Birdwell School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Tyler, Texas
Birdwell School in Tyler, Texas enrolled 568 students in 2024-25 with 30.7 full-time teachers, 18.5 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 53-62% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 70% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 19% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
477 students in 2022-23, 511 students in 2023-24, 568 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.6 to 30.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 477 | 30.6 | 15.6 |
| 2023-24 | 511 | 30.9 | 16.5 |
| 2024-25 | 568 | 30.7 | 18.5 |
18.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 93 of every 100 Texas elementary schools
Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 387 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Birdwell School enrolled 387 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 387 of the 387 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent2.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
89.1% of students were Hispanic, 7.2% White, 2.5% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic89.1%
- White7.2%
- Black2.5%
- Two or more races0.9%
- American Indian0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Birdwell School scored proficient or above: 53-62% in reading in 2021-22 and 70% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 53‑62% | 50% | 52% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 70% | 39% (2021-22) | 43.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Tyler
22 public elementary schools in Tyler report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woods Elementary | 810 | 18.3 | 41.9% |
| Owens Elementary | 712 | 16.7 | 47.5% |
| Dr Bryan C Jack Elementary | 706 | 17.5 | 45.5% |
| Griffin Elementary | 649 | 17.1 | 93.5% |
| Dixie Elementary | 619 | 15.9 | 91.8% |
| Caldwell Arts Academy | 618 | 15.8 | 49.8% |
| Rice Elementary | 613 | 15.8 | 61.0% |
| Wise Elementary | 593 | 14.5 | 65.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Birdwell School
- Peete ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 385 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Woods ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 810 students, 18.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Compare Birdwell School with Peete ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Tyler ISD spends per student$11,184 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,184
- The largest public schools in TexasBirdwell School is the number 1,812 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,812 of 4,615
- Texas schools by students per teacher18.5 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.18.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Birdwell School
How many students attend Birdwell School?
568 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 477 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Tyler, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Birdwell School?
18.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Birdwell School a Title I school?
Birdwell School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Birdwell School do on state tests?
The students tested at Birdwell School scored proficient or above: 53-62% in reading in 2021-22 and 70% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Birdwell School in?
Tyler ISD, NCES district ID 4843470. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 484347004928 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.