JOHN D SPICER EL

JOHN D SPICER EL, a small primary school in HALTOM CITY, Texas, part of BIRDVILLE ISD, hosts 431 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

BIRDVILLE ISD comprises 30 schools with combined enrollment of 22,267 students; JOHN D SPICER EL is among them.

In terms of who attends, JOHN D SPICER EL records that the largest single group is Black at 34%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 26% Hispanic, 24% White, 9% Asian, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 18% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, JOHN D SPICER EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.5%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Tarrant County put the typical household earns roughly $84,207 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. JOHN D SPICER EL is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students).

Nearest neighbor: HALTOM H S, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JOHN D SPICER EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 48.6%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JOHN D SPICER EL has declined 28%, going from 595 students in 2018 to 431 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 21% to 26% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

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