Benbrook Middle-High School

Benbrook Middle-High School (BMHS) is a combined middle and high school in Benbrook, Texas. 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.[1]

The main building of Benbrook Middle-High School.

History

It opened as Benbrook Middle School in August 2011; a 2007 bond paid for the $34 million facility. VLK Architects, Inc. served as the architect, AECOM was the program manager, and General Contractor Thomas S. Bryne was the builder. 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.[1]

Students

Benbrook Middle-High School serves about 1,598 students and enrollment has been increasing since 2012.[2] 50.4% of their students are white, 37.6% Hispanic, 6.9% African American, and 5.3% of students are either mixed, Asian, American Indian, or Pacific Islander.[2] A little over 40% of their students receive free or discounted lunch. [2] There is a 16.8 student to teacher ratio at BMHS. [2]

References
  1. "School History." Fort Worth Independent School District. Retrieved on June 23, 2016.
  2. "Benbrook Middle/High School". SchoolDigger. Retrieved 2020-02-19.


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