Baird Elementary School
Public elementary school in Baird, Texas · Baird ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Baird Elementary School serves 208 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Baird (Callahan County). It is one of 2 schools in Baird ISD. By enrollment it is the 4481st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.6 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Baird ISD |
| County | Callahan County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480928006360 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Baird ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 208 | 348 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.6 | 10.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 72.6% | 65.5% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 14% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Baird Elementary School in context
Size
Baird Elementary School is the only elementary school in Baird ISD. Its 208 students are 59.8% of the district's 348. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 17.8 miles away and have a median of 381 students, so Baird Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is pre-K with 68 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 15, against an average of 30 per grade. This year grade 5 has 60% more students than kindergarten (24 against 15). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 68 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 64.4% of enrollment, a lower share than across Baird ISD (70.7%). Hispanic students are next, at 28.4%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
72.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 65.5% across Baird ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Baird Elementary School has 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 208 students would have about 14.1 teachers, so Baird Elementary School has 2.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Clyde Elementary School, 6.8 miles away in Clyde CISD. There are 0 elementary schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 64.4% |
| Hispanic | 28.4% |
| Two or more races | 4.3% |
| Black | 2.9% |
46.2% of students are girls and 53.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 68 |
| Kindergarten | 15 |
| Grade 1 | 27 |
| Grade 2 | 23 |
| Grade 3 | 27 |
| Grade 4 | 24 |
| Grade 5 | 24 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
400 W 7th St, Baird, TX 79504
Phone: (325)854-1400
Website: bairdisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Baird Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Elementary School | Clyde CISD | 6.8 mi | 317 | 15.1 | 51.7% |
| Clyde Intermediate School | Clyde CISD | 7.5 mi | 317 | 14.6 | 42% |
| Eula Elementary School | Eula ISD | 10.3 mi | 286 | 11.7 | 40.2% |
| Taylor Elementary School | Abilene ISD | 17.8 mi | 662 | 17.2 | 63.7% |
| Wylie East Intermediate School | Wylie ISD | 17.9 mi | 384 | 17.5 | 23.7% |
| Thomas Elementary School | Abilene ISD | 18.8 mi | 378 | 13.4 | 74.6% |
| Wylie East Elementary School | Wylie ISD | 19.1 mi | 776 | 14.5 | 26.4% |
| Bowie Elementary School | Abilene ISD | 20.2 mi | 473 | 13.5 | 86.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Baird ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baird High School | High | 6–12 | 140 |