NORTH RIDGE EL

Set in NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas, NORTH RIDGE EL is a reasonably sized K-5 school, run under BIRDVILLE ISD. It instructs 510 students across grades pre-K through 5.

NORTH RIDGE EL is one of 30 schools operated by BIRDVILLE ISD, a district that educates 22,267 students overall.

On the student-mix side, NORTH RIDGE EL shows that 56% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 27% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Black, 3% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, NORTH RIDGE EL has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Tarrant County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, NORTH RIDGE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.9%; this one delivers 63.6%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Tarrant County put median household earnings sit near $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. NORTH RIDGE EL is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students).

Nearest neighbor: NORTH RIDGE MIDDLE, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NORTH RIDGE EL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 64.5%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 4%: 491 students in 2018 compared to 510 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 67% to 56%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.