NORTH RICHLAND MIDDLE

NORTH RICHLAND MIDDLE operates as a mid-tier junior high in NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas, overseen by BIRDVILLE ISD. Current enrollment sits at 882 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so NORTH RICHLAND MIDDLE sits 37% larger than that benchmark.

BIRDVILLE ISD comprises 30 schools with combined enrollment of 22,267 students; NORTH RICHLAND MIDDLE is among them.

Looking at the student body, NORTH RICHLAND MIDDLE logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 31% White, 9% Black, 8% multiracial, 5% Asian. By comparison, Tarrant County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting NORTH RICHLAND MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, NORTH RICHLAND MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.3%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Tarrant County indicate median household income runs about $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. NORTH RICHLAND MIDDLE is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students).

The closest other public school is SNOW HEIGHTS EL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NORTH RICHLAND MIDDLE at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 39.2%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 891 students in 2018 compared to 882 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 39% to 31% over that span.

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