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Which teacher or staff member at HOLIDAY HEIGHTS EL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
463
Elementary
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRDVILLE ISD·NCES 481023000491
Holiday Heights Elementary School
5221 SUSAN LEE LN, NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX 76180 · (817) 547-2600 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL463 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
15.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
292 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 | 41 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
73%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
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -5.0pp since 2020
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 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 27.0% | 24.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 23.0% | 26.0% | 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 | 54.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 68.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Holiday Heights Elementary School
Holiday Heights Elementary School's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holiday Heights Elementary School this school | 463 | 63.1% | 39.6% |
| Foster Village Elementary School NORTH RICHLAND HILLS | 430 | 60.7% | 47.7% |
| Hurst Hills Elementary School HURST | 480 | 58.8% | 59.4% |
| Hewitt Elementary School HEWITT | 511 | 59.7% | 51.2% |
| Percy W Neblett Elementary School SHERMAN | 462 | 64.3% | 33.8% |
| Friendship Elementary School KELLER | 464 | 65.1% | 50.6% |
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 Holiday Heights Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #2,640 of 4,401 | #165 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,700 of 4,466 ▼ 34 | #174 of 339 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #2,007 of 4,466 ▲ 786 | #132 of 339 ▲ 48 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #1,566 of 3,998 | #112 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 463 | #2,878 of 4,938 | #209 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #2,497 of 4,622 | #193 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.5% | #282 of 4,628 | #50 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.1% | #2,962 of 4,789 | #214 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.5% | #812 of 2,838 | #80 of 242 |
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
463
-60 (-11%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 631
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 463 | 30.8 | 15.1:1 | 63% (292) |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 31.6 | 15.1:1 | 65% (311) |
| 2022-23 | 510 | 34.4 | 14.8:1 | 69% (351) |
| 2020-21 | 523 | 34 | 15.4:1 | 61% (317) |
| 2017-18 | 613 | 35.5 | 17.3:1 | 56% (344) |
| 2015-16 | 728 | 43 | 16.9:1 | 56% (411) |
| 2010-11 | 670 | 43 | 15.6:1 | 62% (417) |
| 2000-01 | 660 | 39 | 16.9:1 | 24% (158) |
| 1990-91 | 631 | 35 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holiday Heights Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (613 to 463); teachers down 13% (35.5 to 30.8).
About Holiday Heights Elementary School
In NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas, Holiday Heights Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Total enrollment is 463 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.
A total of 30 schools make up BIRDVILLE ISD, with 22,267 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at Holiday Heights Elementary School, about 39 are White, the largest group. After that, the student body is 28% Hispanic, 17% Black, 8% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Census figures show Tarrant County is about 48% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 73, compared with 70 nationally.
Holiday Heights Elementary School reports a ratio of 15.1 students per teacher, from 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Holiday Heights Elementary School, 63% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Tarrant County is similar, at 63%.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Holiday Heights Elementary School outscored 33%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Holiday Heights Elementary School is 7.2 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
Census data for Tarrant County show the median household earns about $84,207 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Holiday Heights Elementary School, Tarrant County has 639 public schools.
Richland High School sits about 0.6 miles from Holiday Heights Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Holiday Heights Elementary School ranks 5th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 11% decline, from 523 to 463.
The discussion board for Holiday Heights Elementary School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 NORTH RICHLAND HILLS
- Birdville High SchoolHigh · 2,069 students
- Richland High SchoolHigh · 2,063 students
- North Richland Middle SchoolMiddle · 882 students
- North Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- Smithfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 658 students
- Academy at Carrie F ThomasElementary · 586 students
Nearby schools
- Richland High School0.6 mi · 2,063
- Academy at Carrie F Thomas0.9 mi · 586
- Snow Heights Elementary School1.0 mi · 380
- North Richland Middle School1.1 mi · 882
- Jack C Binion Elementary School1.3 mi · 693
- Grapevine-Colleyville Collegiate Academy at Tcc Ne1.6 mi · 358
Frequently asked questions
About Holiday Heights Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Holiday Heights Elementary School?
Holiday Heights Elementary School enrolls approximately 463 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Holiday Heights Elementary School serve?
Holiday Heights Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Holiday Heights Elementary School have?
Holiday Heights Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Holiday Heights Elementary School?
At Holiday Heights Elementary School, the student body is approximately 39% White, 28% Hispanic, 17% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Holiday Heights Elementary School public or private?
Holiday Heights 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.