Barbara Cardwell Career Preparatory Center

Barbara Cardwell Career Preparatory Center is a high school located in Irving, TX, serving grades 9–12 and approximately 264 students. Operated by Irving ISD, the campus sits about 22.9 miles from The Fort Worth's newsroom and is part of The Fort Worth's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 28 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.4:1. That ratio is below the state average for TX, generally an indicator of smaller class sizes and more individualized instruction.

Barbara Cardwell Career Preparatory Center is a traditional zoned public school within Irving ISD, meaning enrollment is generally tied to residence within the school's attendance boundary. Boundary maps and feeder patterns are published by the district and updated annually.

State accountability ratings for TEA are released annually and combine student achievement, growth, and closing-the-gaps metrics. The Fort Worth publishes rating updates as soon as they become public each fall, with comparisons to nearby campuses and prior-year trends.

High school news from Barbara Cardwell Career Preparatory Center — including graduation rates, college signing days, sports results, and state academic competitions — appears regularly in The Fort Worth's Irving coverage.

Tip about Barbara Cardwell Career Preparatory Center? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Barbara Cardwell Career Preparatory Center". For more education coverage, see thefortworth.org/schools or browse The Fort Worth's latest reporting at thefortworth.org/news. This profile uses public data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and is updated annually as new federal filings are released.