Lake Worth High School

Summary:

Lake Worth High School is a public high school serving 996 students in grades 9-12 in Lake Worth, Texas, which is part of the Lake Worth Independent School District.

While the school's student population is predominantly Hispanic (58.73%), which is significantly higher than nearby schools, Lake Worth High School consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Texas high schools with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its academic performance on STAAR EOC exams is well below state and district averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 19.51% to 53.74% across different subject areas. The school also has a lower 4-year graduation rate (84.3% to 91.1%) and a higher dropout rate (1.2% to 4.7%) compared to surrounding schools. Additionally, over 80% of Lake Worth High School's students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

These challenges suggest systemic issues in providing a high-quality education at Lake Worth High School. The significant racial disparities, low academic performance, and concerns around graduation and dropout rates raise questions about educational equity and the school's ability to support all students, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Addressing these concerns will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve the educational outcomes and opportunities for the students at Lake Worth High School.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 4210 Boat Club Rd
       Lake Worth, TX  76135-2899


(817) 306-4230

District: Lake Worth Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1642nd of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,008 Help


Feeder schools for Lake Worth High School:

Elementary:    Effie Morris Early Learning Academy
    Marilyn Miller Language Academy
    Marine Creek Leadership Academy
    N A Howry Steam Academy
Middle:    Lucyle Collins Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  15.0 Help
Number of students:  996

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
58.7%
African American:
22.5%
White:
15.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  85% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Lake Worth High School ranks worse than 82.6% of high schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.27. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Lake Worth High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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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 Student population at Lake Worth High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (58.7%), African American (22.5%), White (15.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 85% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lake Worth High School is 15. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lake Worth High School is $12,008.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Lake Worth High School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Lake Worth High School 1642nd of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Lake Worth High School in the ranking list.)

Lake Worth Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Lake Worth Independent School District (Isd) 933rd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Lake Worth High School

