Baird El, Baird TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Baird El

Baird Elementary serves pre-K through fifth grade in a small, rural setting in Callahan County. The enrollment is small, with about a hundred students in kindergarten through fifth grade, plus a separate pre-K class. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly white, with a meaningful Hispanic population and very small numbers of other groups.

On state testing, the school shows mixed results that vary by grade. In third grade, math and reading proficiency are low, with only about a fifth of students meeting the standard in math and about a quarter in reading. Performance improves in fourth grade, where roughly four in ten students reach proficiency in both subjects. Fifth grade is the strongest: half the students meet the math standard and roughly six in ten meet the reading standard. In science, tested only at fifth grade, a little more than half the students are proficient. Across all tested subjects schoolwide, nearly half the students meet grade-level standards.

When the school's overall proficiency is compared to other districts in Callahan County, Baird Elementary falls below the midpoint. The district has no high schools, so graduation rates are not applicable to this school.

Baird is a small rural town. The housing market data indicates modest home values and an estimated monthly mortgage that is quite affordable. The local labor market includes some unemployment and reflects typical conditions for a rural Texas county seat area. Data on the town's character, walkability, major employers, and current development were not available in time for this profile.

The district itself faces a staffing and recruitment challenge. Baird ISD has twice asked voters to approve a bond measure that would have funded construction of roughly a dozen homes leased to teachers at market rates, a strategy to address a shortage of rental housing in the community. The measure appeared on the ballot in November 2025 and again in May 2026, and failed both times. This unresolved housing gap is a context worth understanding if school stability and staff continuity matter to your family. The defeat of the bond also meant no property-tax increase was enacted.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 319%

School 19% · District 19%

▼ 21 pts below state median

Grade 443%

School 43% · District 43%

▲ 2 pts above state median

Grade 550%

School 50% · District 50%

▲ 9 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 324%

School 24% · District 24%

▼ 22 pts below state median

Grade 443%

School 43% · District 43%

▼ 6 pts below state median

Grade 563%

School 63% · District 63%

▲ 9 pts above state median

Science

Grade 558%

School 58% · District 58%

▲ 35 pts above state median

This schoolBAIRD ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income22%Higher-income29%7 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income47%Higher-income33%14 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income73%Higher-income54%19 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income40%Higher-income50%10 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income16%Higher-income29%13 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income53%Higher-income17%36 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income45%Higher-income54%9 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income80%Higher-income38%42 pp gap