Birdville High School

  • High school in Birdville ISD
  • North Richland Hills, TX
  • 9th grade - 12th grade

Accountability rating (2018-2019)

B

Birdville ISD: B

Total students

2,059

Avg. teacher experience

14.6 years

Birdville ISD: 11.5 years

Statewide: 11.2 years

Four-year graduation rate

98.6 %

Birdville ISD: 95.1%

Statewide: 90.3%

Birdville High School is a high school in North Richland Hills, TX, in the Birdville ISD school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 2,059 students. 57.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 10.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2018-2019 school year.

In the Class of 2020, 98.6% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.1% during the 2019-2020 school year.

The average SAT score at Birdville High School was 1102 for 2019-2020 graduates. The average ACT score was 22.7.

As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $61,857, which is $4,216 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 14.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.birdvilleschools.net

Address

9100 Mid Cities Blvd
North Richland Hills, TX 76180-4800

Office phone number

(817) 547-8000

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Birdville High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 11. Students who started eighth grade in 2007 in this region had a college graduation rate of 24.1 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 11.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

2,059

African American

210 (10.2%)

Birdville ISD: 9.3%

Statewide: 12.7%

American Indian

8 (0.4%)

Birdville ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

67 (3.3%)

Birdville ISD: 4.8%

Statewide: 4.7%

Hispanic

635 (30.8%)

Birdville ISD: 44.1%

Statewide: 52.9%

Pacific Islander

9 (0.4%)

Birdville ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

1,061 (51.5%)

Birdville ISD: 37.4%

Statewide: 26.5%

Two or more races

69 (3.4%)

Birdville ISD: 3.6%

Statewide: 2.7%

African American

10.2%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

3.3%

Hispanic

30.8%

Pacific Islander

0.4%

White

51.5%

Two or more races

3.4%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

57.3 %

Birdville ISD: 52.1%

Statewide: 49.2%

Economically disadvantaged

39.9 %

Birdville ISD: 59.7%

Statewide: 60.3%

Limited English proficiency

10.7 %

Birdville ISD: 22.5%

Statewide: 20.7%

At-risk students

57.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

39.9%

Limited Eng. proficiency

10.7%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2020-2021 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

10.6 %

Birdville ISD: 22.3%

Statewide: 21%

Gifted and Talented

12.9 %

Birdville ISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 8.3%

Special Education

8.9 %

Birdville ISD: 11.2%

Statewide: 11.1%

Bilingual/ESL

10.6%

Gifted and talented

12.9%

Special education

8.9%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. All Texas public school districts and campuses received the label “Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster.” Our schools explorer shows the accountability ratings from the 2018-2019 school year when available.

Overall (2018-2019)

B

Birdville ISD: B

Student achievement (2018-2019)

A

Birdville ISD: B

School progress (2018-2019)

B

Birdville ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2018-2019)

B

Birdville ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2021 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2016-2017 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

98.6 %

Birdville ISD: 95.1%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

95.8 %

Birdville ISD: 97.2%

Statewide: 87%

American Indian

Masked

Birdville ISD: 85.7%

Statewide: 86.3%

Asian

92.3 %

Birdville ISD: 96.3%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

99.3 %

Birdville ISD: 93.3%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Birdville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 89.2%

White

99.3 %

Birdville ISD: 96.9%

Statewide: 94%

Two or more races

94.1 %

Birdville ISD: 86.5%

Statewide: 91.1%

African American

95.8%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

92.3%

Hispanic

99.3%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

99.3%

Two or more races

94.1%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2019-2020 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0.1 %

Birdville ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.6%

American Indian

0 %

Birdville ISD: 5.9%

Statewide: 2.3%

African American

0 %

Birdville ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 2.5%

Asian

0 %

Birdville ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Hispanic

0.4 %

Birdville ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Pacific Islander

0 %

Birdville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.5%

White

0 %

Birdville ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.9%

Two or more races

0 %

Birdville ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.5%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2019-2020 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

