 2019 the district planned a major redraw of attendance boundaries, the first since circa 1999.[8] In 2020 the FWISD board of education accepted proposed changes. Parents upset with some of the changes considered filing lawsuits to stop the changes.[9]

## Salary

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Teacher salaries in the FWISD are above the state average and significantly higher than the minimum teacher salary schedule in Texas.[10] For the 2018-19 school year, the salary for new teachers with a Bachelor's degree in FWISD averaged $53,000 with no experience. The 2018-19 average salary for teachers with 30 years experience is $70,000. Teachers with a Master's degree or higher and the same years of experience averaged $1,000-$1,500 more per year.[11][12]

## Schools

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Schools of Choice (Magnet Schools) K-12th

* Alice Carlson Applied Learning Center K-5th (Fort Worth)
* Applied Learning Academy (A.L.A) 6th-8th (Fort Worth)
* Daggett Montessori School K-8th (Fort Worth)
* I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM & VPA 9th-12th (Fort Worth)
* Marine Creek Collegiate High School 9th-12th (Fort Worth)
* Riverside Applied Learning Center (R.A.L.C) K-5th (Fort Worth)
* TCC South/FWISD Collegiate High School 9th-12th (Fort Worth)
* Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences (T.A.B.S) 9th-12th (Fort Worth)
* Trimble Tech High School 9th-12th (Fort Worth)
* World Languages Institute 6th-12th (Fort Worth)
* Young Men's Leadership Academy 6th-12th (Fort Worth)
* Young Women's Leadership Academy 6th-12th (Fort Worth)

### Secondary Schools

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#### High Schools (Grades 9-12)

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Zoned

* Amon Carter Riverside High School (1936)
* Arlington Heights High School (1920)
* Benbrook Middle-High School (2011)
* Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School (1903)
* Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (1953)
* Eastern Hills High School (1959)
* North Side High School (1884)
* R. L. Paschal High School (1885)
* Polytechnic High School (1907)
* South Hills High School (1998)
* Southwest High School (1967)
* Trimble Tech High School (1955)
* Western Hills High School (1968)
* O. D. Wyatt High School (1968)

#### Middle Schools (Grades 6-8)

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* Benbrook Middle-High School (Benbrook)
* Daggett Middle School
* J.P. Elder Middle School
* Leadership Academy @ Forest Oak Middle School
* J. Martin Jacquet Middle School
* William James Middle School
* Kirkpatrick Middle School
* Leonard Middle School
* When it first opened, parents were only able to go on a single road, Chapin Road, to get there.[13]
* Jean McClung Middle School
* W.P. McLean Middle School (7-8)
* McLean 6th Grade
* W.A. Meacham Middle School
* Meadowbrook Middle School
* William Monnig Middle School
* Morningside Middle School
* Riverside Middle School
* Rosemont Middle School
* W. C. Stripling Middle School
* Wedgwood Middle School

Other Schools

* Boulevard Heights (Fort Worth)
* Como Success Academy (Fort Worth)
* Horizons Alternative School (Fort Worth)
* J.J.A.E.P Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program (Fort Worth)
* Jo Kelly School (Fort Worth)
* Lena Pope Home (Fort Worth)
* Metro Opportunity School (Fort Worth)
* International Newcomer Academy (I.N.A) (Fort Worth)

