FWISD serves Forest Hill
~12,849 residents · ~4 sq mi
City · Tarrant County
Forest Hill
Population ~12,849 · fort-worth-isd
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Incorporated 1946
Post-WWII residential subdivision
US-287 through town
Connects to downtown FW + Mansfield/Waxahachie
Local News
Forest Hill headlines
What's happening in Forest Hill right now
Civic
Population around 13,000 in southeast Tarrant
Forest Hill recorded 12,556 residents in the 2020 U.S. Census, an enclave city immediately southeast of Fort Worth along Interstate 20 and U.S. 287. Source: U.S. Census; City of Forest Hill.
Updated 2026
Schools
Everman ISD primarily serves the city
Everman ISD serves the bulk of Forest Hill students, with Fort Worth ISD and Mansfield ISD reaching small portions of the city. Source: Everman ISD.
Ongoing
Development
I-20 / U.S. 287 corridor activity
Commercial development along the city's primary highway frontages has continued through the mid-2020s as southeast Tarrant industrial and logistics growth pushes outward from Fort Worth. Source: City of Forest Hill.
Ongoing
Council
Council meets monthly
The Forest Hill City Council meets twice monthly at City Hall, 3219 California Parkway, with agendas posted to the city's website. Source: City of Forest Hill.
Ongoing
From across Tarrant County
🗳️ Election
Contested mayor races in nine Tarrant cities on May 2 ballot
The May 2, 2026 ballot featured contested races for mayor in nine Tarrant cities: Arlington, Euless, Keller, Kennedale, North Richland Hills, Pelican Bay, Sansom Park, Westlake, and Westover Hills. The slate also included numerous city council positions, school board trustee seats, and other municipal offices across the county. Source: NBC 5 DFW / Tarrant County Elections.
🗳️ Politics
Taylor Rehmet (D) wins Texas State Senate District 9 special election
In Tarrant County's state Senate District 9 special election held November 4, 2025, Democrat Taylor Rehmet finished as the top vote-getter, ahead by roughly 14,000 votes and a margin of nearly 15%. Rehmet replaces Republican Kelly Hancock, who left the seat in 2025 to become acting state comptroller. Rehmet completes the remainder of Hancock's term. Source: NBC 5 DFW.
Around Town
Around Town
Forest Hill's places, people, and traditions
Park
Forest Hill Park system
The city's parks include neighborhood pocket parks and the central Forest Hill Park on California Parkway, providing youth recreation and community-event space. Source: City of Forest Hill Parks.
Year-round
Civic
Forest Hill Civic and Convention Center
The city's civic center on Forest Hill Drive serves as a community meeting and event space for residents and regional organizations. Source: City of Forest Hill.
Year-round
Heritage
California Parkway and Forest Hill Drive corridors
The California Parkway and Forest Hill Drive corridors anchor the city's pre-incorporation neighborhoods and remain the residential heart of Forest Hill. Source: City of Forest Hill.
Year-round
Landmark
Tarrant County College Southeast Campus nearby
Tarrant County College's Southeast Campus on E. Loop 820 sits immediately adjacent and serves Forest Hill residents alongside surrounding southeast Tarrant communities. Source: Tarrant County College.
Year-round
Transit
I-20 and U.S. 287 access
Forest Hill's central location at the I-20/U.S. 287 junction places it within minutes of downtown Fort Worth and the south-Tarrant industrial corridor. Source: City of Forest Hill.
Year-round
Known for
- Forest Hill Civic + Convention Center
- Forest Hill Trade Days
- I-20 corridor
- Forest Hill Cemetery (historic marker)
The Story of Forest Hill
Forest Hill started as a small community southeast of Fort Worth around 1860, known first as Brambleton Station and Forest Hill Village before settling on Forest Hill. By 1896 it was taking shape as a residential suburb with its own schoolhouse.
The community got a boost in 1911 when it became a stop on the Fort Worth Southern Traction Company's electric interurban line running between Fort Worth and Cleburne.
Even so, growth was slow — Forest Hill counted only about twenty-five residents in 1925 — until residents voted to incorporate as a village on March 16, 1946.
