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These fast-growing Dallas-Fort Worth companies earned spots on the 2023 Inc. 5000 list

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Several Fort Worth businesses appeared on the list.

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Hundreds of Dallas-Fort Worth companies have experienced explosive revenue growth over the last few years, with one such business landing near the top of the prestigious 2023 Inc. 5000 list.

One Coppell-based company, Green Light Distribution, ranked No. 4 nationally, boasting an unimaginable 41,090 percent growth rate from 2019 to 2022. Green Light Distribution provides distribution services for small to mid-size wine and spirit brands.

For additional perspective, Green Light Distribution is also the second highest-ranked Texas business on the list. Nationally, it was bested only by St. Louis-based energy development company Birch Creek Energy (No. 3), Austin-based transportation booking company CharterUp (No. 2), and Nashville-based health services company CareBridge (No. 1).

Companies on the 2023 Inc. 5000 are ranked by percentage growth in revenue from 2019 to 2022. To qualify for the list, a company must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2019. The company also must have been U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent as of December 31, 2022. The minimum revenue required for 2019 was $100,000; the minimum for 2022 was $2 million.

In all, 482 Texas-based companies made this year’s list, and 216 of those are based in Dallas-Fort Worth. The report says 35 businesses are newly-founded, 119 are repeat honorees, and 30,301 jobs were added thanks to these companies.

The 16 remaining Metroplex-area businesses ranking among the top 500 include:

No. 13 – Blue Hammer Roofing, Dallas, 19,510 percent growth rate
No. 14 – eTrueNorth, Mansfield, 19,130 percent growth rate
No. 85 –Archer Review, Dallas, 5,378 percent growth rate
No. 110 – Advantis Medical Staffing, Dallas, 4,302 percent growth rate
No. 144 – Maveneer, Dallas, 3,630 percent growth rate
No. 145 – Ashland Greene, Dallas, 3,617 percent growth rate
No. 152 – Physical Therapy Biz, Dallas, 3,542 percent growth rate
No. 155 – Curis Functional Health, Dallas, 3,444 percent growth rate
No. 175 – TimelyCare, Fort Worth, 3,015 percent growth rate
No. 185 – TAP Innovations, Irving, 2,873 percent growth rate
No. 239 – Ironside Human Resources, Dallas, 2,312 percent growth rate
No. 327 – VitalTech, Carrollton, 1,745 percent growth rate
No. 368 – evolv Consulting, Dallas, 1,572 percent growth rate
No. 433 – Albers Aerospace, McKinney, 1,342 percent growth rate
No. 445 – The Indoor Golf Shop, Celina, 1,306 percent growth rate
No. 475 – Tradebloc, Dallas, 1,225 percent growth rate

Tarrant County-specific companies to make the full Inc. 5000 list include Valor (Fort Worth, No. 572), SIO Logistics (Southlake, No. 650), Aulsbrook Law Firm (Arlington, No. 660), BILT Incorporated (Grapevine, No. 1,247), Elgin (Arlington, No. 1,541), First Cut Lawn Services (Fort Worth, No. 1,641), VRIT Tech (Hurst, No. 1,794), Eosera (Fort Worth, No. 1,921), JWC General Contractors (Southlake, No. 2,692), Newbury Partners (Grapevine, No. 2,831), KP Staffing (Fort Worth, No. 2,865), AMG Technology Investment Group (Hudson Oaks, Parker County, No. 3,052), Venn Technology (Grapevine, No. 3,137), Student Success Academy (Fort Worth, No. 3,399), Social Factor (Fort Worth, No. 3,408), Three Link Solutions (Keller, No. 3,422), OP2 Labs (Fort Worth, No. 3,524), Accelerated Fleet Services (Saginaw, No. 3,605), CoreCo USA (Fort Worth, No. 3,842), Joint Strategic Technologies (Southlake, No. 3928), Sharp Energy Group (Fort Worth, No. 3985), Information Discovery Services (Fort Worth, No. 4069), Thrive Internet Marketing Agency (Arlington, No. 4,188), DMGgo (Westlake, No. 4,663), Open Integration Consulting (North Richland Hills, No. 4744), TEXAS SUBS (Fort Worth, No. 4,861), and Point of Rental Software (Fort Worth, No. 4,872).

Here are the other Texas companies appearing in the state’s top 20:

No. 2 – CharterUp, Austin, 111,130 percent growth rate
No. 15 – Specialty1 Partners, Houston, 18,747 percent growth rate
No. 19 – Publishing.com, Austin, 16,497 percent growth rate
No. 81 – Hawthorne Capital, Houston, 5,574 percent growth rate
No. 89 – Valiant Capital, Houston, 5,223 percent growth rate
No. 90 – Norwood, Austin, 5,189 percent growth rate
No. 104 – 24HourNurse Staffing, Pittsburg, 4,520 percent growth rate
No. 112 – CloudServus, Austin, 4,215 percent growth rate
No. 162 – Intervene K-12, Houston, 3,207 percent growth rate
No. 180 – LeasePoint Funding Group, Austin, 2,920 percent growth rate

The full list of businesses can be found on inc.com.

