Haltom High School
Public high school in Haltom City, Texas · Birdville ISD · Grades 9–12
Haltom High School serves 2,757 students in grades 9–12 in Haltom City (Tarrant County). It is one of 30 schools in Birdville ISD. By enrollment it is the 117th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 17.1 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 160.93 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| 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 | 481023000489 |
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 high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,757 | 22,267 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 17.1 | 15.3 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 68.9% | 60% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 80% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Haltom High School in context
Size
Haltom High School is the largest of Birdville ISD's 4 high schools; its 2,757 students are 12.4% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 3.4 miles away and have a median of 381 students, so Haltom High School is larger 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 grade 9 with 784 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 613, against an average of 689 per grade. This year grade 12 has 22% fewer students than grade 9 (613 against 784). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 63.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across Birdville ISD (48%). White students are next, at 18.4%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
68.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 60% across Birdville ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high 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
Haltom High School has 160.93 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,757 students would have about 196.9 teachers, so Haltom High School has 36 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other high school is Richland High School, 2.9 miles away in the same district. There are 11 high schools within 5 miles and 47 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 63.6% |
| White | 18.4% |
| Black | 9.5% |
| Asian | 5.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
47% of students are girls and 53% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 784 |
| Grade 10 | 725 |
| Grade 11 | 635 |
| Grade 12 | 613 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5501 N Haltom Rd, Haltom City, TX 76137
Phone: (817)547-6000
Website: birdvilleschools.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Haltom High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richland High School | Birdville ISD | 2.9 mi | 2,063 | 15.9 | 49.5% |
| Bob E Griggs High School | Birdville ISD | 3.2 mi | 140 | 6.7 | 68.6% |
| Winfree Academy North Richland Hills | Winfree Academy Charter Schools | 3.2 mi | 208 | 28.5 | – |
| Fossil Ridge High School | Keller ISD | 3.3 mi | 2,140 | 14.6 | 50.5% |
| Keller Collegiate Academy | Keller ISD | 3.5 mi | 296 | 19.9 | 26.4% |
| Detent Center | Fort Worth ISD | 3.9 mi | 102 | 15.3 | – |
| Saginaw High School | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | 4.1 mi | 2,013 | 15.4 | 50.2% |
| IDEA Achieve College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 4.2 mi | 466 | 12.7 | 86.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.