### Elementary Schools Pre-K - 5th Grade

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* Harlean Beal Elementary School (Forest Hill)
* Benbrook Elementary School (Benbrook)
* Bonnie Brae Elementary School
* Edward J. Briscoe Elementary School
* Burton Hill Elementary School (Westworth Village)
* Carter Park Elementary School
* Cesar Chavez Elementary School
* George C. Clarke Elementary School
* Lily B. Clayton Elementary School
* Leadership Academy @ Como Elementary School
* Alice D. Contreras Elementary School
* E.M. Daggett Elementary School
* Clifford Davis Elementary School
* De Zavala Elementary School
* Diamond Hill Elementary School
* S.S. Dillow Elementary School
* East Handley Elementary School
* Eastern Hills Elementary School
* Bill J. Elliott Elementary School
* M.G. Ellis Primary School (PreK-K)
* Glen Park Elementary School
* 2004 National Blue Ribbon School[14]
* W.M. Green Elementary School
* Greenbriar Elementary School
* H.V. Helbing Elementary School
* Natha Howell Elementary School (Haltom City)
* Hubbard Heights Elementary School
* Dolores Huerta Elementary School
* Manuel Jara Elementary School
* M.L. Kirkpatrick Elementary School
* Leadership Academy @ Maude I. Logan Elementary School
* Lowery Road Elementary School
* Atwood McDonald Elementary School
* D. McRae Elementary School
* Meadowbrook Elementary School
* Rufino Mendoza Elementary School
* 2003 National Blue Ribbon School[14]
* Luella Merrett Elementary School
* Leadership Academy @ Mitchell Boulevard Elementary School
* In 2018 the district categorized the school as a "leadership academy" as a way to turn around historically low test scores.[15]
* M.H. Moore Elementary School
* Morningside Elementary School
* Christene C. Moss Elementary School
* Charles Nash Elementary School
* North Hi Mount Elementary School
* Oakhurst Elementary School
* Oaklawn Elementary School
* Overton Park Elementary School
* A.M. Pate Elementary School
* Hazel Harvey Peace Elementary School
* Carrol Peak Elementary School
* Mary Louise Phillips Elementary School
* Ridglea Hills Elementary School
* Rolling Hills Elementary School
* Sam Rosen Elementary School
* Sagamore Hill Elementary School
* David K. Sellars Elementary School (Forest Hill)
* Seminary Hills Park Elementary School
* Bruce Shulkey Elementary School
* T.A. Sims Elementary School
* South Hi Mount Elementary School
* South Hills Elementary School
* Springdale Elementary School
* J.T. Stevens Elementary School
* Sunrise-McMillan Elementary School
* Tanglewood Elementary School
* 1991-92 National Blue Ribbon School[16]
* W.J. Turner Elementary School
* Van Zandt-Guinn Elementary School
* Maudrie M. Walton Elementary School
* Washington Heights Elementary School
* Waverly Park Elementary School
* West Handley Elementary School
* Westcliff Elementary School
* Westcreek Elementary School
* Western Hills Elementary School (2-5)
* Western Hills Primary School (PreK-1)
* Westpark Elementary School (Benbrook)
* Leadership Academy @ John T. White Elementary School
* Versia L. Williams Elementary School
* Richard J. Wilson Elementary School
* Woodway Elementary School
* Worth Heights Elementary School

## See also

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Portals:

* Texas
* Schools

* List of school districts in Texas

## References

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1. ^ "Fort Worth ISD". Texas Tribune. December 8, 2015.
2. ^ "Totals for District 220905, Fort Worth ISD". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
3. ^ "Independent School Districts in Tarrant County Map" (PDF). Tarrant County. January 1, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
4. ^ "Education". City of Arlington. Retrieved December 29, 2021. \- Direct map of school districts \- See also: "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Tarrant County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
5. ^ Ayala, Eva-Marie (January 24, 2011). "Fort Worth students applying for Gold Seal slots". Fort Worth Star Telegram. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
6. ^ "2018 Accountability Ratings Overall Summary: Fort Worth ISD (220905)". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
7. ^ Fancher, Julie (June 3, 2014). "Fort Worth ISD will pay ousted superintendent about $900,000". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on March 8, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
8. ^ Guerrero, Maria (December 4, 2019). "Fort Worth ISD Plans to Redraw District Boundaries Draw Concern, Confusion From Some Parents". NBC DFW. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
9. ^ "Parents threaten lawsuit after Fort Worth ISD votes to change school zone boundaries". Fox 4 DFW. February 26, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
10. ^ "2018-2019 Minimum Salary Schedule". tea.texas.gov. June 12, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
11. ^ "Salary for Public School Teacher in Texas, Page 47". Salary.com. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
12. ^ "Comparison of Teacher Salaries, Pages 1-2" (PDF). United Educators Association. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
13. ^ Guest, Charlotte. "New School Is Hard To Reach". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texasdate=1968-09-06. p. 1-A, 2-A.`{{cite news}}`: CS1 maint: location (link) \- Clipping of first and of second page from Newspapers.com.
14. ^ a b Microsoft Word - list-2003.doc
15. ^ Chávez, Stella M. (April 30, 2018). "Struggling Fort Worth School Reboots As An 'Academy'". KERA-TV. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
16. ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF) Archived March 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fort Worth Independent School District.

