Enrollment
140
High
DISTRICT 174 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAIRD ISD·NCES 480928000387
Baird High School
600 W 7TH ST, BAIRD, TX 79504 · (325) 854-1400 · Callahan County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL140 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Texas public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
77 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 28 | 20% |
| Grade 7 | 16 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 18 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 23 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 19 | 14% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BAIRD ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +6.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 38.0% | 25.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 26.0% | 27.0% | 33.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 55.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 29.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Baird High School
Baird High School's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baird High School this school | 140 | 55.0% | 36.5% |
| Savoy High School SAVOY | 128 | 53.1% | 50.6% |
| Rising Star High School RISING STAR | 93 | 55.9% | 36.4% |
| Celeste High School CELESTE | 147 | 50.3% | 68.6% |
| Union Hill High School GILMER | 141 | 56.7% | 32.9% |
| Spurger High School SPURGER | 161 | 53.4% | 42.9% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Baird High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #1,229 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #805 of 1,425 ▼ 77 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #784 of 1,425 ▲ 139 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 140 | #1,478 of 2,107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.0% | #910 of 1,522 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
140
+17 (+14%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 117
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
was 7.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 140 | 17.9 | 7.8:1 | 55% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 148 | 17.2 | 8.6:1 | 58% (86) |
| 2022-23 | 143 | 17.6 | 8.1:1 | 44% (63) |
| 2020-21 | 123 | 17 | 7.2:1 | 54% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 88 | 12 | 7.3:1 | 65% (57) |
| 2015-16 | 91 | 12 | 7.6:1 | 63% (57) |
| 2010-11 | 97 | 14 | 6.9:1 | 53% (51) |
| 2000-01 | 212 | 21 | 10.1:1 | 35% (75) |
| 1990-91 | 117 | 23 | 5.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baird High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 59% (88 to 140); teachers up 49% (12 to 17.9).
About Baird High School
Baird High School serves students in BAIRD, Texas, as a very small high school. The school counted 140 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 12. That is 82% below the average of about 796 students for high schools in Texas.
The district, BAIRD ISD, operates 2 schools serving 348 students.
At Baird High School, 80% of students are White. The remaining students are 18% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put Callahan County at about 84% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Baird High School scores 33%.
The school had 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 7.8:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas is 7.3 students per teacher. The school reported 55% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Among Texas public high schools, Baird High School outscored 4%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
Baird High School trails its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 13.7 points (36.5% versus 50.2%), a bottom-10% result in Texas on BeatsExpectations.
For Callahan County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $72,436, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 11 public schools in the county, enrolling about 2,608, Baird High School among them.
Baird Elementary School is about 0.1 miles from Baird High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within ten miles. Baird High School places 8th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES assigns Baird High School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A 14% rise took enrollment from 123 in 2020-21 to 140 in 2024-25.
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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
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Baird Elementary School0.1 mi · 208
- Clyde Junior High School5.8 mi · 314
- Clyde Elementary School6.7 mi · 317
- Clyde Intermediate School7.3 mi · 317
- Clyde High School7.5 mi · 444
- Eula High School10.2 mi · 116
Frequently asked questions
About Baird High SchoolHow large is Baird High School?
Baird High School enrolls approximately 140 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Baird High School serve?
Baird High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Baird High School?
Approximately 7.8:1 students per teacher at Baird High School.
How diverse is Baird High School?
Baird High School reports a student body of 80% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Baird High School public or private?
Baird High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BAIRD ISD.
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