Birdville High School

Birdville High School (BHS) is a public high school located in the city of North Richland Hills, Texas and is the second newest school in the Birdville Independent School District (second to Walker Creek Elementary). Established in 1999, it was the third high school built into the Birdville Independent School District. Birdville High School is home to the Birdville Hawks and hosts grades 9-12.[2] For the 2009-2010 school year, according to the TEA (Texas Education Agency), Birdville High School's population consisted of 6.3% Black/African American, 20.6% Hispanic/Latino(a), 68.3% White/Caucasian, 0.6% Native American, and 4.2% Asian/Pacific Islander.[3]

Birdville High School
Location
9100 Mid Cities Blvd.
North Richland Hills, Texas 76180
Coordinates32.8612°N 97.1921°W / 32.8612; -97.1921
Information
Other nameBHS
TypePublic
MottoDare to Soar!
Established1999
School districtBirdville Independent School District
PrincipalMr. Jason Wells
Staff125.61 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,077 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.54[1]
Color(s)Green and Gold    
MascotHawk
Feeder schoolsRichland Middle School Smithfield Middle School
WebsiteBirdville High School

Academics

Birdville High School offers Advanced Placement courses including Math, Science, Social Studies, English, Foreign Language, Fine Arts, and Computer Science.[4] The majority of Birdville High School's TAKS scores are higher than both the District and State's average percentage of meeting or exceeding standards in all grades tested.[5]

TAKS (2008–2009)
Percentage of students mastering each section[6]
Math Reading ELA Science Social Studies
Grade 9 63%92%NANANA
Grade 10 67%NA91%69%92%
Grade 11 88%NA95%91%99%

Athletics

Football

The Birdville Hawks Football Team plays in Texas Division 5A Football.[7] They host their games at the Birdville ISD Fine Arts/Athletics Complex in North Richland Hills, Texas which they share with Richland High School and Haltom High School. The BISD Complex is also used to host soccer games and fine arts events.

Basketball

The Birdville Hawks Boys Basketball Team plays in Texas Division 5A Boys Basketball.

The Birdville Lady Hawks Basketball Team plays in Texas Division 5A Girls Basketball.

Baseball

The Birdville Hawks Baseball Team plays in Texas Division 5A Baseball. They host their games at the Hawk Yard in North Richland Hills, Texas.

Volleyball

The Birdville Lady Hawks Volleyball Team plays in Texas Division 5A Girls Volleyball.

Other sports
  • Birdville Lady Hawks Softball
  • Birdville Hawks Girls Soccer
  • Birdville's Hawk Tennis Team
  • Birdville Hawks Boys Soccer
  • Birdville Hawks Swim Team
  • Birdville Hawks Golf Team
  • Birdville Men's Gymnastics
  • Birdville Women's Gymnastics
  • Birdville Wrestling Team

Notable alumni

References
  1. "BIRDVILLE H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  2. "BISD Schools". Archived from the original on 2010-04-13.
  3. "Birdville High School TEA Report 2009-2010". Archived from the original on 2012-07-27.
  4. "Advanced Placement Test Performance - 2010 Birdville ISD" (PDF). Birdville ISD. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-19.
  5. "School Profile for Birdville High School". Trulia. 2009.
  6. "Birdville High School School Details". Archived from the original on 2011-08-09.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-05-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Rep. Stickland, Jonathan". Texas House Member. Texas House of Representatives. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
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