Benbrook Middle-High School

Benbrook Middle-High School
Address
Map
201 Overcrest

Fort Worth
,
Texas
76126

United States
Coordinates32°39′52″N 97°29′09″W / 32.6645°N 97.4857°W / 32.6645; -97.4857
Information
TypePublic secondary school
School districtFort Worth Independent School District
PrincipalRichard Penland
Teaching staff96.78 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades6-12[1]
Enrollment1532 (2021-22)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.83[1]
Websitewww.fwisd.org/benbrook

Benbrook Middle-High School (BMHS) is a combined middle and high school in Benbrook, Texas, in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. It is within the Fort Worth Independent School District. It is southeast of Westpark Elementary School and situated in a 175,600-square-foot (16,310 m2) building on a 31-acre (13 ha) plot of land.[2]

History[edit]

In 2007 there were plans to build a second middle school in Benbrook, and FWISD offered a bond referendum in which people could facilitate having the school built, something Jerry Dittrich, the mayor of Benrbook, advocated. Pamela Brandenberg, who had once been a member of the city council of Benbrook, stated in 2007 that at the time, many families were moving to other cities because they perceived the existing school facilities in Benbrook to be inadequate, and that many people in Benbrook had a positive reception to that city having its own middle school.[3] James Schull, a then-current member of the city council, stated that if the district would show commitment to have the middle school built, he would support the bond.[4]

The bond was passed, and construction began in 2010.[5] The opening of Benbrook Middle relieved nearby middle schools; this allowed FWISD to establish a plan to move an alternative school, Middle Level Learning Center, onto the Leonard 6th Grade Center property, which in turn allowed the Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences to occupy the ex-alternative school campus. Members of the board of education were to vote on the plan.[6]

The facility opened as Benbrook Middle School in August 2011;[citation needed] a 2007 bond paid for the $39 million facility.[citation needed]

In 2013 there were plans to add a high school component, which Dittrich stated had a favorable reception among Benbrook residents.[7]

In 2014 the 9th-grade class began operation and the school became a mixed middle and high school; this was the result of a 2013 ballot measure within the FWISD bond.[2]

Demographics[edit]

The demographic breakdown of the 1,532 students enrolled for the 2021-22 school year was as follows:[1]

  • Male - 53.0%
  • Female - 47.0%
  • American Indian/Native Alaskan - 0.4%
  • Asian - 1.3%
  • Black - 7.1%
  • Hispanic - 38.2%
  • Native Hawaiian/Pacific islanders - 0.1%
  • White - 49.7%
  • Multiracial - 3.2%

51.6% of the students were eligible for free or reduced cost lunch. For the school year 2021-22, Benbrook was a Title I school.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for BENBROOK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL". nces.ed.gov. US Department of Education. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "School History" (Archive). Fort Worth Independent School District. Retrieved on June 23, 2016.
  3. ^ Smith, Diane (2007-09-16). "District looks for room to grow". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. pp. 1B, 10B. - Clipping of first and of second page (color version) at Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Campbell, Elizabeth; Smith, Diane (2007-10-07). "Residents seek information on school bond". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 9B. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "School construction gets underway in Benbrook". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. 2010-02-05. p. 7B. - Clipping at Newspapers.com - This is a paid advertisement by FWISD put in the newspaper.
  6. ^ Ayala, Eva-Marie (2011-01-18). "Trustees to vote on school shuffle". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 5A. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Brown, Jessamy; Smith, Diane (2013-08-05). "District may add 300 classrooms". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. pp. A1, A9. - Clipping of first and of second page at Newspapers.com.

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