* Fort Worth ISD
* Fort Worth ISD Council of PTAs
* Fort Worth ISD Library Media Services[permanent dead link]

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Fort Worth Independent School District

Dr. Kent Paredes Scribner, Superintendent - Jacinto Ramos, Jr., President of the Board of Education

Zoned high schools|

* Amon Carter Riverside
* Arlington Heights
* Benbrook Middle-High
* Diamond Hill-Jarvis
* Paul Laurence Dunbar
* Eastern Hills
* North Side
* R.L. Paschal
* Polytechnic
* South Hills
* Southwest
* Western Hills
* Oscar Dean Wyatt
* Green B. Trimble Technical

| Closed|

* I.M. Terrell

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Gold Seal Schools of Choice|

* Young Women's Leadership Academy
* Young Men's Leadership Academy
* Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences
* Marine Creek Collegiate Academy

Alternative schools|

* Tarrant County JJAEP
* Lena Pope Home
* Boulevard Heights
* Middle Level Learning Center
* Success High School
* Horizons Alternative School
* Jo Kelly School
* Metro Opportunity School

Elementary schools|

* Maudrie M. Walton ES

Football stadiums|

* Farrington Field
* Herman Clark Stadium
* Scarborough-Handley Field

Baseball fields|

* Lon Goldstein Field

Cities served|

* Benbrook
* Forest Hill
* Fort Worth
* Haltom City
* Kennedale
* Westover Hills
* Westworth Village
* Unincorporated portions of Tarrant County

Cities where FWISD is the primary public school district in bold. Italicized schools serve as both middle schools and high schools.

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Fort Worth, Texas

History|

* Timeline

Neighborhoods|

* Arlington Heights
* Como
* Crawford Farms
* Downtown (Sundance Square)
* Eastchase
* Fairmount–Southside
* Handley
* Heritage
* Lake Worth
* Polytechnic Heights
* River Oaks
* Sansom Park
* Stockyards
* Stop Six
* Tanglewood
* Wedgwood
* Westover Hills
* Westworth Village
* Woodhaven

Government|

| City|

* Fire Department
* Mayor
* Police Department

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Federal|

* Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth/former Carswell Air Force Base
* Federal Medical Center, Carswell
* Western Currency Facility (Bureau of Engraving and Printing)

Transportation|

| Airports|

* DFW Int'l (near the city limits)
* Alliance
* Meacham Int'l
* Spinks

| Closed|

* Greater SW Int'l

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Amtrak|

* Heartland Flyer
* Texas Eagle

Commuter rail|

* TEXRail
* Fort Worth Central
* Mercantile Center
* North Side
* T&P
* Trinity Railway Express
* Bell
* CentrePort/DFW Airport
* Fort Worth Central
* Trinity Lakes
* T&P

Bus|

* Trinity Metro (The T)

Education|

| Primary
and secondary|

| Fort Worth ISD|

* Arlington Heights
* Carter-Riverside
* Diamond Hill-Jarvis
* Dunbar
* Eastern Hills
* North Side
* Paschal
* Polytechnic
* South Hills
* Southwest
* Trimble Tech
* Wyatt

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Other public|

* Aledo ISD
* Arlington ISD
* Azle ISD
* Birdville ISD
* Burleson ISD
* Castleberry ISD
* Crowley ISD
* North Crowley
* Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD
* Boswell
* Chisholm Trail
* Eagle Mountain
* Watson
* Everman ISD
* H-E-B ISD
* Keller ISD
* Central
* Fossil Ridge
* Timber Creek
* Kennedale ISD
* Lake Worth ISD
* Northwest ISD
* Eaton
* Northwest
* White Settlement ISD
* Brewer

Closed|

* Masonic Home ISD

Tertiary|

* Tarrant County College
* Texas Christian University
* Texas Wesleyan University
* University of North Texas Health Science Center

| Closed|

* College of Saints John Fisher & Thomas More

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Libraries|

* Fort Worth Public Library

Media|

* Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Attractions|

* American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum
* Amon Carter Museum of American Art
* Botanical Research Institute of Texas
* Fort Worth Botanic Garden
* Fort Worth Design District
* Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
* Fort Worth Water Gardens
* Fort Worth Zoo
* Kimbell Art Museum
* Lenora Rolla Heritage Center Museum
* Log Cabin Village
* Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
* National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
* National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum
* Sundance Square
* Sid Richardson Museum
* Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame
* Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame

Society|

* People

This list is incomplete.

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Education in Tarrant County, Texas

Public high schools|

| Arlington ISD|

* Arlington High
* James Bowie
* Sam Houston
* Lamar
* James W. Martin
* Juan Seguin

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Birdville ISD|

* Birdville High
* Haltom
* Richland

Crowley ISD|

* Crowley High
* North Crowley High

Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD|

* Boswell
* Chisholm Trail
* Saginaw

Fort Worth ISD|

* See template

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD|

* Colleyville Heritage
* Grapevine High

Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD|

* Lawrence D. Bell High School
* Trinity High School

Keller ISD|

* Central
* Fossil Ridge
* Keller High
* Timber Creek

Mansfield ISD|

* Mansfield High
* Lake Ridge
* Legacy
* Summit
* Timberview

Northwest ISD|

* V.R. Eaton
* Other schools are in Denton County

Other school districts|

* Azle ISD (Azle High)
* Carroll ISD (Carroll Senior High)
* Castleberry ISD (Castleberry High)
* Everman ISD (Everman Joe C. Bean)
* Kennedale ISD (Kennedale High)
* Lake Worth ISD (Lake Worth High)
* White Settlement ISD (Brewer High)

