School Districts
Explore top-rated school districts across North Texas and find the community that best supports your family’s goals.
School Districts
The school rating is a number. The neighborhood is where your child actually grows up.
You have pulled the ratings. You have the spreadsheet. You still do not know which Fort Worth neighborhood actually fits your family.
That gap is where we come in. Helen Painter agents have been helping Fort Worth families match neighborhoods to schools since 1958. When they tell you what a school is actually like, they are not reading a rating. They know.
Here is what we know about Fort Worth school districts and the neighborhoods that feed them.
Amanda Endsley
Attended Fort Worth schools · Student-taught here
Tracy Hollis
Taught in Dallas-Fort Worth for 25 years before becoming a Realtor
Cathy Taylor & Mary Katherine
Graduated from Paschal High School
Amy Brown
Attended Trinity Valley School
The Map
Fort Worth School Districts — What Each One Means for Your Search
Fort Worth sits inside several independent school districts. Which district a home falls in depends on its exact address. Here is what each district covers and how it relates to the neighborhoods Helen Painter serves.
District
Neighborhoods
Key Schools
Fort Worth ISD
Tanglewood, Westover Hills, TCU area, Arlington Heights, Fairmount, Berkeley, Colonial Hills, Cultural District, Downtown
Fort Worth’s most exclusive address. Limited inventory. Strong demand from qualified buyers. Pricing accuracy is everything here.
Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD
North Fort Worth, Saginaw, Lake Worth, Eagle Mountain area
Bryson Elementary · Chisholm Ridge · Lake Pointe Elementary · Remington Point
Keller ISD
Parts of north Fort Worth near Keller
Basswood Elementary · Park Glen Elementary (top-rated) · Parkview Elementary
Crowley ISD
Southwest Fort Worth, parts of Wedgewood and South Hills
Oakmont Elementary · Meadowcreek · Dallas Park Elementary
Fort Worth ISD covers the majority of the neighborhoods Helen Painter serves — Tanglewood, Westover Hills, TCU area, Arlington Heights, Fairmount, Berkeley, Colonial Hills, and the Cultural District. Your agent will confirm the exact school assignment for any address before an offer goes in.
Beyond the Number
The Rating Does Not Always Tell the Whole Story.
Fort Worth ISD test scores vary by campus. We are happy to walk you through the specifics for any neighborhood you are considering. That number reflects the full district across one of the largest cities in Texas.
What it does not reflect: Tanglewood Elementary consistently ranks among the top public elementary schools in Fort Worth. Overton Park Elementary and Westcliff Elementary are strong neighborhood schools. The individual school matters more than the district average.
Tanglewood Elementary
Overton Park Elementary
Westcliff Elementary
Amanda Endsley knows which schools are worth the premium and which ones have improved significantly in recent years. Tracy Hollis spent 25 years in Fort Worth classrooms. That perspective does not come from a rating website.
For many families in Tanglewood, Westover Hills, and Arlington Heights, private school is part of the picture. The options near HPGR’s core neighborhoods include:
For many families in Tanglewood, Westover Hills, and Arlington Heights, private school is part of the picture. The options near HPGR’s core neighborhoods include:
Fort Worth Country Day (K-12)
All Saints’ Episcopal School (PK-12)
Lake Country Christian School (PK-12)
Covenant Classical School (KG-12)
All Saints Catholic School (PK-8)
Cristo Rey Fort Worth College Prep (9-12)
Starpoint School (on the TCU campus)
Fort Worth Academy (K-8)
Fort Worth Christian School (PK-12)
Temple Christian School (PK-12)
Nolan Catholic High School (9-12)
Holy Family Catholic School (PK-8)
The Key School (for learning differences)
The Montessori School of Fort Worth
Confirm Before You Offer
The Right School Starts With the Right Address.
School district lines are not always intuitive. Two homes on the same street can fall in different districts. Before you make an offer on any home where schools matter, your Helen Painter agent will confirm the exact school assignment for that address.
This is not something to sort out after closing. It is something to confirm before the offer goes in.
Tell us which schools matter to your family. We will tell you which streets put you inside those boundaries — and which ones look close on a map but land somewhere else.