All students from Legacy, Mansfield, Timberview, Summit and Lake Ridge who are currently sophomores and will be juniors during the following school year are eligible to apply to Frontier High School.

Students must also meet ALL of the following requirements in order to qualify to admittance:

• Have an 80 or higher grade average,
• Earn all freshman and sophomore core credits and
• Met all standards on EOC exams.

Download and complete the 2019-20 Application (PDF). Once your application is complete, either mail, fax, email or drop it off at FHS with the receptionist.

Students who have met all requirements will be sent a letter of acceptance and will then meet with an FHS counselor to work on a schedule. 

Yes, transportation is provided by the MISD Transportation Department. Exact bus stops and times are determined by transportation after all students have declared their intent to attend Frontier High School. Some programs do require that students provide their own transportation. (i.e. Internships, Community Service, etc.)

Yes, students will be able to take AP courses, dual enrollment courses and online courses.

Yes, dual credit is an option for students who want to earn college credit while still in high school.

No, there is no tuition fee associated with Frontier High School/Ben Barber Career Tech Academy with the exception of students who choose to take Dual Credit courses.

Yes, Frontier High School students have first priority over home campus students in upper-level BBIA courses.

The Tarrant County College Trinity River East Campus program (TREC) provides Frontier High School health science students an opportunity to earn 42 dual credit college hours and a certification. Incoming MISD juniors must meet requirements and complete an application to be considered. Students attend their dual credit courses on the Trinity River East Campus. Transportation is provided.  More information is available on the FHS Counseling Center page.

TREC Brochure (pdf) • TREC Application (pdf)

Frontier High School seniors are required to complete a senior project, portfolio, job shadowing/internship experience and defend their project to a professional panel as a part of graduation requirements. Students are assigned mentor teachers who guide them through this process.

• Frontier High School opened in 2010.
• Our colors are purple, black and white.
• Our mascot is Trailblazers.
• Our mission is empowering students to be global leaders.
• Our vision is to be an innovative platform that empowers students to achieve success through the use of emerging technologies and 21st Century skills.
• Our values reflect our commitment to relationships, leadership, problem-solving, emerging technology, and staff development.
• Our goals are 1) to actively created an environment that encourages both interdisciplinary cooperation and communication, 2) to nurture our staff, students, and public to embrace and accept the philosophy that "failure is not an option," and 3) to encourage all students, faculty, and the community to support the educational and career technology goals of BBIA/FHS.

• Small school environment with big school opportunities
• Project based learning with innovative, hands-on instruction.
• Opportunity to earn college credit hours through dual credit courses.
• Students choose program of study consistent with their career interests.
• Students guaranteed placement in highly competitive courses with their career interests.
• Smaller class sizes with individualized instruction.
• Culminating senior project that includes job shadowing/internships and professional portfolio.
• Each student is provided a personal laptop.