Here are the best Forth Worth public schools, according to U.S. News list
In light of back-to-school season, U.S. World and Report released its annual rankings for the best public high schools in the country this week. We took a look at the ones from Fort Worth.
U.S. World and Report created its ranking based on state assessments and how well the schools prepare their students for college. Each school receives a score out of 100. The score reflects how well each school did on a national percentile basis. You can see the magazine’s full methodology here.
Fort Worth Independent School District operates 21 public high schools, which U.S. World and Report ranked in order from best to worst. The highest a Fort Worth ISD school ranked on U.S. News’ Texas public schools list is No. 25.
Here’s the top 10 best public high schools in Fort Worth.
Top Fort Worth public high schools, from U.S. News list
World Languages Institute
- 4921 Benbrook Highway
- No. 1 in Fort Worth
- No. 25 in Texas
- No. 193 in the U.S.
- 98.92 score
- 243 students
Young Women’s Leadership Academy
- 401 E 8th St.
- No. 2 in Fort Worth
- No. 34 in Texas
- No. 233 in the U.S.
- 98.77 score
- 215 students
Im Terrell Academy for Stem and Vpa
- 1900 IM Terrell Way
- No. 3 in Fort Worth
- No. 110 in Texas
- No. 879 in the U.S.
- 95.09 score
- 454 students
Texas Academy of Biomedical
- 300 Trinity Campus Circle
- No. 4 in Fort Worth
- No. 146 in Texas
- No. 1,243 in the U.S.
- 93.06 score
- 368 students
Tarrant Co College South/Fort Worth Collegiate High School
- 5301 Campus Drive
- No. 5 in Fort Worth
- No. 227 in Texas
- No. 2,200 in the U.S.
- 87.71 score
- 340 students
Young Men’s Leadership Academy
- 5100 Willie St.
- No. 6 in Fort Worth
- No. 340 in Texas
- No. 3,629 in the U.S.
- 79.73 score
- 180 students
Marine Creek Collegiate High School
- 4801 Marine Creek Pkwy
- No. 7 in Fort Worth
- No. 541 in Texas
- No. 6,086 in the U.S.
- 66 score
- 334 students
Benbrook Middle/High School
- 201 Overcrest Drive
- No. 8 in Fort Worth
- No. 586 in Texas
- No. 6,612 in the U.S.
- 63.06 score
- 877 students
Paschal High School
- 3001 Forest Park Blvd.
- No. 9 in Fort Worth
- No. 653 in Texas
- No. 7,522 in the U.S.
- 57.98 score
- 2,147 students
Trimble Technical High School
- 1003 W Cannon St.
- No. 10 in Fort Worth
- No. 831 in Texas
- No. 9,235 in the U.S.
- 48.41 score
- 1,739 students
To see the full U.S. World and Report ranking for Fort Worth high schools, you visit their website here.
To see a ranking of the Top 10 public high schools in the state of Texas, visit our article here.
This story was originally published August 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM.