Snow Heights Elementary School
Public elementary school in North Richland Hills, Texas · Birdville ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Snow Heights Elementary School serves 380 students in grades Pre-K–5 in North Richland Hills (Tarrant County). It is one of 30 schools in Birdville ISD. By enrollment it is the 3622nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.8 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 ÷ 25.64 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 | 481023000499 |
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 | 380 | 22,267 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.8 | 15.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 38.9% | 60% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 49% 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.
Snow Heights Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 19 elementary schools in Birdville ISD, Snow Heights Elementary School is the 18th largest, with 1.7% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 630; Snow Heights 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 72 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 22, against an average of 54 per grade. This year grade 5 has 57% more students than kindergarten (72 against 46). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 22 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 50% here and 32.1% across Birdville ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 29.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
38.9% 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 25.64 full-time-equivalent teachers for 380 students, Snow Heights Elementary School has 14.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 380 students would have about 25.7 teachers, so Snow Heights 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
Snow Heights 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 Iltexas North Richland Hills Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas). Within 10 miles there are 163 other elementary schools, 43 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 50% |
| Hispanic | 29.5% |
| Black | 9.5% |
| Two or more races | 7.4% |
| Asian | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
52.9% of students are girls and 47.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 22 |
| Kindergarten | 46 |
| Grade 1 | 57 |
| Grade 2 | 66 |
| Grade 3 | 61 |
| Grade 4 | 56 |
| Grade 5 | 72 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4801 Vance Rd, North Richland Hills, TX 76180
Phone: (817)547-2200
Website: birdvilleschools.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Snow Heights Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iltexas North Richland Hills Elementary School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 0.8 mi | 757 | 15.3 | 76.5% |
| Holiday Heights Elementary School | Birdville ISD | 1.0 mi | 463 | 15.1 | 63.1% |
| Jack C Binion Elementary School | Birdville ISD | 1.2 mi | 693 | 15.1 | 76.9% |
| Watauga Elementary School | Birdville ISD | 1.8 mi | 700 | 15 | 82.7% |
| Academy at Carrie F Thomas | Birdville ISD | 1.9 mi | 586 | 15.9 | 75.6% |
| Alliene Mullendore Elementary School | Birdville ISD | 1.9 mi | 309 | 12 | 67.3% |
| Grace E Hardeman Elementary School | Birdville ISD | 2.1 mi | 600 | 15.1 | 65% |
| O H Stowe Elementary School | Birdville ISD | 2.1 mi | 660 | 14.4 | 73.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.