Birdville Elementary School
Public elementary school in Haltom City, Texas · Birdville ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Birdville Elementary School serves 479 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Haltom City (Tarrant County). It is one of 30 schools in Birdville ISD. By enrollment it is the 2716th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.3 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 33.61 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Birdville ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Provision 1, 2 or 3) |
| NCES school ID | 481023000484 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Birdville ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 479 | 22,267 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.3 | 15.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 78.9% | 60% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 40% 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.
Birdville Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 19 elementary schools in Birdville ISD, Birdville Elementary School is the 12th largest, with 2.2% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 650; Birdville 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 90 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 56, against an average of 68 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 67 in kindergarten and 72 in grade 5. It also enrolls 90 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 70.6% here and 48% across Birdville ISD. White students are next, at 17.3%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
78.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 60% across Birdville ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under Provision 2 or 3 of the National School Lunch Program, every student eats at no charge; meal applications are only collected in a base year.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 33.61 full-time-equivalent teachers for 479 students, Birdville Elementary School has 14.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 479 students would have about 32.4 teachers, so Birdville Elementary School has 1.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Birdville Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Cheney Hills Elementary School, 0.6 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 176 other elementary schools, 44 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 70.6% |
| White | 17.3% |
| Black | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 3.3% |
| Asian | 2.9% |
46.1% of students are girls and 53.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 90 |
| Kindergarten | 67 |
| Grade 1 | 63 |
| Grade 2 | 56 |
| Grade 3 | 65 |
| Grade 4 | 66 |
| Grade 5 | 72 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3111 Carson St, Haltom City, TX 76117
Phone: (817)547-1500
Website: birdvilleschools.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Birdville Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheney Hills Elementary School | Birdville ISD | 0.6 mi | 696 | 15.3 | 83.3% |
| IDEA Achieve Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.2 mi | 585 | 18.9 | 82.1% |
| Alliene Mullendore Elementary School | Birdville ISD | 1.5 mi | 309 | 12 | 67.3% |
| West Birdville Elementary School | Birdville ISD | 1.6 mi | 665 | 15.5 | 86.2% |
| O H Stowe Elementary School | Birdville ISD | 1.6 mi | 660 | 14.4 | 73.8% |
| Iltexas North Richland Hills Elementary School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 1.7 mi | 757 | 15.3 | 76.5% |
| David E Smith Elementary School | Birdville ISD | 1.7 mi | 640 | 15.9 | 82.7% |
| Riverside Applied Lrn Center | Fort Worth ISD | 2.3 mi | 202 | 12.7 | 75.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.