The postwar boom did the rest, lifting the population past 1,500 by the mid-1950s. Today Forest Hill is a compact city near the crossing of I-20/820 and SH-360.
Sources: Texas State Historical Association, Handbook of Texas; City of Forest Hill.
🗓️ Coming this week Full calendar →
TUE
28
Birdville ISD Board of Trustees
6:30pm · agenda online
TUE
2
Tarrant County Commissioners Court
10am · agenda online
TUE
2
Fort Worth City Council
7pm · agenda online
TUE
2
Arlington City Council
6:30pm · agenda online
MON
8
Northwest ISD Board of Trustees
6:30pm · agenda online
MON
8
Keller ISD Board of Trustees
6:30pm · agenda online
MON
8
Carroll ISD Board of Trustees
5:30pm · agenda online
🎈 Kids Trading Post · Forest Hill 2 activities →
Storytime, classes, camps, leagues, and open-play in Forest Hill, sourced from libraries and partner orgs. Updated nightly · no manual data entry.
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Sports
Forest Hill Sports (Fort Worth ISD)
School-district athletics + city rec
ISD Athletics
Fort Worth ISD — Various FWISD HSs
Forest Hill students participate in Fort Worth ISD athletics. UIL classification varies by HS enrollment.
Source: Fort Worth ISD
Community Rec
Forest Hill parks + community programs
City Parks & Rec coordinates youth + adult community recreation programs scaled to Forest Hill's pop.
Source: City of Forest Hill
Cross-District
Friday-night football in the surrounding district
For HS football fans, the closest district games are in Fort Worth ISD stadiums — typically a short drive within the Mid-Cities or NE/NW Tarrant corridor.
Source: Fort Worth ISD
⭐ Game of the week
Carroll Dragons — district football (anchor program)
🏈 District football ·
Tarrant County's anchor programs — Carroll (8 state titles), Keller (top-of-district 5A), Mansfield (B-rated district), Arlington Martin (AISD flagship), Fossil Ridge (KISD power program) — get priority weekly coverage from the news radar. Carroll Dragons headline the off-season anchor framing; weekly schedule populates from MaxPreps DFW + each ISD's athletics site.
📜 On this day in Tarrant County sports
1988
🏈 Carroll (Southlake) Dragons claim 1st state football championship — beginning of the dynasty that would produce 8 UIL state titles. Under coach Bob Ledbetter.
1993
🏈 Carroll Dragons capture their 3rd state football title (1988, 1992, 1993 = three-in-a-row 3A run under Coach Ledbetter; QB Kris Brown led the '93 squad past Cuero).
2011
🏈 Carroll Dragons win their 8th and most recent UIL state football title — capping the program's run as Tarrant County's most successful HS football dynasty.
2018
🥎 Mansfield Tigers softball reaches UIL state semifinals — anchor moment for MISD's growing softball program under HC Gregory George's broader program leadership.
2026
🏃 Keller ISD sends 11 athletes to UIL State Track & Field — multiple medal-stand finishes per district release.
📻 Radio guide
Southlake Carroll Dragons football
KKGM 1630 AM (Fort Worth; news/sports) — exclusive radio home of Carroll football
Dragon Sports Network
Aledo Bearcats football (Tarrant-area marquee program)
KTFW-FM 92.1 'Hank FM' (LKCM Radio Group; country) — flagship for Aledo broadcasts
Aledo Sports Network
Arlington ISD football (Martin · Lamar · Bowie)
NFHS Network (streaming platform) — official AISD broadcast partner
NFHS Network
Mansfield Tigers football
NFHS Network (streaming platform) — Mansfield ISD live broadcasts
NFHS Network
Keller / Fossil Ridge (Keller ISD) football
NFHS Network (streaming platform) — Keller ISD live broadcasts
NFHS Network
Fort Worth-area HS football game of the week
KTCU-FM 88.7 'The Choice' (TCU student station, Fort Worth)
KTCU 88.7
🏆 UIL playoff bracket
No active Tarrant County UIL playoff bracket on the desk. Populates when a Tarrant County team is in a UIL playoff round (football, basketball, baseball/softball, volleyball). Source: UIL playoff records.
