North Side High School

Summary:

North Side High School is a public high school in Fort Worth, Texas, serving 1,721 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Fort Worth Independent School District, which is ranked 783 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. North Side High School's student population is predominantly Hispanic, with over 93% of students identifying as such in recent years.

Despite being a long-standing high school in the district, North Side High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Texas high schools over the past decade, with its ranking ranging from 1,309 out of 1,797 schools in 2017-2018 to 1,713 out of 1,987 schools in 2023-2024. The school's performance on various student subgroups is also concerning, with it ranking in the bottom 20% for female students, male students, African American students, Hispanic students, and White students. Its performance is particularly low for Asian students and Gifted and Talented students, ranking in the bottom 5% and bottom 10% of Texas high schools, respectively. North Side High School's proficiency rates on the STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) exams are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all subject areas, including Algebra I, Biology, English I Reading, English II Reading, and U.S. History.

When comparing North Side High School to other nearby schools within the Fort Worth ISD, such as Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School and Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences, the performance gap is quite stark. These nearby schools, while still facing challenges, generally outperform North Side High School on key metrics like statewide ranking, graduation rates, and STAAR proficiency rates. The high poverty, English Language Learner (ELL), and special education student populations at North Side High School may be contributing factors to the school's low performance, and targeted interventions and support will be necessary to drive meaningful improvements in the school's academic performance.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 2211 McKinley Ave
       Fort Worth, TX  76164


(817) 814-4000

District: Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1713th of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,845 Help


Feeder schools for North Side High School:

Elementary:    Dolores Huerta Elementary
    Manuel Jara Elementary
    Rufino Mendoza Senior Elementary
    Sam Rosen Elementary
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Middle:    Elder Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  15.0 Help
Number of students:  1,721

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
93.6%
African American:
3.1%
White:
2.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  94.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details North Side High School ranks worse than 86.2% of high schools in Texas. It also ranks 14th among 22 ranked high schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.24. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of North Side High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (93.6%), African American (3.1%), White (2.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 94.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at North Side High School is 15, which is the 13th best among 22 high schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at North Side High School is $9,845. 19 high schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

North Side High School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks North Side High School 1713th of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See North Side High School in the ranking list.)

Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd) 783rd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for North Side High School

