Holiday Heights El, North Richland Hills TX

Original Research by School Decision on Holiday Heights El

Holiday Heights Elementary sits in North Richland Hills, a mature suburban community in northeastern Tarrant County. The school serves pre-K through fifth grade and enrolls a student body of about mid-size proportions for an elementary campus, with a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The enrollment is mixed across race and ethnicity, with white and Hispanic students each representing notable shares, along with black, Asian, and multiracial students.

Academic performance on state assessments shows proficiency rates that are mixed by subject and grade. In reading across grades three through five, proficiency hovers in the low-to-mid range. In math, proficiency is similar, with slightly lower results in third grade and modestly higher results in fourth and fifth grades. Science proficiency in fifth grade is notably lower. Across all tested domains combined, the school sits above the midpoint among districts in Tarrant County on a broad proficiency index, a meaningful positioning that suggests the school's overall performance is not lagging its county peers, even where specific subject or grade results are modest. The data reflects only the most recent school year; longer-term trend information was not available.

The school is part of Birdville ISD, a district that has undertaken substantial physical modernization. A bond measure approved in 2022 funded campus rebuilds and upgrades across the district; a second bond proposal in 2024 failed when voters rejected funding for indoor athletic facilities at the high school level. Property tax rates in the district have declined steadily—a concrete advantage for families considering the area. The district has also consolidated small elementary schools to improve operational efficiency, which affected attendance zones. Holiday Heights itself was not directly mentioned in these consolidation moves.

North Richland Hills is a largely built-out suburb with slow, steady growth driven by infill and redevelopment rather than new sprawl. Housing values are moderate relative to national benchmarks and represent a reasonable housing market for families. The city is characterized by detached single-family homes on streets laid out in conventional suburban patterns, though it also includes the HomeTown master-planned neighborhood with mixed housing types and intentional walkability, and a new mixed-use development called City Point on the former North Hills Mall site. The community is anchored by an extensive parks system, the TEXRail commuter line with two local stations, and a library and recreation center that opened in recent years. Walkability varies by area; it is concentrated in newer mixed-use zones rather than citywide.

Holiday Heights is positioned as a regular public elementary school serving its local neighborhood. The school's academic results place it at or above the county middle on overall proficiency, which provides a grounded baseline for families evaluating the learning environment. With nearly two-thirds of students from lower-income households, the school reflects the economic composition of its area and likely serves families with diverse needs and circumstances.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 334%

School 34% · District 33% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 442%

School 42% · District 21% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 541%

School 41% · District 24% · ▲ 17 pts above district

even with state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 346%

School 46% · District 55% · ▼ 9 pts below district

even with state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 441%

School 41% · District 20% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 549%

School 49% · District 28% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Science

Grade 526%

School 26% · District 32% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

This schoolBIRDVILLE 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-income39%Higher-income60%21 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income31%Higher-income67%36 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income42%Higher-income58%16 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income30%Higher-income42%12 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income33%Higher-income63%30 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income37%Higher-income47%10 pp gap