Polytechnic H S

Fort Worth Isd · Tarrant County · High school

Polytechnic H S enrolled 1,366 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 75% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 7% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~6 Black students in a recent year here. One student can move a rate several points. Read the shaded 95% bands, not single-year jumps.

At a glance vs. Texas

Polytechnic H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24bottom 9% in TX-15.3 vs TX
Polytechnic H S 74.5%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24top 3% in TX+24.9 vs TX
Polytechnic H S 100.0%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22bottom 15% in TX-12.8 vs TX
Polytechnic H S 31.8%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24bottom 38% in TX+1.0 vs TX
Polytechnic H S 82.1%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24bottom 2% in TX-14.5 vs TX
Polytechnic H S 0.0%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25bottom 6% in TX-19.2 vs TX
Polytechnic H S 6.8%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24bottom 7% in TX-33.8 vs TX
Polytechnic H S 21.3%Texas 55.1%

Outcomes

Graduation rate

Share of the class that graduated high school within 4 years.

5060708090201220152018202120249075

College/career/military ready

Met Texas' readiness checklist: a qualifying test score, college credit, a career certificate, or military enlistment.

204060801002017201920212023202410075

Exists from the class of 2017. A checklist, not a test. See Methods.

Enrolled in a Texas college

Enrolled in a Texas college or university the fall after graduating.

10203040506020162018202020224532

Texas colleges only: misses out-of-state, military, and trade paths. Runs through the class of 2022.

College entrance exams

Took the SAT or ACT

Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.

4060801002012201520182021202482

Can top 100% where juniors test (the denominator is graduates).

College-ready test score

Scored at or above the college-ready benchmark on the SAT or ACT.

051015202520122015201820212024150

The benchmark was redefined between 2017 and 2018, and COVID broke the series between 2020 and 2021. Compare within eras, not across the dashed lines.

Avg SAT math

Average SAT math score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 530 is the college-ready benchmark.

35040045050020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark434366

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg SAT reading/writing

Average SAT reading and writing score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 480 is the college-ready benchmark.

40050060070080020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark457373

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg ACT math

Average ACT math score among test-takers (1-36).

1415161718201320162019202220241614

Avg ACT English

Average ACT English score among test-takers (1-36).

121416201320162019202220241611

Avg ACT science

Average ACT science score among test-takers (1-36).

141618201320162019202220241713

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

Met grade level on the Algebra I STAAR, the state test nearly every student takes.

0102030405020172019202220242025267

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

0102030405020172019202220242025497

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

1020304050201720192022202420254413

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

Completed at least one advanced or dual-credit course (grades 11-12).

204060201420172020202320245521

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

2040602015201720192021202320243521

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

0102030405020122015201820212024172

Passed an AP/IB exam

Scored a passing 3+ on an AP exam (4+ on IB), among students who took one.

020406020122015201820212024360

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336199

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202475%74.5%74.8%74.4%
College/career/military ready2024100%100%100%100%
Algebra I proficiency20258.4%6.8%8.8%0%8.4%
Biology proficiency202517.6%6.5%19.6%16.7%17.3%
English II proficiency202519.4%12.8%20.1%0%19.8%
Advanced course completion202435.6%21.3%37.9%50%35.2%
Took an AP/IB course202442.6%20.5%46.6%43.8%
Took an AP/IB exam202419.7%2.2%23.1%28.6%20.2%
Passed an AP/IB exam202415.7%16.7%15.8%

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Years are the school year the students were measured in, not the report year. Missing points mean the state masked a small group for privacy, not zero. Data: Texas Education Agency TAPR. Download this school's data (JSON).