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These 17 Dallas-Fort Worth K-8 schools rank among Texas' best for 2025

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Congratulations are in order for the Overton Park Owls.

Several Dallas-Fort Worth elementary and middle schools are at the top of the class when it comes to educating and preparing the next generation for a successful life and career, according to U.S. News & World Report's just-released list of 2025 Elementary and Middle Schools Rankings.

U.S. News ranked over 79,000 public schools on the state and district level using data from the U.S. Department of Education. Schools were analyzed based on their students' proficiencies in mathematics and reading/language arts on state assessments, and tie-breakers were decided based on student-teacher ratios.

The standout in the Fort Worth area was Overton Park Elementary — coming in just outside the top 10 at No. 12.

Texas' best elementary schools for 2025
Jesus A. Kawas Elementary in Laredo in the Texas took the top ranking for best elementary and middle school in Texas for 2025.

William B. Travis Academy/Vanguard for the Academically Talented and Gifted in Dallas ISD, ranked as the No. 2 According to U.S. News, this Dallas public school has a total enrollment of 502 students, with 94 percent of the student population scoring "at or above the proficient level" in mathematics, and 100 percent proficiency in reading. The school has a student-teacher ratio of 16:1, with 31 full-time teachers and 1 full-time school counselor.

Sudie L. Williams Talented and Gifted Academy, also in Dallas, came in at No. 6 with a total enrollment of 429 students. 89 percent of Sudie students are proficient in math, and 95 are proficient in reading, U.S. News said. Sudie L. Williams also ranked No. 5 in the statewide rankings for the best middle schools for 2025.

Carroll ISD's Robert H. Rockenbaugh Elementary in Southlake ranked No. 9. This elementary school has 531 students, 92 percent of which are proficient in both math and reading. U.S. Newssays the school's student-teacher ratio is 12:1, which is better than the district-wide student-teacher ratio. Robert H. Rockenbaugh employs 42 full-time teachers and one full-time counselor.

Overton Park Elementary was the highest ranked Fort Worth elementary school, coming in just outside the top 10 as No. 12. The school's population is made up of 542 students and 34 full-time teachers, creating a student-teacher ratio of 16:1. Overton Park students scored 91 percent proficiency in math and reading, according to U.S. News.

"Compared with the district, the school did better in math and better in reading, according to this [test score] metric," U.S. News said in the school's profile. "In Fort Worth Independent School District, 40 percent of students tested at or above the proficient level for reading, and 28 percent tested at or above that level for math."

Five additional Dallas-Fort Worth schools ranked among the top 25 best elementary schools in Texas, including:

No. 11 – Lakewood Elementary, Dallas ISD
No. 14 – Old Union Elementary, Southlake, Carroll ISD
No. 17 – School for the Talented and Gifted in Pleasant Grove, Dallas ISD
No. 21 – Carroll Elementary, Southlake, Carroll ISD
No. 24 – Bradfield Elementary, Dallas, Highland Park ISD

The best middle schools in Texas
Though the Austin campus of BASIS Texas Charter School was crowned the No. 1 middle school in Texas for 2025, five Dallas-Fort Worth middle schools dominated the top 10.

Following Dallas' William B. Travis Academy, Lawler Middle School in Frisco ISD ranked No. 3 statewide with 1,026 students, 61 full-time teachers, and two full-time school counselors. Lawler's student-teacher ratio is 17:1, and 93 percent of students are proficient in math, and 92 percent in reading. The school performed significantly better than the rest of Frisco ISD, U.S. News said.

"In Frisco Independent School District, 75 percent of students tested at or above the proficient level for reading, and 65 percent tested at or above that level for math," U.S. News said in Lawler's profile. "Lawler Middle [also] did better in math and better in reading in this metric compared with students across the state. In Texas, 51 percent of students tested at or above the proficient level for reading, and 41 percent tested at or above that level for math."

Other Dallas-Fort Worth middle schools that were ranked among the 25 best in Texas are:

No. 4 – School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove, Dallas ISD
No. 6 – George Dawson Middle School, Southlake, Carroll ISD
No. 7 – Willow Springs Middle School, Lucas, Lovejoy ISD
No. 12 – Carroll Middle School, Southlake, Carroll ISD
No. 13 – iUniversity Prep, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
No. 14 – Fowler Middle School, Plano, Frisco ISD
No. 16 – Henry W. Longfellow Career Exploration Academy, Dallas ISD
No. 20 – Nelson Middle School, Frisco ISD

"The 2025 Best Elementary and Middle Schools rankings offer parents a way to evaluate how schools are providing a high-quality education and preparing students for future success," said LaMont Jones, Ed.D., the managing editor for Education at U.S. News. "The data empowers families and communities to advocate for their children’s education. Research continues to indicate that how students perform academically at these early grade levels is a big factor in their success in high school and beyond."

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