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Rank History for all students at Lake Worth High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 29.77 1192nd 1427 16.5%
2005 34.59 1109th 1429 22.4%
2006 40.12 1038th 1430 27.4%
2007 50.94 902nd 1497 39.7%
2008 49.81 937th 1510 37.9%
2009 48.24 1022nd 1539 33.6%
2010 37.34 1268th 1568 19.1%
2011 35.04 1386th 1672 17.1%
2012 35.83 1195th 1603 25.5%
2013 25.23 1355th 1652 18.0%
2014 38.10 1206th 1734 30.4%
2015 39.15 1209th 1743 30.6%
2016 38.50 1211th 1762 31.3%
2017 35.76 1114th 1777 37.3%
2018 34.46 1177th 1797 34.5%
2019 24.93 1433rd 1857 22.8%
2021 20.23 1521st 1861 18.3%
2022 21.42 1515th 1876 19.2%
2023 18.18 1622nd 1961 17.3%
2024 18.27 1642nd 1987 17.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lake Worth High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.82 315th 582 45.9%
2019 67.72 165th 604 72.7%
2021 6.11 568th 588 3.4%
2022 10.70 616th 664 7.2%
2023 9.75 625th 677 7.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lake Worth High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.32 694th 1113 37.6%
2019 31.47 784th 1136 31.0%
2021 21.14 1040th 1195 13.0%
2022 31.27 830th 1278 35.1%
2023 23.41 1068th 1371 22.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Lake Worth High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.97 745th 1347 44.7%
2019 41.89 710th 1357 47.7%
2021 27.49 1110th 1382 19.7%
2022 25.95 1159th 1418 18.3%
2023 26.65 1183rd 1478 20.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lake Worth High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.17 1060th 1794 40.9%
2019 29.76 1392nd 1818 23.4%
2021 25.00 1459th 1848 21.0%
2022 26.12 1429th 1847 22.6%
2023 19.70 1586th 1897 16.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Lake Worth High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.10 1260th 1781 29.3%
2019 24.73 1455th 1798 19.1%
2021 18.48 1514th 1815 16.6%
2022 17.97 1541st 1841 16.3%
2023 17.11 1585th 1891 16.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Lake Worth High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.34 743rd 1137 34.7%
2019 31.45 972nd 1145 15.1%
2021 31.40 972nd 1177 17.4%
2022 58.65 630th 1172 46.2%
2023 4.81 1133rd 1182 4.1%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Lake Worth High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.37 1089th 1784 39.0%
2019 29.42 1377th 1810 23.9%
2021 23.83 1482nd 1829 19.0%
2022 27.36 1380th 1837 24.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Lake Worth High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.83 1236th 1803 31.4%
2019 21.85 1501st 1824 17.7%
2021 19.62 1512th 1840 17.8%
2022 22.16 1455th 1853 21.5%
2023 16.69 1600th 1913 16.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Lake Worth High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 1.16 476th 486 2.1%
2019 1.45 475th 487 2.5%
2022 0.01 506th 507 0.2%
2023 0.71 510th 525 2.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Lake Worth High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.39 536th 1013 47.1%
2019 26.03 768th 1024 25.0%
2021 27.46 738th 1020 27.6%
2022 17.75 887th 1031 14.0%
2023 22.68 829th 1069 22.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lake Worth High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.87 1146th 1691 32.2%
2019 27.62 1335th 1714 22.1%
2021 23.37 1384th 1743 20.6%
2022 27.14 1313th 1762 25.5%
2023 20.37 1494th 1820 17.9%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Lake Worth High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.67 926th 1539 39.8%
2019 23.19 1276th 1526 16.4%
2021 15.05 1328th 1510 12.1%
2022 25.73 1212th 1525 20.5%
2023 24.63 1239th 1576 21.4%
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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 Lake Worth High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 318 10 2 72 1 n/a n/a 0 403
1989 305 13 3 82 0 n/a n/a 0 403
1990 330 9 1 78 2 n/a n/a 0 420
1991 290 15 3 71 1 n/a n/a 0 380
1992 253 13 8 77 0 n/a n/a 0 351
1993 255 17 7 84 0 n/a n/a 0 363
1994 256 24 7 77 1 n/a n/a 0 365
1995 248 15 1 101 1 n/a n/a 0 366
1996 248 15 1 101 1 n/a n/a 0 366
1997 244 26 1 108 2 n/a n/a 0 381
1998 263 27 3 130 0 n/a n/a 0 423
1999 247 28 2 147 3 n/a n/a 0 427
2000 283 28 5 155 1 n/a n/a 0 472
2001 306 28 4 156 0 n/a n/a 0 494
2002 278 25 3 190 1 n/a n/a 0 497
2003 278 25 3 190 1 n/a n/a 0 497
2004 287 37 4 236 2 n/a n/a 0 566
2005 286 43 4 288 3 n/a n/a 0 624
2006 284 54 5 303 3 n/a n/a 0 649
2007 283 54 8 296 3 n/a n/a 0 644
2008 261 61 9 317 1 n/a n/a 0 649
2009 243 63 9 311 1 n/a n/a 0 627
2010 241 77 8 318 1 n/a n/a 0 645
2011 228 77 6 379 1 2 11 0 704
2012 219 80 8 399 4 2 12 0 724
2013 226 103 8 406 5 2 12 0 762
2014 210 92 6 411 2 2 18 0 741
2015 201 90 7 426 2 2 16 0 744
2016 183 99 10 448 2 2 22 0 766
2017 197 124 10 493 3 1 19 0 847
2018 168 151 10 518 3 2 16 0 868
2019 162 152 11 538 4 1 10 0 878
2020 158 180 10 585 2 0 13 0 948
2021 153 188 14 590 3 1 10 0 959
2022 167 221 13 606 3 2 24 0 1036
2023 150 224 9 585 4 2 22 0 996