Activities
Things to do in Forest Hill
Kids, library, sports, fitness, classes, camps, open play — sourced from libraries, parks, and partner orgs across Forest Hill.
event
Forest Hill Civic & Convention Center — Community Events
Seasonal · see city calendar
City of Forest Hill · 6901 Wichita St, Forest Hill
event
Annual Black History Month Celebration
Annual · February evening event
City of Forest Hill · 6901 Wichita St, Forest Hill
Civic & Government
Civic & Government
Forest Hill city hall, schools, and county connection
Government
Council-manager government
Forest Hill operates under a council-manager form with a mayor and council members elected at-large. Source: City of Forest Hill.
Mayor
Mayor presides over council
The Forest Hill mayor is elected citywide and presides over the council that sets policy and appoints the city manager. Source: City of Forest Hill.
Schools
Everman ISD serves most of the city
Everman ISD serves the great majority of Forest Hill students, with Fort Worth ISD and Mansfield ISD reaching small portions of the city. Source: Everman ISD.
County
City sits in Tarrant County (judge Tim O'Hare)
Forest Hill is fully within Tarrant County, governed at the county level by County Judge Tim O'Hare. Source: Tarrant County.
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By the Numbers
By the Numbers
Pop
~12,849 residents
Per Wikipedia. Small but stable suburban community on FW southeast edge.
Source: Wikipedia
Incorporated
1946
Incorporated as city 1946 as residential subdivisions south of FW grew during post-WWII era. Local control over services.
Source: TSHA / Wikipedia
Area
~4 sq mi
Compact, fully built-out inner-ring suburb with limited room for greenfield expansion.
Source: Wikipedia
Metro
Part of DFW-Arlington MSA
One of largest US metro regions, anchored by Dallas + FW.
Source: Wikipedia
Population
12,849
Type
city
School District
fort-worth-isd
Ask the Desk
Questions about Forest Hill
What are Tarrant County's 2025 property tax rates?
Tarrant County (general portion): ~$0.19 per $100. City of Fort Worth: $1.0624. City of Arlington: $1.0929 (down ~1¢ from 2024). Combined rates from Fort Worth ISD + City of Fort Worth + Tarrant County College bring the total for most Fort …
Who is Tarrant County's County Judge?
Tim O'Hare. He is the 33rd County Judge of Tarrant County since the county's founding in 1849, took office January 1, 2023, and his current term runs through January 1, 2027. He is running for re-election November 3, 2026, and has said the …
Who is Tarrant County's Sheriff?
Bill E. Waybourn. Source: Tarrant County elected officials (tarrantcountytx.gov).
Who is the State Senator for Tarrant County's District 9?
Taylor Rehmet (Democrat), who won the November 4, 2025 special election to replace Republican Kelly Hancock — Hancock left to become acting state comptroller. Rehmet won by roughly 14,000 votes (~15% margin) and is completing the remainder …
Which ISD serves Forest Hill?
Fort Worth ISD primarily serves Forest Hill, with a small eastern portion zoned into Everman ISD. FWISD earned a C (73) on TEA 2024-25 accountability — a second consecutive year of improvement — and enrolls approximately 70,184 students. Fo…
All Forest Hill Q&As → Community Voice
History
Founded 1946
From a wooded postwar subdivision to a Fort Worth enclave
Forest Hill developed as a postwar residential subdivision in the wooded landscape southeast of Fort Worth, taking its name from the timbered ridgelines that distinguished it from surrounding open prairie. The community incorporated as a city on April 9, 1946 — one of the earliest of the postwar incorporations that produced today's Tarrant County enclave cities — partly to forestall Fort Worth annexation. Population grew from roughly 1,800 at incorporation past 8,200 by 1970 and past 11,400 by 1980, then stabilized around 12,000 to 13,000 in subsequent decades as Fort Worth grew around it. The city's modern identity is shaped by its location at the I-20/U.S. 287 junction and by Everman ISD's role as the primary district serving its families. Sources: TSHA; City of Forest Hill; Wikipedia.
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