7.6 %

Birdville ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 6.7%

American Indian

0 %

Birdville ISD: 6.9%

Statewide: 7.8%

African American

11.6 %

Birdville ISD: 6%

Statewide: 8.9%

Asian

4.6 %

Birdville ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

8.3 %

Birdville ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 7.4%

Pacific Islander

7.1 %

Birdville ISD: 4.8%

Statewide: 7.2%

White

6.7 %

Birdville ISD: 5.8%

Statewide: 5.2%

Two or more races

6.6 %

Birdville ISD: 6%

Statewide: 6.7%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2019-2020 school year.

All students

33.5 %

Birdville ISD: 25.3%

Statewide: 22%

African American

17.4 %

Birdville ISD: 19.2%

Statewide: 13.3%

American Indian

Masked

Birdville ISD: 27.3%

Statewide: 17.2%

Asian

46.9 %

Birdville ISD: 45.5%

Statewide: 59.1%

Hispanic

27.9 %

Birdville ISD: 19.6%

Statewide: 18.6%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Birdville ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 19.5%

White

38.8 %

Birdville ISD: 29.3%

Statewide: 25.4%

Two or more races

33.3 %

Birdville ISD: 28.1%

Statewide: 25.8%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2019-2020 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

64.6 %

Birdville ISD: 60%

Statewide: 59%

African American

43.8 %

Birdville ISD: 40%

Statewide: 40.4%

American Indian

Masked

Birdville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 57.6%

Asian

80 %

Birdville ISD: 69.8%

Statewide: 81.2%

Hispanic

61.3 %

Birdville ISD: 54.1%

Statewide: 47.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Birdville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 58.9%

White

66.2 %

Birdville ISD: 64%

Statewide: 69%

Two or more races

66.7 %

Birdville ISD: 72%

Statewide: 69.1%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2019-2020, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

1102

Birdville ISD: 1062

Statewide: 1019

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2019-2020. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

22.7

Birdville ISD: 21.6

Statewide: 20.2

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2019-2020.

Reading

58.8 %

Birdville ISD: 52.7%

Statewide: 59.7%

Math

48.2 %

Birdville ISD: 37.6%

Statewide: 47.9%

Reading + Math

46.3 %

Birdville ISD: 36.2%

Statewide: 43.2%

Reading

58.8%

Math

48.2%

Reading + Math

46.3%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2020-2021 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

116.9

African American

2.1 (1.8%)

Birdville ISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 11.1%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Birdville ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Birdville ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

10.5 (9%)

Birdville ISD: 14.6%

Statewide: 28.4%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Birdville ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

102.3 (87.5%)

Birdville ISD: 77.8%

Statewide: 56.9%

Two or more races

2 (1.7%)

Birdville ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Birdville ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 1.2%

Bachelor's

78.8 (67.4%)

Birdville ISD: 71.8%

Statewide: 73%

Master's

36.1 (30.9%)

Birdville ISD: 27.3%

Statewide: 25%

Doctorate

2 (1.7%)

Birdville ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.7%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2020-2021.

Students per teacher

17.6

Birdville ISD: 14.6

Statewide: 14.5

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2020-2021 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

14.6 years

Birdville ISD: 11.5 years

Statewide: 11.2 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$61,857

Birdville ISD: $59,421

Statewide: $57,641

Beginner

N/A

Birdville ISD: $55,000

Statewide: $50,849

1 to 5 years

$56,359

Birdville ISD: $55,611

Statewide: $53,288

6 to 10 years

$57,646

Birdville ISD: $57,390

Statewide: $56,282

11 to 20 years

$61,187

Birdville ISD: $60,589

Statewide: $59,900

21 to 30 years

$66,456

Birdville ISD: $65,622

Statewide: $64,637

30+ years

$77,287

Birdville ISD: $74,533

Statewide: $69,974

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