Richland Hills’s public schools outscore 53% of Texas districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Richland Hills, 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.
Richland Hills’s schools, in brief
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 ↓
Two elementary schools, then one middle and three high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.
What’s behind Richland Hills’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 Richland Hills, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Richland Hills · depends on your address
Jack C Binion El
Grades PK–5 · 693 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Alliene Mullendore El
Grades PK–5 · 309 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Richland Hills · depends on your address
Jack C Binion El
Grades PK–5 · 693 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Alliene Mullendore El
Grades PK–5 · 309 students · 12:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Richland Hills · depends on your address
Jack C Binion El
Grades PK–5 · 693 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Alliene Mullendore El
Grades PK–5 · 309 students · 12:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Richland Hills · depends on your address
Jack C Binion El
Grades PK–5 · 693 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Alliene Mullendore El
Grades PK–5 · 309 students · 12:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Richland Hills · depends on your address
Jack C Binion El
Grades PK–5 · 693 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Alliene Mullendore El
Grades PK–5 · 309 students · 12:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Richland Hills · depends on your address
Jack C Binion El
Grades PK–5 · 693 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Alliene Mullendore El
Grades PK–5 · 309 students · 12:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Richland Hills · depends on your address
Jack C Binion El
Grades PK–5 · 693 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Alliene Mullendore El
Grades PK–5 · 309 students · 12:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Richland Hills
Richland Middle
Grades 6–8 · 633 students · 14:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Richland Hills
Richland Middle
Grades 6–8 · 633 students · 14:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Richland Hills
Richland Middle
Grades 6–8 · 633 students · 14:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Richland Hills · depends on your address
Haltom H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,757 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Haltom City
Birdville H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,069 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in North Richland Hills
Richland H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,063 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in North Richland Hills
10th grade in Richland Hills · depends on your address
Haltom H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,757 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Haltom City
Birdville H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,069 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in North Richland Hills
Richland H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,063 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in North Richland Hills
11th grade in Richland Hills · depends on your address
Haltom H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,757 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Haltom City
Birdville H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,069 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in North Richland Hills
Richland H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,063 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in North Richland Hills
12th grade in Richland Hills · depends on your address
Haltom H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,757 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Haltom City
Birdville H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,069 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in North Richland Hills
Richland H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,063 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in North Richland Hills
Richland Hills’s public schools are run by Birdville Independent School District, which also serves Haltom City, Hurst, North Richland Hills and Watauga. 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
Richland Hills vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Richland Hills’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Richland Hills | B− | Birdville Independent |
| Haltom City | B− | Birdville Independent |
| North Richland Hills | B− | Birdville Independent |
| Fort Worth | D | Fort Worth Independent |
| Hurst | B+ | Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent PK–12 · Birdville Independent PK–12 |
3 of the 4 neighbors share Birdville Independent with Richland Hills, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Richland Hills
6 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 Richland Hills’s schools
Are Richland Hills’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Texas: the public schools Richland Hills 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 57%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Richland Hills in?
Birdville Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 22,267 students in 30 schools (2024–25).
Where do Richland Hills kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Haltom H S, Birdville H S and Richland H S.
What is Richland Hills’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 Richland Hills 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 Richland Hills 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.