📍 400 W 7th St, Baird, Callahan County, 79504
Baird el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Baird, Callahan County. The school has 169 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Michael Waggoner. It is part of the Baird Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Baird el enrolls 169 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 15.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 1.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 124 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
97 of the school's 169 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 82 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Baird el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 24, state house district 60.
Baird el is one of 2 schools in BAIRD ISD, based in BAIRD, Texas. The district serves 348 students district-wide and employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 169 students, Baird el is close to the district average of about 174 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant