Carter-Riverside High School is a member of District 6 Region 2 of the UIL wrestling alignment.

In 2017 the program made Fort Worth ISD history when Jacqueline Bunyavong (5A girls, 102 lbs) became the school's and district's first wrestling state champion, defeating the defending champion by decision.

The Carter-Riverside debate team has been growing in popularity since it was restarted in school year 2015–2016.

Students can choose to take Debate as an elective or speech credit and sign up to compete at local, regional, state, and national competitions.

Notable accolades include winning the Trimble Tech tournament in January 2017 and placing third in districts in March 2017 behind Grapevine High School and Colleyville High School.