Walker Creek Elementary School
Public elementary school in North Richland Hills, Texas · Birdville ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Walker Creek Elementary School serves 458 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 2918th 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 ÷ 31.7 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 | 481023011015 |
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 | 458 | 22,267 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 15.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 25.8% | 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.
Walker Creek Elementary School in context
Size
Walker Creek Elementary School is the 14th largest of Birdville ISD's 19 elementary schools; its 458 students are 2.1% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.8 miles away and have a median of 524 students, so Walker Creek 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 kindergarten with 83 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 35, against an average of 65 per grade. This year grade 5 has 19% fewer students than kindergarten (67 against 83). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 35 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 54.1% of enrollment, a higher share than across Birdville ISD (32.1%). Hispanic students are next, at 22.7%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
25.8% 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
Walker Creek Elementary School has 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 458 students would have about 30.9 teachers, so Walker Creek 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
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 Academy at Carrie F Thomas, 0.8 miles away in the same district. There are 42 elementary schools within 5 miles and 132 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 54.1% |
| Hispanic | 22.7% |
| Two or more races | 10.3% |
| Black | 8.1% |
| Asian | 4.8% |
49.1% of students are girls and 50.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 35 |
| Kindergarten | 83 |
| Grade 1 | 63 |
| Grade 2 | 70 |
| Grade 3 | 67 |
| Grade 4 | 73 |
| Grade 5 | 67 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8780 Bridge St, North Richland Hills, TX 76180
Phone: (817)547-3500
Website: birdville.schools.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Walker Creek Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy at Carrie F Thomas | Birdville ISD | 0.8 mi | 586 | 15.9 | 75.6% |
| W a Porter Elementary School | Birdville ISD | 1.1 mi | 538 | 13.5 | 16.9% |
| Smithfield Elementary School | Birdville ISD | 1.2 mi | 658 | 17 | 43% |
| Holiday Heights Elementary School | Birdville ISD | 1.6 mi | 463 | 15.1 | 63.1% |
| Shady Oaks Elementary School | Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD | 1.9 mi | 594 | 15.8 | 69.4% |
| Donna Park | Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD | 1.9 mi | 439 | 14.1 | 72.7% |
| North Ridge Elementary School | Birdville ISD | 2.2 mi | 510 | 15.1 | 36.7% |
| Foster Village Elementary School | Birdville ISD | 2.4 mi | 430 | 15.5 | 60.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.