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Schools in Baird · Baird Independent School District

Baird’s public schools score below 53% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Baird, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
52%
▲ 1 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
▼ 4 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Spent per student
$17.2K
▲ 34% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.1
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
348 students on the public path
In brief

Baird’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 612 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Baird’s, its schools beat 52%, higher than their 47% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 52% and math 37% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,235 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Baird H S. Enrollment is up 24% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Baird’s grade

B− Test scores

B−: better than 47% of Texas school districts. Test scores are below the Texas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 47%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (612)Better than 52%
CB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 158 test results could put Baird anywhere from C to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Baird’s students in the tested grades sat them (157 in math, 158 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Baird, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Baird ElBaird Independent School DistrictB
6–12Baird H SBaird Independent School DistrictB+

Baird’s public schools are run by Baird Independent School District, which also serves Putnam. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Baird Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 348 students, up 24% since 2020–21 · 10.1 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$17,235TX $12,815 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 51.1% · 158 students tested
Math37%
State average 40.9% · 157 students tested

Baird vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Baird’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BairdB−Baird Independent

Every school in Baird

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Bairdby address
Baird El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
208 students13:1Rate it →
Baird H S
High · Grades 6–12
B+
140 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Baird’s schools

Are Baird’s schools good?

On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Baird children attend score below 53% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 52%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Baird in?

Baird Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 348 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Baird spend per student?

$17,235 in Baird Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.