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Rank History for all students at North Side High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 30.68 1184th 1427 17.0%
2005 28.50 1182nd 1429 17.3%
2006 18.03 1281st 1430 10.4%
2007 18.52 1335th 1497 10.8%
2008 23.52 1318th 1510 12.7%
2009 25.85 1343rd 1539 12.7%
2010 33.08 1317th 1568 16.0%
2011 40.63 1298th 1672 22.4%
2012 49.83 829th 1603 48.3%
2013 37.17 1163rd 1652 29.6%
2014 30.84 1319th 1734 23.9%
2015 24.63 1427th 1743 18.1%
2016 32.49 1317th 1762 25.3%
2017 28.50 1286th 1777 27.6%
2018 28.61 1309th 1797 27.2%
2019 24.35 1446th 1857 22.1%
2021 17.35 1566th 1861 15.9%
2022 15.77 1601st 1876 14.7%
2023 13.52 1694th 1961 13.6%
2024 14.24 1713th 1987 13.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at North Side High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.96 777th 1113 30.2%
2019 34.69 709th 1136 37.6%
2021 33.28 798th 1195 33.2%
2022 34.46 755th 1278 40.9%
2023 25.09 1035th 1371 24.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at North Side High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.12 991st 1347 26.4%
2019 30.97 998th 1357 26.5%
2021 26.62 1130th 1382 18.2%
2022 24.74 1194th 1418 15.8%
2023 19.68 1348th 1478 8.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at North Side High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.74 1207th 1794 32.7%
2019 29.85 1390th 1818 23.5%
2021 22.17 1512th 1848 18.2%
2022 20.62 1534th 1847 16.9%
2023 16.20 1642nd 1897 13.4%
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Rank History for Female students at North Side High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.13 1329th 1781 25.4%
2019 22.16 1494th 1798 16.9%
2021 13.67 1595th 1815 12.1%
2022 12.69 1620th 1841 12.0%
2023 11.72 1660th 1891 12.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at North Side High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.97 1015th 1137 10.7%
2019 17.08 1071st 1145 6.5%
2021 10.07 1100th 1177 6.5%
2022 9.04 1109th 1172 5.4%
2023 7.13 1118th 1182 5.4%
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Rank History for At Risk students at North Side High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.74 718th 1784 59.8%
2019 30.48 1354th 1810 25.2%
2021 26.85 1399th 1829 23.5%
2022 27.99 1357th 1837 26.1%
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Rank History for Male students at North Side High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.76 1443rd 1803 20.0%
2019 22.84 1471st 1824 19.4%
2021 18.35 1533rd 1840 16.7%
2022 17.00 1567th 1853 15.4%
2023 13.52 1669th 1913 12.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at North Side High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 0.00 507th 507 0.0%
2023 0.12 518th 525 1.3%
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Rank History for African American students at North Side High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.25 693rd 1013 31.6%
2019 35.67 616th 1024 39.8%
2021 18.61 867th 1020 15.0%
2022 21.03 834th 1031 19.1%
2023 17.74 903rd 1069 15.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at North Side High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.00 1143rd 1691 32.4%
2019 28.33 1312th 1714 23.5%
2021 21.23 1430th 1743 18.0%
2022 19.84 1458th 1762 17.3%
2023 16.52 1558th 1820 14.4%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at North Side High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.82 1437th 1539 6.6%
2019 9.24 1428th 1526 6.4%
2021 6.71 1421st 1510 5.9%
2022 2.74 1477th 1525 3.1%
2023 1.55 1534th 1576 2.7%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for North Side High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 116 95 23 788 3 n/a n/a 0 1025
1989 127 89 20 786 2 n/a n/a 0 1024
1990 157 100 32 1015 4 n/a n/a 0 1308
1991 115 84 26 947 1 n/a n/a 0 1173
1992 143 79 28 967 0 n/a n/a 0 1217
1993 148 109 61 947 20 n/a n/a 0 1285
1994 179 89 30 1141 0 n/a n/a 0 1439
1995 164 114 40 1195 2 n/a n/a 0 1515
1996 164 114 40 1195 2 n/a n/a 0 1515
1997 142 104 34 1315 4 n/a n/a 0 1599
1998 141 103 32 1340 3 n/a n/a 0 1619
1999 128 108 34 1412 0 n/a n/a 0 1682
2000 89 94 31 1465 1 n/a n/a 0 1680
2001 87 104 20 1447 3 n/a n/a 0 1661
2002 67 74 13 1434 3 n/a n/a 0 1591
2003 67 74 13 1434 3 n/a n/a 0 1591
2004 59 78 9 1482 2 n/a n/a 0 1630
2005 46 70 7 1443 1 n/a n/a 0 1567
2006 44 72 8 1493 2 n/a n/a 0 1619
2007 33 67 6 1438 3 n/a n/a 0 1547
2008 32 61 7 1406 3 n/a n/a 0 1509
2009 25 47 6 1381 2 n/a n/a 0 1461
2010 20 37 8 1380 4 n/a n/a 0 1449
2011 36 30 5 1401 3 1 2 0 1478
2012 35 41 7 1404 5 0 2 0 1494
2013 46 26 10 1410 3 0 2 0 1497
2014 28 45 9 1518 7 0 2 0 1609
2015 34 47 8 1573 7 0 4 0 1673
2016 35 50 5 1580 4 0 6 0 1680
2017 31 61 7 1587 7 0 6 0 1699
2018 37 56 5 1548 7 0 4 0 1657
2019 47 53 4 1648 7 0 6 0 1765
2020 51 52 3 1708 5 0 2 0 1821
2021 58 61 1 1754 2 0 2 0 1878
2022 53 64 5 1719 2 1 3 0 1847
2023 36 54 11 1610 1 1 8 0 1721

