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Enrollment
479
Elementary
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRDVILLE ISD·NCES 481023000484
Birdville Elementary School
3111 CARSON ST, HALTOM CITY, TX 76117 · (817) 547-1500 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL479 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
378 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 90 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 21.0% | 24.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 19.0% | 24.0% | 41.0% |
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 | 47.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →
Schools most like Birdville Elementary School
Birdville Elementary School's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birdville Elementary School this school | 479 | 78.9% | 39.5% |
| L B Johnson Elementary School ODESSA | 475 | 77.9% | 39.1% |
| Ross Elementary School ODESSA | 512 | 77.0% | 40.7% |
| Jones Elementary School MIDLAND | 483 | 77.8% | 22.7% |
| Blanton Elementary School ODESSA | 510 | 80.2% | 39.2% |
| Washington Elementary School BIG SPRING | 489 | 79.8% | 48.4% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Birdville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #2,646 of 4,401 | #166 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #3,423 of 4,466 ▼ 306 | #238 of 339 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,829 of 4,466 ▼ 297 | #194 of 339 ▼ 32 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #2,597 of 3,998 | #191 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 479 | #2,731 of 4,938 | #190 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,747 of 4,622 | #127 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.7% | #2,667 of 4,628 | #273 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.9% | #2,035 of 4,789 | #147 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.4% | #652 of 1,307 | #24 of 72 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
479
+51 (+12%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 333
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 479 | 33.6 | 14.3:1 | 79% (378) |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 34.3 | 14.0:1 | 81% (386) |
| 2022-23 | 489 | 34.3 | 14.3:1 | 85% (415) |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 33 | 13.0:1 | 81% (346) |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 31.5 | 13.5:1 | 82% (348) |
| 2015-16 | 437 | 33 | 13.2:1 | 85% (372) |
| 2010-11 | 435 | 29 | 15.0:1 | 89% (385) |
| 2000-01 | 340 | 28 | 12.1:1 | 66% (225) |
| 1990-91 | 333 | 23 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Birdville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (426 to 479); teachers up 7% (31.5 to 33.6).
About Birdville Elementary School
At 3111 CARSON ST in HALTOM CITY, Texas, Birdville Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 479 students.
Birdville Elementary School reports to BIRDVILLE ISD, which has 30 schools and 22,267 students.
More than half of the students at Birdville Elementary School are Hispanic (71%). Beyond that, enrollment is 17% White, 6% Black, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In Tarrant County overall, about 30% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 47%.
With 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Birdville Elementary School, 79% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Tarrant County is 63%.
Birdville Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 39% of Texas public elementary schools.
Test results at Birdville Elementary School are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (39.5% actual, 40.0% predicted).
In Tarrant County, home to about 2,167,390 people, median household income comes to about $84,207, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Tarrant County's 639 public schools enroll about 385,835 students and include Birdville Elementary School.
Bob E Griggs High School is about 0.1 miles from Birdville Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Birdville Elementary School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 428 to 479, a 12% rise. Federal data show the ratio rising from 13.0:1 to 14.3:1.
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Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BIRDVILLE ISD
- Haltom High SchoolHigh · 2,757 students
- Birdville High SchoolHigh · 2,069 students
- Richland High SchoolHigh · 2,063 students
- Haltom Middle SchoolMiddle · 909 students
- North Richland Middle SchoolMiddle · 882 students
- Smithfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 798 students
Other schools in HALTOM CITY
- Haltom High SchoolHigh · 2,757 students
- Haltom Middle SchoolMiddle · 909 students
- Cheney Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 696 students
- West Birdville Elementary SchoolElementary · 665 students
- O H Stowe Elementary SchoolElementary · 660 students
- David E Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 640 students
Nearby schools
- Bob E Griggs High School0.1 mi · 140
- Winfree Academy North Richland Hills0.6 mi · 208
- Cheney Hills Elementary School0.6 mi · 696
- Haltom Middle School1.2 mi · 909
- IDEA Achieve Academy1.2 mi · 585
- IDEA Achieve College Preparatory1.2 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About Birdville Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Birdville Elementary School?
Birdville Elementary School enrolls approximately 479 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Birdville Elementary School serve?
Birdville Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Birdville Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Birdville Elementary School is approximately 14.3:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Birdville Elementary School?
Birdville Elementary School reports a student body of 17% White, 71% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Birdville Elementary School public or private?
Birdville Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BIRDVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.