Polytechnic High School

Polytechnic High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
1300 Conner Ave,  Fort Worth, TX
Fort Worth Independent School District
3.7
3.8
1,331 Students
C
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Mr Paul Galvan
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Average SAT Score
980
Average ACT Score
20
Math Proficiency
6%
Reading Proficiency
15%
Average GPA
3.36
Graduation Rate
76%

Niche Grade

C
Academics
B-
Teachers
C+
College Prep
C-
Administration
C-
Resources/Facilities
C+
Clubs and Activities
B-
Sports
C-
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.36
Reading Proficiency
15%
Math Proficiency
6%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Teachers
80
Full Time Teachers
80
Teachers in First or Second Year
15.7%
College Prep
Average SAT
980
Math
490
Verbal
490
Average ACT
20
Math
21
English
19
Reading
21
Science
20
Number of AP Courses
16
AP Pass Rate
7.8%
AP Math Enrollment
Average
AP Science Enrollment
Very High
Other AP Enrollment
High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Low

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

English
1%
State Average
17%
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
319:1

Student Diversity

Male
50.9%
Female
49.1%
Hispanic
80.3%
Black
16.9%
White
1.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander
<1%
Two or more races
<1%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of Texas - Arlington 211 Students
University of North Texas 173 Students
Tarrant County College 164 Students
Texas Wesleyan University 142 Students
Texas A&M University 131 Students
Texas Christian University 125 Students
University of Texas - Austin 104 Students
Texas Woman's University 98 Students
Baylor University 81 Students
Texas State University 77 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Nursing 65 Students
Business 56 Students
Psychology 40 Students
Computer Science 28 Students
Education 22 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 19 Students
Biology 18 Students
Engineering 18 Students
Architecture 17 Students
Accounting 16 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.7 78 Reviews
4.0 Senior
6/28/2023
It's really a great fun place to make friends and your coaches and teachers are well-connected with you and they are very kind and they know how to talk to you and treat you. Things I would like to see change the way the students at maybe make them more disciplined or so but they're the reason that people look at are school and say oh this is a bad place to be.
2.0 Senior
6/6/2022
As a senior it was my first year at Poly, so my experience may have been better if I had more time there. However it took over 3 months for my transcript to be filed from my previous high school. There is next to none control or rules for the students. There is minimum of class work and homework given. Students are allowed to leave campus for lunch which does not guarantee safety. Teachers are nice but administration specifically counselors do not put students needs and worries as a priority.
3.0 Senior
5/24/2022
i think the school is what you make it and that it can be a good or it could be bad you have to make the best out of it.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.8 13 Reviews
4.0 teacher
11/16/2017
I'm a teacher. Poly really a school that has made headway in both teachers and students learning to move forward. This is not a school for teachers who want the easiest to teach or students who expect everything to be easy. The rigor is here for the students to learn. We have professors and teachers...
1.0 student
4/30/2015
I feel very unsafe at Poly , sorry to say the campus monitors are all old and very slow, anyone from the neighborhood can just come on in and blend with the students or harm us. They don't break up any fights all they do is gossip about the students, this school just need to be shut down.
1.0 teacher
4/30/2015
This school is just horrible, the new principals just yell at students with bull horns throughout the halls. When the principals suspend students they don't tell them why or have a talk with them or anything . This school just became completely disorganized and awful when the the new administrative...
5.0 parent
4/27/2015
My son goes to Polly.and he loves it. Little nervous about the star test. But I know that he will do the best that he can do.

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