Index	Fort Worth	Texas	National
Average Test Scores	68%	72%	49%
Student/Teacher ratio	16:1	14:1	16:1
Total public schools	189	7,418	79,221
Total private schools	46	1,267	24,874
Total post-secondary schools	18	463	7,963

The Fort Worth, TX educational system consists of 189 public schools, 46 private schools and 18 post-secondary schools. Fort Worth public schools have average test scores of 68% which is 5% lower than than the Texas average and 39% higher than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Fort Worth public schools is 16:1, compared to 14:1 in Texas and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 78.6% of students have completed 8th grade, 77.0% have completed high school, 27.6% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 2.2% have completed a doctorate degree.

Education level achieved in Fort Worth

Index	Fort Worth	Texas	National
Completed 8th grade	78.6%	79.3%	84.3%
Completed high school	77.0%	77.8%	83.0%
Completed some college	56.4%	57.3%	59.4%
Completed associate degree	34.1%	34.9%	38.5%
Completed bachelors	27.6%	28.1%	30.3%
Completed masters	9.3%	9.6%	11.5%
Completed professional degree	2.2%	2.6%	3.3%
Completed doctorate	0.9%	1.1%	1.3%

Fort Worth, TX School Districts

There are a total of 189 public schools, 46 private schools and 18 post-secondary schools in Fort Worth. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Fort Worth, TX schools is 68%. The average student to teacher ratio is 16:1. In Fort Worth, TX, an average of 78.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 77.0% have completed high school.

To customize your list of Fort Worth schools, you can start by sorting the list of schools by proficiency test score, school name or student to teacher ratio. Then you can select the grade levels that you would like to see, these include preschool, elementary, middle school and high school. Next, select the school type from the following options: charter, magnet, title I and title 1. Finally, you are able to filter your results by average proficiency score. Simply select the minimum proficiency score that you would like to see and only schools with that proficiency score or higher will appear on your list of Fort Worth, TX schools.

Nearby cities with high average school scores

City, State	Population	Avg. Test Scores	National Avg.
Southlake, TX	29,101	97%	97%
Keller, TX	44,250	89%	81%
Haslet, TX	1,679	89%	81%
Westworth Village, TX	2,632	89%	81%
Colleyville, TX	24,982	87%	78%
Fort Worth, TX	815,930	68%	39%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Avg. Test Scores	National Avg.
Charlotte, NC	808,834	44%	11%
Columbus, OH	837,038	52%	6%
Indianapolis, IN	846,674	54%	9%
San Francisco, CA	850,282	46%	7%
Jacksonville, FL	856,616	43%	13%
Fort Worth, TX	815,930	68%	39%

Source: The Fort Worth, TX education data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and from the National Center for Education Statistics. The average school test scores are based on all schools that completed test scores within the state. Average test scores are conducted by each state independently and the type of tests may change from one state to another. Test scores were not available for all schools within the state, but were available for the vast majority.