Haltom Middle School
Public middle school in Haltom City, Texas · Birdville ISD · Grades 6–8
Haltom Middle School serves 909 students in grades 6–8 in Haltom City (Tarrant County). It is one of 30 schools in Birdville ISD. By enrollment it is the 388th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 56.66 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| 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 | 481023000490 |
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 middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 909 | 22,267 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 16 | 15.3 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 81.4% | 60% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 73% of Texas middle 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 Middle School in context
Size
Haltom Middle School is the largest of Birdville ISD's 7 middle schools; its 909 students are 4.1% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3.2 miles away and have a median of 603 students, so Haltom Middle 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 6 with 317 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 290, against an average of 303 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 317 in grade 6 and 290 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 81.1% of enrollment, a higher share than across Birdville ISD (48%). White students are next, at 12.1%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
81.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 60% across Birdville ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle 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 Middle School has 56.66 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 909 students would have about 63.1 teachers, so Haltom Middle School has 6.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
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 middle school is North Oaks Middle School, 1.8 miles away in the same district. There are 11 middle schools within 5 miles and 56 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 81.1% |
| White | 12.1% |
| Asian | 2.6% |
| Black | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
48.2% of students are girls and 51.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 317 |
| Grade 7 | 302 |
| Grade 8 | 290 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5001 Hutchison Way, Haltom City, TX 76117
Phone: (817)547-4000
Website: birdvilleschools.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Haltom Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Oaks Middle School | Birdville ISD | 1.8 mi | 480 | 12.5 | 70.6% |
| Riverside Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.1 mi | 739 | 19 | 93.4% |
| Iltexas North Richland Hills Middle School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 2.5 mi | 350 | 14.8 | 77.7% |
| North Richland Middle School | Birdville ISD | 3.1 mi | 882 | 16 | 65.6% |
| Meacham Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 3.3 mi | 680 | 16.4 | 94.3% |
| Richland Middle School | Birdville ISD | 3.5 mi | 633 | 14.4 | 75% |
| Iltexas Woodhaven Middle School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 3.9 mi | 295 | 12.4 | 81% |
| Watauga Middle School | Birdville ISD | 4.1 mi | 572 | 12.9 | 70.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.