📍 2010 Talley Ave, Tyler, Smith County, 75701
Birdwell School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tyler, Smith County. The school has 477 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Mina Naranjo. It is part of the Tyler Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Birdwell School enrolls 477 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Hispanic or Latino, 6.3% White and 1.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 434 | 91% |
| White | 30 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
367 of the school's 477 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 367 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Birdwell School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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-10, state senate district 1, state house district 6.
Birdwell School is one of 25 schools in TYLER ISD, based in TYLER, Texas. The district serves 18,708 students district-wide and employs 1,218 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 477 students, Birdwell School is smaller than the district average of about 748 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize