Southwest H S

Fort Worth Isd · Tarrant County · High school

Southwest H S enrolled 1,155 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 83.6% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 12% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~18 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

Southwest H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24bottom 10% in TX-12.6 vs TX
Southwest H S 77.2%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24top 13% in TX+20.9 vs TX
Southwest H S 96.0%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22bottom 38% in TX-2.8 vs TX
Southwest H S 41.8%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24top 42% in TX+9.6 vs TX
Southwest H S 90.7%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24bottom 25% in TX-8.6 vs TX
Southwest H S 5.9%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25bottom 11% in TX-15.7 vs TX
Southwest H S 10.3%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24bottom 11% in TX-21.2 vs TX
Southwest H S 33.9%Texas 55.1%

The advanced pipeline

Black students at each gate, latest year. Each stage has its own denominator; the bars sit side by side, never multiplied.

Complete an advanced or dual-credit course34 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 192 · White: 45
Take an AP/IB exam10 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 185 · White: 16
Pass an AP/IB exam11 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 18

Outcomes

Graduation rate

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

708090201220152018202120249077

College/career/military ready

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

20406080100201720192021202320249675

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.

203040506070201620182020202245

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.

60708090100201220152018202120249181

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.

0510152020122015201820212024156

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.

40045050020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark434392

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 benchmark457404

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

Avg ACT math

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

141618202224201320162019202220241816

Avg ACT English

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

152025201320162019202220242116

Avg ACT science

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

14161820222426201320162019202220242117

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

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

010203040201720192022202420252610

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

1020304050201720192022202420254927

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

20304050201720192022202420254428

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

3040506070201420172020202320245534

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

2040608020152017201920212023202435

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

01020304050201220152018202120241710

Passed an AP/IB exam

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

0204060201220152018202120243611

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336433

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202483.6%77.2%85.8%88.9%81.1%
College/career/military ready202498.3%96%99.1%100%98.3%
Algebra I proficiency202517.2%10.3%19.2%36.8%16.6%
Biology proficiency202536.1%27.4%37.3%66.7%33.7%
English II proficiency202532.6%28%32.7%56.7%29.2%
Advanced course completion202444.3%33.9%52.3%45%43.1%
Took an AP/IB course202437.8%33.3%42.2%30.6%34.5%
Took an AP/IB exam202414.5%9.7%19.2%15.8%13.3%
Passed an AP/IB exam202418.7%11.1%17.4%33.3%16.1%

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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).