O H Stowe Elementary School
Public elementary school in Haltom City, Texas · Birdville ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
O H Stowe Elementary School serves 660 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 1187th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.4 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 ÷ 45.83 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 | 481023000501 |
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 | 660 | 22,267 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 15.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 73.8% | 60% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 42% 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.
O H Stowe Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 19 elementary schools in Birdville ISD, O H Stowe Elementary School is the 5th largest, with 3% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2 miles away and have a median of 653 students, so O H Stowe Elementary School is close to their typical size.
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 114 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 66, against an average of 94 per grade. This year grade 5 has 18% more students than kindergarten (114 against 97). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 66 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 58.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across Birdville ISD (48%). White students are next, at 19.4%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
73.8% of students qualify 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
O H Stowe Elementary School has 45.83 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 660 students would have about 44.6 teachers, so O H Stowe 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
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 elementary school is David E Smith Elementary School, 1 miles away in the same district. There are 43 elementary schools within 5 miles and 164 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 58.6% |
| White | 19.4% |
| Black | 11.2% |
| Asian | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 3.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
53.2% of students are girls and 46.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 66 |
| Kindergarten | 97 |
| Grade 1 | 94 |
| Grade 2 | 91 |
| Grade 3 | 93 |
| Grade 4 | 105 |
| Grade 5 | 114 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4201 Rita Ln, Haltom City, TX 76117
Phone: (817)547-2400
Website: birdvilleschools.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: O H Stowe Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David E Smith Elementary School | Birdville ISD | 1.0 mi | 640 | 15.9 | 82.7% |
| Birdville Elementary School | Birdville ISD | 1.6 mi | 479 | 14.3 | 78.9% |
| Iltexas North Richland Hills Elementary School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 1.7 mi | 757 | 15.3 | 76.5% |
| West Birdville Elementary School | Birdville ISD | 1.9 mi | 665 | 15.5 | 86.2% |
| Cheney Hills Elementary School | Birdville ISD | 2.0 mi | 696 | 15.3 | 83.3% |
| Watauga Elementary School | Birdville ISD | 2.1 mi | 700 | 15 | 82.7% |
| Snow Heights Elementary School | Birdville ISD | 2.1 mi | 380 | 14.8 | 38.9% |
| Riverside Applied Lrn Center | Fort Worth ISD | 2.2 mi | 202 | 12.7 | 75.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.