Richland High School

  • High school in Birdville ISD
  • North Richland Hills, TX
  • 9th grade - 12th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Birdville ISD: N/A

Total students

2,001

Avg. teacher experience

12.5 years

Birdville ISD: 11.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

95.3 %

Birdville ISD: 93%

Statewide: 90.3%

Richland High School is a high school in North Richland Hills, TX, in the Birdville ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 2,001 students. 50.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 15.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

In the Class of 2023, 95.3% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.1% during the 2022-2023 school year.

The average SAT score at Richland High School was 973 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 24.6.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $66,686, which is $4,212 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.5 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.birdvilleschools.net

Address

5201 Holiday Ln E
North Richland Hills, TX 76180-6799

Office phone number

(817) 547-7000

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Richland High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 11. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 11.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

2,001

African American

233 (11.6%)

Birdville ISD: 9.6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

8 (0.4%)

Birdville ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

78 (3.9%)

Birdville ISD: 4.4%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

721 (36%)

Birdville ISD: 46.7%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

6 (0.3%)

Birdville ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

866 (43.3%)

Birdville ISD: 34.3%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

89 (4.4%)

Birdville ISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

11.6%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

3.9%

Hispanic

36.0%

Pacific Islander

0.3%

White

43.3%

Two or more races

4.4%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

50.8 %

Birdville ISD: 60.5%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

52.2 %

Birdville ISD: 62.5%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

16.3 %

Birdville ISD: 26.5%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

50.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

52.2%

Limited Eng. proficiency

16.3%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

15.8 %

Birdville ISD: 26.3%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

7.5 %

Birdville ISD: 7.2%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

10.8 %

Birdville ISD: 14.1%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

15.8%

Gifted and talented

7.5%

Special education

10.8%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Birdville ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Birdville ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Birdville ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Birdville ISD: N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

95.3 %

Birdville ISD: 93%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

90.5 %

Birdville ISD: 90.4%

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

100 %

Birdville ISD: 100%

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

100 %

Birdville ISD: 95.4%

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

94.6 %

Birdville ISD: 92.3%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Birdville ISD: 100%

Statewide: 88.3%

White

96.8 %

Birdville ISD: 94.4%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

87.5 %

Birdville ISD: 88.4%

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

90.5%

American Indian

100.0%

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

94.6%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

96.8%

Two or more races

87.5%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

1.1 %

Birdville ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 2%

African American

1.2 %

Birdville ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

0 %

Birdville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

1 %

Birdville ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

1.7 %

Birdville ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

0 %

Birdville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.8%

White

0.8 %

Birdville ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

0 %

Birdville ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 1.7%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

26.5 %

Birdville ISD: 18.5%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

29.8 %

Birdville ISD: 24.4%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

35.7 %

Birdville ISD: 23.6%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

6.1 %

Birdville ISD: 7.2%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

29 %

Birdville ISD: 19.1%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

50 %

Birdville ISD: 29.2%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

24.9 %

Birdville ISD: 17%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

31.2 %

Birdville ISD: 19.9%

Statewide: 18.7%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2022-2023 school year.

All students

24.2 %

Birdville ISD: 23.5%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

14.3 %

Birdville ISD: 14.5%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

28.6 %

Birdville ISD: 33.3%

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

66 %

Birdville ISD: 50.3%

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

20 %

Birdville ISD: 18.2%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Birdville ISD: 30.8%

Statewide: 19.5%

White

24.3 %

Birdville ISD: 28.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

20 %

Birdville ISD: 22.2%

Statewide: 26.9%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2022-2023 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

71.4 %

Birdville ISD: 64%

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

33.3 %

Birdville ISD: 37%

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

Masked

Birdville ISD: 60%

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

88.6 %

Birdville ISD: 70.2%

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

70.6 %

Birdville ISD: 56.1%

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Birdville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 47.4%

White

72.2 %

Birdville ISD: 72.8%

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

60 %

Birdville ISD: 61.1%

Statewide: 66%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

973

Birdville ISD: 975

Statewide: 978

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

24.6

Birdville ISD: 21.0

Statewide: 19.2

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2022-2023.

Reading

54.8 %

Birdville ISD: 49.8%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

36.8 %

Birdville ISD: 34.6%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

32.9 %

Birdville ISD: 31%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

54.8%

Math

36.8%

Reading + Math

32.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

129.2

African American

9.6 (7.4%)

Birdville ISD: 4.9%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

1 (0.8%)

Birdville ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (1.5%)

Birdville ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

17.5 (13.5%)

Birdville ISD: 16.2%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Birdville ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

95.8 (74.1%)

Birdville ISD: 75.2%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

3.4 (2.6%)

Birdville ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0.3 (0.2%)

Birdville ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

80.1 (62%)

Birdville ISD: 73.7%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

48.4 (37.4%)

Birdville ISD: 25.7%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0.5 (0.4%)

Birdville ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

15.5

Birdville ISD: 14.9

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

12.5 years

Birdville ISD: 11.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$66,686

Birdville ISD: $65,446

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$61,275

Birdville ISD: $61,710

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$61,937

Birdville ISD: $62,470

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$63,340

Birdville ISD: $64,071

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$66,558

Birdville ISD: $66,094

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$72,894

Birdville ISD: $70,932

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$81,341

Birdville ISD: $78,594

Statewide: $74,014

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