John D Spicer Elementary School
Public elementary school in Haltom City, Texas · Birdville ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
John D Spicer Elementary School serves 431 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 3199th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.6 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 ÷ 29.49 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 | 481023021496 |
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 | 431 | 22,267 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.6 | 15.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 67.7% | 60% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 46% 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.
John D Spicer Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 19 elementary schools in Birdville ISD, John D Spicer Elementary School is the 15th largest, with 1.9% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 555; John D Spicer 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 grade 5 with 68 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 57, against an average of 62 per grade. This year grade 5 has 10% more students than kindergarten (68 against 62). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 60 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 33.9% here and 9.8% across Birdville ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 26.5%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
67.7% 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 29.49 full-time-equivalent teachers for 431 students, John D Spicer Elementary School has 14.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 431 students would have about 29.1 teachers, so John D Spicer Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
John D Spicer 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 Bluebonnet Elementary School, 0.9 miles away in Keller ISD. Within 10 miles there are 142 other elementary schools, 45 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 33.9% |
| Hispanic | 26.5% |
| White | 23.9% |
| Asian | 9% |
| Two or more races | 6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
45.9% of students are girls and 54.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 60 |
| Kindergarten | 62 |
| Grade 1 | 57 |
| Grade 2 | 59 |
| Grade 3 | 61 |
| Grade 4 | 64 |
| Grade 5 | 68 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4300 Estes Park Rd, Haltom City, TX 76137
Phone: (817)547-3300
Website: birdvilleschools.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: John D Spicer Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluebonnet Elementary School | Keller ISD | 0.9 mi | 546 | 13.4 | 46.7% |
| Parkview Elementary School | Keller ISD | 1.1 mi | 618 | 13.1 | 65% |
| Watauga Elementary School | Birdville ISD | 1.4 mi | 700 | 15 | 82.7% |
| Newman International Academy Watauga | Newman International Academy of Arlington | 1.6 mi | 306 | 26.1 | 35.9% |
| Park Glen Elementary School | Keller ISD | 1.6 mi | 479 | 15.5 | 30.5% |
| Grace E Hardeman Elementary School | Birdville ISD | 1.8 mi | 600 | 15.1 | 65% |
| Basswood Elementary School | Keller ISD | 2.0 mi | 563 | 14.3 | 64.3% |
| North Riverside Elementary School | Keller ISD | 2.2 mi | 469 | 13.2 | 69.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.