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at North Side High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1025 58.0 17.6 n/a
1989 1024 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1308 57.0 22.9 n/a
1991 1173 56.6 20.7 n/a
1992 1217 70.6 17.2 61
1993 1285 69.0 18.6 53.5
1994 1439 75.4 19.1 47.4
1995 1515 84.1 18.0 43.4
1996 1515 84.1 18.0 43.4
1997 1599 88.1 18.1 41.6
1998 1619 91.5 17.7 43.7
1999 1682 93.8 17.9 43.8
2000 1680 97.0 17.3 47.4
2001 1661 97.9 17.0 57
2002 1591 103.6 15.4 60.7
2003 1591 103.6 15.4 60.7
2004 1630 96.5 16.9 73.6
2005 1567 95.7 16.4 78.6
2006 1619 93.8 17.3 74.8
2007 1547 97.3 15.9 78.3
2008 1509 102.4 14.7 73.2
2009 1461 102.4 14.3 78.5
2010 1449 99.3 14.5 81.8
2011 1478 102.7 14.3 80.4
2012 1494 103.2 14.4 81.3
2013 1497 94.6 15.8 79.1
2014 1609 97.6 16.4 82.1
2015 1673 101.0 16.5 71.2
2016 1680 107.0 15.7 78.3
2017 1699 106.4 15.9 77.3
2018 1657 105.4 15.7 81.8
2019 1765 103.4 17.0 93.4
2020 1821 108.6 16.7 91.7
2021 1878 115.2 16.3 90.4
2022 1847 117.2 15.7 91.7
2023 1721 114.4 15.0 94.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio North Side High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1025 58.0 17.6 n/a
1989 1024 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1308 57.0 22.9 n/a
1991 1173 56.6 20.7 n/a
1992 1217 70.6 17.2 61
1993 1285 69.0 18.6 53.5
1994 1439 75.4 19.1 47.4
1995 1515 84.1 18.0 43.4
1996 1515 84.1 18.0 43.4
1997 1599 88.1 18.1 41.6
1998 1619 91.5 17.7 43.7
1999 1682 93.8 17.9 43.8
2000 1680 97.0 17.3 47.4
2001 1661 97.9 17.0 57
2002 1591 103.6 15.4 60.7
2003 1591 103.6 15.4 60.7
2004 1630 96.5 16.9 73.6
2005 1567 95.7 16.4 78.6
2006 1619 93.8 17.3 74.8
2007 1547 97.3 15.9 78.3
2008 1509 102.4 14.7 73.2
2009 1461 102.4 14.3 78.5
2010 1449 99.3 14.5 81.8
2011 1478 102.7 14.3 80.4
2012 1494 103.2 14.4 81.3
2013 1497 94.6 15.8 79.1
2014 1609 97.6 16.4 82.1
2015 1673 101.0 16.5 71.2
2016 1680 107.0 15.7 78.3
2017 1699 106.4 15.9 77.3
2018 1657 105.4 15.7 81.8
2019 1765 103.4 17.0 93.4
2020 1821 108.6 16.7 91.7
2021 1878 115.2 16.3 90.4
2022 1847 117.2 15.7 91.7
2023 1721 114.4 15.0 94.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for North Side High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $526 (5.5%) $9,033 (94.5%) $9,559
2020 $481 (5.3%) $8,596 (94.7%) $9,077
2021 $1,235 (12.5%) $8,611 (87.5%) $9,845

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on North Side High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1446th of 1857 High schoolsRanks 1694th of 1961 High schools
 8.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (North Side High School)4110
 31%
   End of Course Algebra I (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))4820
 28%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (North Side High School)3623
 13%
   End of Course Biology (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))5032
 18%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (North Side High School)2921
 8%
   End of Course English I Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3734
 3%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (North Side High School)3530
 5%
   End of Course English II Reading (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))3739
 2%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (North Side High School)6359
 4%
   End of Course U.S. History (Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd))6660
 6%
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students17651721
 2.5%
African American5354
 1.9%
American Indian71
 85.7%
Asian411
 175%
Hispanic16481610
 2.3%
Pacific Islander01
White4736
 23.4%
Two or More Races68
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients93.4%94.2%
 0.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about North Side High School

North Side High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dolores Huerta Elementary
Elementary : Manuel Jara Elementary
Elementary : Rufino Mendoza Senior Elementary
Elementary : Sam Rosen Elementary
Elementary : W J Turner Elementary
Middle : Elder Middle

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,721 students attended North Side High School.

North Side High School ranks in the bottom 13.8% of Texas high schools.

Students at North Side High School are 94% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% White.


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