BIRDWELL SCHOOL

Located at 2010 TALLEY AVE, in TYLER, Texas, BIRDWELL SCHOOL is an average-sized primary school that works with 568 students (grades pre-K through 8), run under TYLER ISD.

TYLER ISD comprises 26 schools with combined enrollment of 18,708 students; BIRDWELL SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, BIRDWELL SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (89%). The remainder looks like 7% White, 2% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, BIRDWELL SCHOOL has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.5:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BIRDWELL SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 43.9%; BIRDWELL SCHOOL posts 66.5%, +22.6 points above that line.

Across the wider county, Smith County reports that median household income runs about $74,192, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. BIRDWELL SCHOOL is one of 65 public schools in Smith County (combined enrollment of about 37,385 students).

PEETE EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, BIRDWELL SCHOOL comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 52.6%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. BIRDWELL SCHOOL's enrollment has rose 4% since 2018, when it stood at 545 (now 568). Over the same period, the Black share fell from 17% to 2%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.