| Polytechnic High School | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 32°43′54″N97°17′16″W / 32.73161°N 97.28791°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, Secondary |
| School district | Fort Worth Independent School District |
| Teaching staff | 87.91 (FTE) [1] |
| Enrollment | 1,209 (2017-18) [1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.75 [1] |
| Color(s) | Orange and black |
| Nickname | Parrots |
| Rival | Eastern Hills High School |
Polytechnic High School, also known colloquially as "Poly", is a public high school located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States.
The Polytechnic Heights community originally grew around the Manchester Cotton Mill and merged with the city of Fort Worth in 1922. [2] The first school associated with the Manchester community was formed in 1886 and replaced by a new, expanded Polytechnic Heights School in 1907. [3] The class of 1912, Polytechnic's first graduating class, had just eleven students. In 1923, now part of the Fort Worth Public Schools, Polytechnic moved to an even larger building at 1202 Nashville Street, and the old building became an elementary school. In 1938, Poly moved two blocks away to its current building, which was designed by renowned local architect, Joseph Pelich. [4]
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