Editing Benbrook, Texas (section)

=== History of schools ===

Around 1995 Jerry Dittrich, a City Council member in Benbrook, had campaigned for Benbrook leaving Fort Worth ISD on the grounds that the schools serving Benbrook were too far away, with some being over {{convert|15|mi|km}} away. Fort Worth ISD, over the following two decades, began building new schools in Benbrook.<ref name=Berardschoools>Berard, Yamil. "[http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/education/article23806006.html Benbrook campaign for new schools finally paying off]." ''[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]]''. June 11, 2015. Retrieved on June 23, 2016.</ref>

Benbrook Middle opened in August 2011.<ref>Heinz, Frank. "[http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/New-School-Year-Brings-A-Lot-of-Changes-128182708.html New School Year Brings A Lot of Changes]." NBC DFW. Monday August 22, 2011. Retrieved on September 6, 2011.</ref> Prior to the opening of Benbrook Middle, students attended Monning Middle School or Leonard Sixth Grade Center and then Leonard Middle School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fwweekly.com/2013/08/21/schooled-in-green/|title=Schooled in Green|last=Griffey|first=Eric|date=2013-08-21|website=Fort Worth Weekly|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-19}}</ref>

Fort Worth ISD used a 2007 bond to pay for a combined middle and high school that opened in August 2014. Westpark Elementary will be converted into a middle school, and then a $15.5 million new elementary school will open next door. The new Westpark Elementary opened in August 2016. The renovated former elementary school is expected to open as a middle school summer of 2017. The combined middle and high school will become solely a high school when the converted middle school opens.<ref name=Berardschoools/>