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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at HALTOM H S this year?
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Enrollment
2,757
High
DISTRICT 1,757 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRDVILLE ISD·NCES 481023000489
Haltom High School
5501 N HALTOM RD, HALTOM CITY, TX 76137 · (817) 547-6000 · Tarrant County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,757 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Texas public high schools
- B-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
161 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
1,899 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 9 | 784 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 725 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 635 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 613 | 22% |
Student demographics
55%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
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +5.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 5 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 6.0% | 40.0% | 19.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 27.0% | 39.0% | 17.0% |
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 | 46.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 41.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
53.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Haltom High School
Haltom High School's state test result (53.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haltom High School this school | 2,757 | 68.9% | 53.8% |
| Garland High School GARLAND | 2,335 | 69.1% | 51.5% |
| Marshall High School SAN ANTONIO | 2,634 | 65.4% | 53.4% |
| Roosevelt High School SAN ANTONIO | 2,431 | 71.5% | 50.8% |
| Porter High School PORTER | 2,094 | 68.4% | 46.5% |
| Turner High School CARROLLTON | 2,035 | 66.4% | 43.9% |
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 Haltom High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #694 of 1,385 | #32 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #695 of 1,425 ▲ 119 | #34 of 76 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,069 of 1,425 ▼ 91 | #54 of 76 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #798 of 1,184 | #38 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,757 | #116 of 2,107 | #7 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #1,089 of 1,344 | #58 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #520 of 1,346 | #57 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.9% | #602 of 1,522 | #42 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.4% | #516 of 672 | #29 of 37 |
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
2,757
-77 (-3%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 2,430
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 2,757 | 160.9 | 17.1:1 | 69% (1,899) |
| 2023-24 | 2,755 | 170.3 | 16.2:1 | 70% (1,928) |
| 2022-23 | 2,785 | 170.3 | 16.4:1 | 72% (1,995) |
| 2020-21 | 2,834 | 192 | 14.8:1 | 66% (1,871) |
| 2017-18 | 2,641 | 159.4 | 16.6:1 | 69% (1,826) |
| 2015-16 | 2,656 | 163 | 16.3:1 | 65% (1,723) |
| 2010-11 | 2,615 | 151 | 17.3:1 | 58% (1,510) |
| 2000-01 | 2,447 | 148 | 16.5:1 | 26% (640) |
| 1990-91 | 2,430 | 125 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Haltom High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (2,641 to 2,757); teachers up 1% (159.4 to 160.9).
About Haltom High School
Haltom High School is a high-enrollment high school for students in HALTOM CITY, Texas. The school counts 2,757 students across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Texas is about 796 students.
Federal data list 30 schools in BIRDVILLE ISD, with 22,267 students enrolled.
Hispanic students are the majority at Haltom High School, with 64% of enrollment. The school is also 18% White, 10% Black, and 6% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 30%. The school's diversity index is 55%, meaning two students picked at random have a 55% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 160.9 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 17.1:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. The school's lunch program data list 69% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Haltom High School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 51% of Texas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 44.3% at Haltom High School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 53.8%.
Among Tarrant County residents, the median household income is $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Haltom High School is one of 639 public schools in the county.
Nearby, John D Spicer Elementary School is about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Haltom High School's average proficiency of 53.8% compares with 42.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 77 students since 2020-21, to 2,757. The school's ratio rose from 14.8:1 to 17.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
- 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
- Watauga Elementary SchoolElementary · 700 students
Other schools in HALTOM CITY
- 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
- IDEA Achieve AcademyElementary · 585 students
Nearby schools
- John D Spicer Elementary School0.7 mi · 431
- North Oaks Middle School1.1 mi · 480
- Watauga Elementary School1.5 mi · 700
- Bluebonnet Elementary School1.5 mi · 546
- Parkview Elementary School1.5 mi · 618
- O H Stowe Elementary School1.6 mi · 660
Frequently asked questions
About Haltom High SchoolHow large is Haltom High School?
Haltom High School enrolls approximately 2,757 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Haltom High School serve?
Haltom High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Haltom High School?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Haltom High School.
How diverse is Haltom High School?
Haltom High School reports a student body of 18% White, 64% Hispanic, 10% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Haltom High School in?
Haltom High School is part of BIRDVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.