Photo: Smarty9108 · CC BY-SA 3.0Hurst’s public schools outscore 70% of Texas districts
51% of students in Hurst’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Hurst, 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.
Hurst’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 709 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Hurst’s, its schools beat 75%, higher than their 70% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 57% and math 51% across both districts 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
Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent spends $11,179 per student and Birdville Independent $11,631, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Primrose School of the Mid-Cities (private) and Red Apple School at Peace Lutheran Church (private) 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 Hurst’s grade
B+: better than 70% of Texas school districts, #152 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 Hurst, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Hurst
Hurst J H
Grades 7–9 · 967 students · 16:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Hurst
Hurst J H
Grades 7–9 · 967 students · 16:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Hurst
Hurst J H
Grades 7–9 · 967 students · 16:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Hurst
Bell H S
Grades 10–12 · 2,411 students · 17:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Hurst
Bell H S
Grades 10–12 · 2,411 students · 17:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Hurst
Bell H S
Grades 10–12 · 2,411 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Hurst runs its own schools through grade 12 (Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Birdville Independent School District, shared with Haltom City, North Richland Hills, Richland Hills and Watauga. Parts of Hurst (2% of its land) are served by Grapevine-Colleyville Independent instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Hurst
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Hurst vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Hurst’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Hurst | B+ | Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent PK–12 · Birdville Independent PK–12 |
| Colleyville | A | Grapevine-Colleyville Independent |
| North Richland Hills | B− | Birdville Independent |
| Bedford | A− | Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent |
| Euless | A | Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent PK–12 · Grapevine-Colleyville Independent PK–12 |
| Fort Worth | D | Fort Worth Independent |
| Richland Hills | B− | Birdville Independent |
2 of the 6 neighbors share Birdville Independent with Hurst for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Hurst
11 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).
Questions about Hurst’s schools
Are Hurst’s schools good?
By Texas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Hurst children attend outscore 70% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #152 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 75%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Hurst in?
Two districts: Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Birdville Independent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Haltom City, North Richland Hills, Richland Hills and Watauga.
Where do Hurst kids go to high school?
Bell H S, with 2,411 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Hurst’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 Hurst spend per student?
$11,179 in Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District and $11,631 in Birdville Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Hurst?
Yes: Primrose School of the Mid-Cities (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 131 students) and Red Apple School at Peace Lutheran Church (religious, grades PK–K, 110 students).
Parents talk
What Hurst families are saying about school.
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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.