Birdville High School Explained

Birdville High School
Motto:Dare to Soar!
Location:9100 Mid Cities Blvd.
North Richland Hills, Texas 76180
Coordinates:32.8612°N -97.1921°W
Other Name:BHS
Type:Public
Established:1999
District:Birdville Independent School District
Principal:Mr. Tim Drysdale
Ratio:16.59
Staff:125.72 (FTE)
Enrollment:2,086 (2022-23)[1]
Colors:Green and Gold
Mascot:Hawk
Grades:9-12
Feeders:Richland Middle School Smithfield Middle School
Website: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]

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]

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MathReadingELAScienceSocial Studies
Grade 963% 92% NA NA NA
Grade 1067% NA 91% 69% 92%
Grade 1188% NA 95% 91% 99%

Athletics

Football

The Birdville Hawks Football Team plays in Texas Division 5A Football.[6] 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.

Marching band

The Birdville High School Mighty Hawk Band has put a show on the field every year since 1999.

Other sports

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BIRDVILLE H S. National Center for Education Statistics. April 5, 2024.
  2. Web site: BISD Schools . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100413213039/http://www.birdville.k12.tx.us/schoolsnew/index2.htm . 2010-04-13 .
  3. Web site: Birdville High School TEA Report 2009-2010. https://archive.today/20120727025242/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/cgi/sas/broker?_service=marykay&_program=perfrept.perfmast.sas&prgopt=2010/aeis/alltypec.sas&year4=2010&search=campback&year2=10&topic=aeis&ptype=HTML&third=0&sublevel=camp&gifname=g_aeis10campus&title=AEIS+Report&level=Campus&campback=220902010. dead. 2012-07-27.
  4. Web site: Advanced Placement Test Performance - 2010 Birdville ISD. 2010. Birdville ISD. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110719104245/http://www.birdville.k12.tx.us/accountability/testing/TAKS2010/ap%20scores%20detail%202010%20w%20subscoresrev.pdf. 2011-07-19.
  5. Web site: School Profile for Birdville High School. 2009. Trulia.
  6. Web site: Birdville Hawks – Coaches . 2014-05-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140512222226/http://birdvillehawks.com/rosters/coaches/ . 2014-05-12 . dead .
  7. Web site: Clayton Beeter - Baseball . Texas Tech Red Raiders . en.
  8. Web site: Rep. Stickland, Jonathan . Texas House Member . Texas House of Representatives . 20 July 2019.