Enrollment
208
Elementary
DISTRICT 174 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAIRD ISD·NCES 480928006360
BAIRD EL
400 W 7TH ST, BAIRD, TX 79504 · (325) 854-1400 · Callahan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL208 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
151 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
BAIRD EL→BAIRD H S
Based on grade levels within BAIRD ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
54.0%
TX avg 51.8%
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 42.0%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
208
+52 (+33%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 10.6:1
% White
64%
was 82%
% Hispanic
28%
was 17%
% Black
3%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BAIRD EL
BAIRD EL is an elementary campus of tight-knit scale in BAIRD, Texas, overseen by BAIRD ISD, teacheing 208 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 60% leaner than typical.
Across the 2 schools in BAIRD ISD (348 students total), BAIRD EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, BAIRD EL records that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 28% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Callahan County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, BAIRD EL lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Callahan County's rate of about 48%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BAIRD EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.2%; this one delivers 45.9%.
In the broader community, census data for Callahan County shows median household earnings sit near $72,436, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Callahan County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,608 students), BAIRD EL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: BAIRD H S, around 0.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, BAIRD EL comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 55.9%.
BAIRD EL operates from an outlying location.
Over the past 7-year window. BAIRD EL's enrollment has edged up 33% since 2018, when it stood at 156 (now 208). The White share of enrollment decreased from 82% to 64% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.
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Callahan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,241
Census ACS
Median income
$72,436
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,608 students
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Frequently asked questions
About BAIRD ELHow large is BAIRD EL?
BAIRD EL enrolls approximately 208 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does BAIRD EL serve?
BAIRD EL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does BAIRD EL have?
BAIRD EL employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the student diversity at BAIRD EL?
Student demographics at BAIRD EL are roughly 64% White, 28% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is BAIRD EL in?
BAIRD EL is part of BAIRD ISD.
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