Black students at the time attended Como High School, which no longer exists and was merged with Arlington Heights at its closing.

In 1968, Western Hills High School was hosted in temporary buildings at Arlington Heights[5] until its campus opened in 1969 on a 25-acre tract in West Fort Worth at 3600 Boston Avenue.

[3] Students at Arlington Heights refer to their school as "The Hill", as the main building offers a view of the Trinity River valley to the south, from which AHHS is visible.

[7] The surrounding grounds are covered with tennis courts, baseball, softball, a unique multi-purpose athletic facility, soccer and football fields and an all-weather track that is open for public use.

[11] In the incident, carloads of Paschal boys and exes descended on a crowd of 500 Heights students at Benbrook Lake with an armory of weapons including baseball bats, lead pipes, whips and Molotov cocktails.

[13] The incident resulted in criminal convictions and a nationwide reassessment of safety and security measures, starting a national discussion about youth violence and vandalism on many television and radio programs.