Birdville Independent School District

The Birdville Independent School District is a K-12 public school district based in Haltom City, Texas (USA). The name derives from a former community in the area, which later became part of Haltom City.^[5]

Birdville Independent School District
Location
Haltom City, Texas ESC Region 11 [1] USA
Coordinates	32°48′24.31404″N 97°15′16.65396″W
District information
Type	Independent school district
Grades	Pre-K through 12
Established	1926[2]
Superintendent	Gayle Stinson Ed.D.
Schools	34 (2016–17) [3]
NCES District ID	4810230[3]
Students and staff
Students	23,857 (2017–18) [1]
Teachers	1,565.71 (2016–17) [3] (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)
Student–teacher ratio	15.24 (2016–17) [3]
Other information
TEA District Accountability Rating for 2018	Overall B, with a Distinction Earned for Postsecondary Readiness[4]
Website	Birdville ISD

Finances

As of the 2017–2018 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $8,233,801,000.^[1] The maintenance tax rate was $0.104 and the bond tax rate was $0.041 per $100 of appraised valuation.^[1]

Academic achievements

Historical district TEA accountability ratings^[6]

• Met Standard: 2013–2017
• Recognized: 1999–2002
• Academically Acceptable: 2004–2011, 1996–1998
• Accredited: 1995

Note: Texas state accountability ratings were not assigned in 2003 or 2012

Demographics

The district covers 40 square miles (100 km²) in northeast Tarrant County, including most of Haltom City, North Richland Hills, Richland Hills, and Watauga. It also serves small parts of Colleyville, Fort Worth, and Hurst. About 120,000 people live in the district.

History

Over time, Birdville ISD has grown and expanded. As new students have been added, the district has built new schools, renovated and rebuilt old schools, and combined multiple schools into unified campuses as "partner schools". Below is a list of significant changes.

• Starting at the beginning of the 2023–2024 school year, W.T. Francisco Elementary and David E. Smith Elementary were combined to become a new David E. Smith Elementary with the mascot and cafeteria name being carried over from W.T. Francisco. A new campus is expected to be built in 2025.
• Beginning at the 2021–2022 school year, Richland Elementary and Major Cheney at South Birdville Elementary (formerly South Birdville Elementary) were combined to form a new school on a newly built campus, Cheney Hills Elementary.
• Glenview Elementary was rebuilt on the same site and renamed Jack C. Binion Elementary to honor a former principal.

Schools

In the 2017–2018 school year, the district had 23,691 students in 33 schools; 21 Elementary Schools, 7 Middle Schools, and 5 High Schools^[1]

High schools (Grades 9–12)

• Birdville High School
• Haltom High School
• Richland High School

Middle schools (Grades 6–8)

• Haltom Middle School
• North Oaks Middle School
• North Richland Middle School
• North Ridge Middle School
• Richland Middle School
• Smithfield Middle School
• Watauga Middle School

Primary schools (Pre-K–5)

• Jack C. Binion Elementary (previously Glenview Elementary)
• Birdville Elementary; National Blue Ribbon School^[7]
• Cheney Hills Elementary
• Foster Village Elementary
• Green Valley Elementary; 2005 National Blue Ribbon School^[7]
• Grace E. Hardeman Elementary
• Holiday Heights Elementary
• Mullendore Elementary
• North Ridge Elementary; 1998–99 National Blue Ribbon School^[7]
• W.A. Porter Elementary
• West Birdville Elementary
• David E. Smith Elementary
• Smithfield Elementary; 2017 National Blue Ribbon School^[7]
• Snow Heights Elementary
• John D. Spicer Elementary
• O.H. Stowe Elementary
• Academy at C.F. Thomas
• Walker Creek Elementary
• Watauga Elementary

Alternative instructional

• Birdville Center of Technology and Advanced Learning
• Homebound
• Shannon Learning Center DAEP (9–12)
• Bob E. Griggs High School (9-12)

See also

• Texas portal
• Schools portal

• List of school districts in Texas
• Diane Patrick, member of the Texas House of Representatives from Arlington and a former teacher in the Birdville district