Photo: Smarty9108 · CC BY-SA 4.0Haltom City’s public schools outscore 53% of Texas districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Haltom City, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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.
Haltom City’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 761 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Haltom City’s, its schools beat 60%, higher than their 53% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 52% and math 43% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $11,631 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Six elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Idea Achieve College Preparatory and Idea Achieve Academy are in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Haltom City’s grade
B−: better than 53% of Texas school districts, #286 of 642 Texas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Texas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Haltom City, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Haltom City · depends on your address
Haltom Middle
Grades 6–8 · 909 students · 16:1 students per teacher
North Oaks Middle
Grades 6–8 · 480 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Haltom City · depends on your address
Haltom Middle
Grades 6–8 · 909 students · 16:1 students per teacher
North Oaks Middle
Grades 6–8 · 480 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Haltom City · depends on your address
Haltom Middle
Grades 6–8 · 909 students · 16:1 students per teacher
North Oaks Middle
Grades 6–8 · 480 students · 12:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Haltom City
Haltom H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,757 students · 17:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Haltom City
Haltom H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,757 students · 17:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Haltom City
Haltom H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,757 students · 17:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Haltom City
Haltom H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,757 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Haltom City’s public schools are run by Birdville Independent School District, which also serves Hurst, North Richland Hills, Richland Hills and Watauga. Parts of Haltom City (5% and 2% of its land) are served by Fort Worth Independent and Keller Independent instead. 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.
Close to the state in reading
Haltom City vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Haltom City’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Haltom City | B− | Birdville Independent |
| Fort Worth | D | Fort Worth Independent |
| North Richland Hills | B− | Birdville Independent |
| Richland Hills | B− | Birdville Independent |
| Watauga | B+ | Birdville Independent PK–12 · Keller Independent PK–12 |
3 of the 4 neighbors share Birdville Independent with Haltom City, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Haltom City
13 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).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Homebound).
Questions about Haltom City’s schools
Are Haltom City’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Texas: the public schools Haltom City children attend outscore 53% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #286 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 60%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Haltom City in?
Birdville Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 22,267 students in 30 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Haltom City are served by Fort Worth Independent and Keller Independent.
Where do Haltom City kids go to high school?
Haltom H S, with 2,757 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is Haltom City’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Birdville Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Haltom City spend per student?
$11,631 in Birdville Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Haltom City families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Haltom City → They have their own page.
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.