West Birdville Elementary School
Public elementary school in Haltom City, Texas · Birdville ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
West Birdville Elementary School serves 665 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 1153rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.5 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 ÷ 42.97 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 | 481023000506 |
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 | 665 | 22,267 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.5 | 15.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 86.2% | 60% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 63% 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.
West Birdville Elementary School in context
Size
West Birdville Elementary School is the 4th largest of Birdville ISD's 19 elementary schools; its 665 students are 3% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 436; West Birdville Elementary 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 5 with 116 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 72, against an average of 95 per grade. This year grade 5 has 61% more students than kindergarten (116 against 72). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 87 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 89.5% here and 48% across Birdville ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
86.2% 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 42.97 full-time-equivalent teachers for 665 students, West Birdville Elementary School has 15.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 665 students would have about 44.9 teachers, so West Birdville Elementary School has 1.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
West Birdville 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 Riverside Applied Lrn Center, 0.8 miles away in Fort Worth ISD. Within 10 miles there are 171 other elementary schools, 39 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 89.5% |
| White | 6.9% |
| Asian | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |
| Black | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
49% of students are girls and 51% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 87 |
| Kindergarten | 72 |
| Grade 1 | 105 |
| Grade 2 | 94 |
| Grade 3 | 84 |
| Grade 4 | 107 |
| Grade 5 | 116 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3001 Layton Ave, Haltom City, TX 76117
Phone: (817)547-2500
Website: birdvilleschools.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: West Birdville Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Applied Lrn Center | Fort Worth ISD | 0.8 mi | 202 | 12.7 | 75.7% |
| Bonnie Brae | Fort Worth ISD | 0.8 mi | 326 | 13.8 | 92.6% |
| David E Smith Elementary School | Birdville ISD | 1.2 mi | 640 | 15.9 | 82.7% |
| Springdale Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.2 mi | 393 | 14.3 | 94.1% |
| Natha Howell Elementary School | Fort Worth ISD | 1.4 mi | 349 | 16.3 | 96% |
| IDEA Achieve Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.4 mi | 585 | 18.9 | 82.1% |
| Birdville Elementary School | Birdville ISD | 1.6 mi | 479 | 14.3 | 78.9% |
| O H Stowe Elementary School | Birdville ISD | 1.9 mi | 660 | 14.4 | 73.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.