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 Lake Worth High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 403 29.0 13.8 n/a
1989 403 n/a n/a n/a
1990 420 30.0 14.0 n/a
1991 380 29.5 12.8 n/a
1992 351 29.9 11.7 23.1
1993 363 26.0 14.0 25.6
1994 365 29.8 12.2 24.7
1995 366 31.7 11.5 23.5
1996 366 31.7 11.5 23.5
1997 381 36.2 10.5 31.8
1998 423 39.7 10.7 40.4
1999 427 44.0 9.7 82.9
2000 472 44.6 10.6 87.7
2001 494 44.3 11.2 69.2
2002 497 50.1 9.9 74
2003 497 50.1 9.9 74
2004 566 47.0 12.0 73
2005 624 47.0 13.3 78.2
2006 649 52.8 12.3 72.3
2007 644 57.0 11.3 70.7
2008 649 54.0 12.0 69.2
2009 627 53.3 11.7 65.6
2010 645 49.8 12.9 65.4
2011 704 51.9 13.5 n/a
2012 724 45.0 16.0 68.1
2013 762 52.7 14.4 68.6
2014 741 55.4 13.3 72.1
2015 744 53.0 14.0 69
2016 766 52.0 14.7 73.4
2017 847 54.3 15.5 74.6
2018 868 57.4 15.1 78.2
2019 878 58.0 15.1 72.7
2020 948 56.7 16.7 81.6
2021 959 64.8 14.7 85.5
2022 1036 67.9 15.2 81.6
2023 996 66.0 15.0 85

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 Lake Worth High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 403 29.0 13.8 n/a
1989 403 n/a n/a n/a
1990 420 30.0 14.0 n/a
1991 380 29.5 12.8 n/a
1992 351 29.9 11.7 23.1
1993 363 26.0 14.0 25.6
1994 365 29.8 12.2 24.7
1995 366 31.7 11.5 23.5
1996 366 31.7 11.5 23.5
1997 381 36.2 10.5 31.8
1998 423 39.7 10.7 40.4
1999 427 44.0 9.7 82.9
2000 472 44.6 10.6 87.7
2001 494 44.3 11.2 69.2
2002 497 50.1 9.9 74
2003 497 50.1 9.9 74
2004 566 47.0 12.0 73
2005 624 47.0 13.3 78.2
2006 649 52.8 12.3 72.3
2007 644 57.0 11.3 70.7
2008 649 54.0 12.0 69.2
2009 627 53.3 11.7 65.6
2010 645 49.8 12.9 65.4
2011 704 51.9 13.5 n/a
2012 724 45.0 16.0 68.1
2013 762 52.7 14.4 68.6
2014 741 55.4 13.3 72.1
2015 744 53.0 14.0 69
2016 766 52.0 14.7 73.4
2017 847 54.3 15.5 74.6
2018 868 57.4 15.1 78.2
2019 878 58.0 15.1 72.7
2020 948 56.7 16.7 81.6
2021 959 64.8 14.7 85.5
2022 1036 67.9 15.2 81.6
2023 996 66.0 15.0 85

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Lake Worth High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $886 (8.6%) $9,444 (91.4%) $10,329
2021 $1,640 (13.7%) $10,367 (86.3%) $12,008

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Lake Worth High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1433rd of 1857 High schoolsRanks 1622nd of 1961 High schools
 5.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Lake Worth High School)3718
 19%
   End of Course Algebra I (Lake Worth Independent School District (Isd))4121
 20%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Lake Worth High School)4334
 9%
   End of Course Biology (Lake Worth Independent School District (Isd))4340
 3%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Lake Worth High School)3930
 9%
   End of Course English I Reading (Lake Worth Independent School District (Isd))3930
 9%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Lake Worth High School)3341
 8%
   End of Course English II Reading (Lake Worth Independent School District (Isd))3341
 8%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Lake Worth High School)5251
 1%
   End of Course U.S. History (Lake Worth Independent School District (Isd))5251
 1%
   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 Students878996
 13.4%
African American152224
 47.4%
American Indian44
Asian119
 18.2%
Hispanic538585
 8.7%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White162150
 7.4%
Two or More Races1022
 120%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients72.7%85%
 12.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Lake Worth High School

Lake Worth High School ranks in the bottom 17.4% of Texas high schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 996 students attended Lake Worth High School.

Students at Lake Worth High School are 59% Hispanic, 22% African American, 15% White, 2% Two or more races.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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