Fort Worth Perceptions on the State of Education: 2026 Polling Report

Our annual polling report provides an update on the critical insights into how our community views public education. Here’s what Tarrant County residents said about quality, access, and accountability in public schools.

Community Views on Fort Worth ISD Intervention: March 2026 Polling Report

Fort Worth Independent School District (ISD) serves tens of thousands of students across our community. With the state’s decision to intervene and install a Board of Managers, we believed it was important to understand where our community stands. This poll, which surveyed over 700 Tarrant County residents, including oversamples of the City of Fort Worth and Fort Worth ISD parents, offers insights into how our community views the state’s intervention in Fort Worth ISD, including what residents hope it will accomplish and what they expect from the Board of Managers going forward.

Bright Spot Awards 2025

This report examines how schools across Fort Worth perform compared to peers serving similar student populations. Using a statewide Similar Schools Model, we estimate expected proficiency rates based on key demographics—such as economic disadvantage, emergent bilingual status, and special education enrollment—and compare them to actual results.

The findings reveal that even among schools with nearly identical demographics, academic outcomes can vary dramatically. Highlighted in this report are Fort Worth’s “bright spot” campuses—schools that outperform expectations and demonstrate that all students, regardless of background, can achieve at high levels.

High School and Beyond: Tracking the Life Outcomes of Fort Worth Students

This report presents data collected annually by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. It chronicles the paths of Fort Worth students for 11 years, beginning in 8th grade. Specifically, it tracks 8th graders from public middle schools in the City of Fort Worth through high school and six years after high school graduation. Six years after high school, only 14% had earned a bachelor’s degree, and 5% had earned an associate’s degree. This means fewer than one in five students who attended Fort Worth middle schools secured a degree from a Texas institution within six years after their graduation from high school.

City of Fort Worth Academic Performance Report: 2024-2025

Students met grade-level standards 37% of the time on State of Texas tests (STAAR) for the 2024-2025 academic year in Grades 3-8 for Reading, Math, Science, and Social Studies. This represents a two percentage point increase relative to Spring 2024.

Fort Worth Perceptions on the State of Education: 2025 Polling Report

At Fort Worth Education Partnership, we believe every student in Fort Worth deserves access to a high-quality public education and that families should have both the tools and the options to make the best decisions for their children’s futures. This poll, which surveyed 500 Tarrant County residents, including a large number of parents, offers critical insights into how our community views education, access, and accountability in public schools.

City of Fort Worth Academic Performance Report: 2023-2024

Students met grade-level standards 35% of the time on State of Texas tests (STAAR) for the 2023-2024 academic year in Grades 3-8 for Reading, Math, Science, and Social Studies. This represents a one percentage point decrease relative to Spring 2023.

City of Fort Worth Academic Performance Report: 2022-2023

Students met grade-level standards 36% of the time on State of Texas tests (STAAR) for the 2022-2023 academic year in Grades 3-8 for Reading, Math, Science, and Social Studies. This represents the same result as Spring 2022.

City of Fort Worth Academic Performance Report: 2021-2022

Students met grade-level standards 36% of the time on State of Texas tests (STAAR) for the 2021-2022 academic year in Grades 3-8 for Reading, Math, Science, and Social Studies. This represents a eight percentage point increase in comparison to Spring 2021.

City of Fort Worth Academic Performance Report: 2020-2021

In 2021, when looking across STAAR 3-8 subject exams (Reading, Math, Writing, Science and Social Studies) taken by students in schools located in the City of Fort Worth City:

• Students Met grade level standards 28% of the time. This represents an 11 percentage point decrease in comparison to Spring 2019.
• Students Approached grade level standards 27% of the time. This represents a 3 percentage point decrease.

City of Fort Worth Academic Performance Report: 2018-2019

There are schools from 12 independent school districts and 12 public charter school networks located in the City of Fort Worth, serving over 160,000 students within its geographic boundaries.