Charter high schools|

* Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts

Former public schools|

* Masonic Home and School of Texas/Masonic Home ISD

Independent schools|

| Secular private
high schools|

* Anderson Private School
* The Oakridge School
* Trinity Valley School

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Religious private
high schools|

* Bethesda Christian School
* Cassata Catholic High School
* Covenant Christian Academy
* Faith Christian School
* Fort Worth Christian School
* Fort Worth Country Day School
* Lake Country Christian School
* Grace Preparatory Academy
* Nolan Catholic High School
* Pantego Christian Academy
* Southwest Christian School
* Temple Christian School

Closed|

* St. Vincent's Cathedral School

Tertiary|

* University of Texas at Arlington
* Texas Christian University
* Tarrant County College
* The King's University

Portions of some school districts extend into other counties; only high schools in Tarrant County are listed here
Aledo ISD, Burleson ISD, and Godley ISD serve sections of Tarrant County, but they operate no high schools in it.

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School districts in Texas served by Region 11 Education Service Center

Cooke County|

* Callisburg ISD
* Era ISD
* Gainesville ISD
* Lindsay ISD
* Muenster ISD
* Pilot Point ISD
* Sivells Bend ISD
* Valley View ISD
* Walnut Bend ISD
* Some districts are in Region 9 ESC and Region 10 ESC

Denton County|

* Argyle ISD
* Aubrey ISD
* Denton ISD
* Era ISD
* Krum ISD
* Lake Dallas ISD
* Lewisville ISD
* Little Elm ISD
* Northwest ISD
* Pilot Point ISD
* Ponder ISD
* Sanger ISD
* Slidell ISD
* Some districts are in Region 10 ESC

Erath County|

* Bluff Dale ISD
* Dublin ISD
* Gordon ISD
* Huckabay ISD
* Lingleville ISD
* Lipan ISD
* Morgan Mill ISD
* Santo ISD
* Stephenville ISD
* Three Way ISD
* Some districts are in Region 12 ESC and Region 14 ESC

Hood County|

* Bluff Dale ISD
* Glen Rose ISD
* Godley ISD
* Granbury ISD
* Lipan ISD
* Tolar ISD

Johnson County|

* Alvarado ISD
* Burleson ISD
* Cleburne ISD
* Crowley ISD
* Godley ISD
* Granbury ISD
* Grandview ISD
* Joshua ISD
* Keene ISD
* Mansfield ISD
* Rio Vista ISD
* Venus ISD

| Consolidated|

* Lillian ISD

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Palo Pinto County|

* Gordon ISD
* Graford ISD
* Lipan ISD
* Millsap ISD
* Mineral Wells ISD
* Palo Pinto ISD
* Santo ISD
* Strawn ISD
* One other district is in Region 9 ESC

Parker County|

* Aledo ISD
* Azle ISD
* Brock ISD
* Garner ISD
* Granbury ISD
* Lipan ISD
* Millsap ISD
* Mineral Wells ISD
* Peaster ISD
* Poolville ISD
* Springtown ISD
* Weatherford ISD
* One other district is in Region 9 ESC

Somervell County|

* Glen Rose ISD
* Granbury ISD
* Three Way ISD
* One other district is in Region 12 ESC

Tarrant County|

* Aledo ISD
* Arlington ISD
* Azle ISD
* Birdville ISD
* Burleson ISD
* Carroll ISD
* Castleberry ISD
* Crowley ISD
* Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD
* Everman ISD
* Fort Worth ISD
* Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
* Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD
* Keller ISD
* Kennedale ISD
* Lake Worth ISD
* Lewisville ISD
* Mansfield ISD
* Northwest ISD
* White Settlement ISD

| Consolidated|

* Masonic Home ISD

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Wise County|

* Alvord ISD
* Azle ISD
* Boyd ISD
* Bridgeport ISD
* Chico ISD
* Decatur ISD
* Krum ISD
* Northwest ISD
* Paradise ISD
* Poolville ISD
* Slidell ISD
* Springtown ISD
* One other district is in Region 9 ESC

This list is incomplete
Some districts extend into counties which mostly have districts in other ESCs

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

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