Fossil Ridge High School (Fort Worth, Texas)
| Fossil Ridge High School | |
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| Address | |
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4101 Thompson Rd Fort Worth, TX Tarrant County, Texas 76244 United States |
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| Coordinates | 32°53′35″N 97°17′43″W / 32.89306°N 97.29528°WCoordinates: 32°53′35″N 97°17′43″W / 32.89306°N 97.29528°W |
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| Type | Co-Educational, Public, Secondary |
| Motto | "Focus, Respect, Honor, Success" |
| Established | 1995 |
| Opened | 1994 |
| Sister school |
Keller High School Timber Creek High School Central High School Keller Learning Center |
| School district | Keller Independent School District |
| Superintendent | Dr. Randy Reid |
| Principal | David Hadley |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | +2,200 (2014 estimate) |
| Language |
English Spanish |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Communities served |
Fort Worth Keller Watauga Haltom City North Richland Hills |
| Feeder schools | Hillwood Middle Fossil Hill Middle |
| Renovated | 1997–2001 |
| Website | kellerisd |
Fossil Ridge High School (FRHS) is an American public high school located in northeast Fort Worth, Texas It is the second high school inside the Keller Independent School District. Most nearby schools such as Fossil Hill Middle School and Hillwood Middle School graduates feed into Fossil Ridge.
According to U.S. News & World Report, Fossil Ridge High School is ranked at #1,473 as one of the highest ranked high schools in the United States. In Texas, it is ranked at #142 as one of the highest ranked schools and was certified Silver.
The Fossil Ridge Panthers are the reigning 6-4A champions in basketball having posted a 29-4 record and a 16-0 record in district play. The Panthers are also the reigning 5-5A champions. The program had made 3 playoff appearances: 2000-2001, 2001–2002, 2002–2003. The program also went through a coaching change following back-to-back division championships. Head coach Brad Mouser left the Panthers to coach at Timber Creek High School. As a result, assistant coach Zack Myers took over the program.
Fossil Ridge currently has two freshmen teams (Black and Gold), one junior varsity team (Gold), and a varsity team. The teams play at the Keller Sports Complex, which includes an artificial turf field and sits directly across the street from Keller High School.
In 2005, Fossil Ridge went back to the playoffs for the first time since the 2002 season, but only made it as far as the first round, suffering a 35-20 defeat to Trinity High School, the 2005 Class 5A state champions. The 2006 varsity game received online video coverage from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and KXAS NBC 5. In 2006, Fossil Ridge was reclassified to Class 4A, and was reclassified again in 2008 back to Class 5A. Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, Fossil Ridge has been reclassified to 6A. Fossil Ridge won three consecutive games against rival Keller High School (2000–2003) and six of the eleven games played from 1996–2008. The Panthers also defeated their other district rival, Central High School, in the 2008 season.
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