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Baird HS

Callahan County · Region 14: Abilene · 143 students

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Current score
90/1002025-26
Change
+9 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+8.8 ptsvs 81.2 average · 1,838 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
284 of 1,838tied with 72 others
A90

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 87 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 81.2 average for 1,838 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Recent movement

Overall score rose 24 points

66 to 90 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 90 is 8.8 points above the 81.2 average among 1,838 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
See the full measure

Recent domain gain

Closing the Gaps rose 33 points

58 to 91 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 91 is 12.6 points above the 78.4 average among 1,745 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
See the full measure

Current strength

School Progress above the similar-context average

88 +6.7 pts vs 81.3

  • 88 is 6.7 points above the 81.3 average among 1,761 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
See the full measure

Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

Baird HS is rated A by TEA, scoring 90 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 81.2 average for 1,838 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 9 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 284th of 1,838 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 72 others).

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. Who this school serves
  6. Student counts behind the percentages
  7. Enrollment over time
  8. Discipline and removal from class
  9. Spending per student
  10. Teachers and actual class size
  11. Where this school ranks best
  12. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
9080706050 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageBaird HS 8175616690 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated B with 87 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26A9081.2 1,838 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25D6681.3 1,813 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24D6179.2 1,785 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23C7579.9 1,753 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22B8182.8 1,726 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement89 B+8.6 vs similar economic context · 1,768 reporting
  • School Progress88 B+6.7 vs similar economic context · 1,761 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps91 A+12.6 vs similar economic context · 1,745 reporting
  • Academic Growth64 D−10.9 vs similar economic context · 1,714 reporting
  • Relative Performance88 B+8.6 vs similar economic context · 1,761 reporting
  • Baird HS
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,838 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement89B1
School Progress88B2
Closing the Gaps91A—
Academic Growth64D6
Relative Performance88B2

Closest to moving up: Student Achievement, 1 point below A in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is Student Achievement (89), so School Progress (88) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 89.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level75%−1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,768 reporting
  • Meets grade level47%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,768 reporting
  • Masters grade level14%−8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,768 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level80%+2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,766 reporting
  • Meets grade level55%−1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,766 reporting
  • Masters grade level17%−6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,766 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level67%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,756 reporting
  • Meets grade level40%−5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,756 reporting
  • Masters grade level14%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,756 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level82%+5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,621 reporting
  • Meets grade level55%+5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,621 reporting
  • Masters grade level12%−11 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,621 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level71%−5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 916 reporting
  • Meets grade level32%−16 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 916 reporting
  • Masters grade level6%−16 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 916 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,838 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Graduation

Four-Year
100.0%+7.0 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 473 rated schools reporting
Five-Year
100.0%+7.3 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 470 rated schools reporting
Six-Year
90.0%−1.9 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 470 rated schools reporting
Dropout Rate
0.0%−0.5 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 476 rated schools reporting

These measures use TEA's standard-accountability population. Each comparison average includes only schools in that population that report that specific measure; its reporting count is shown beside the average. It is an unweighted average of those reported school rates, not a pooled rate across every student in the group.

College, career and military readiness

Total credit for CCMR criteria
100.0%+11.9 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria100.0%88.1%+11.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 502 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course63.2%58.9%+4.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 505 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA63.2%28.2%+35.0 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 505 rated schools reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)0.0%9.9%−9.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 505 rated schools reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course47.4%34.0%+13.4 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 505 rated schools reporting
Earned an industry-based certification31.6%37.8%−6.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 505 rated schools reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate10.5%1.7%+8.8 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 505 rated schools reporting
Earned an associate degree21.1%5.3%+15.8 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 505 rated schools reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit0.0%3.7%−3.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 505 rated schools reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness0.0%3.2%−3.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 505 rated schools reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student5.3%7.6%−2.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 505 rated schools reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces5.3%3.4%+1.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 505 rated schools reporting

Every row is a share of this school's graduates, and every row is a way of meeting CCMR — so on every row, a bigger share is better. Difference is this school minus the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate, counted in percentage points: +5.0 would mean five more graduates in every hundred met that criterion here. The selected comparison is an unweighted average of the reported school percentages, not a pooled rate across all graduates in the group. Graduates may meet several criteria, so the rows do not add up to the total.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
143
Economically disadvantaged
55.3%−0.5 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
0.0%−14.4 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
22.0%+3.2 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
93.5%−0.9 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
20.4%+5.2 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Baird HS

African American: 0.7%Hispanic: 19.1%White: 76.6%Two or More Races: 3.5%
  • African American 0.7%
  • Hispanic 19.1%
  • White 76.6%
  • Two or More Races 3.5%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,838 reporting for every category shown · 1,838 in full cohort

African American: 10%Hispanic: 44.6%White: 38.4%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 2.6%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 4%
  • African American 10%
  • Hispanic 44.6%
  • White 38.4%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 2.6%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 4%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
141
Economically disadvantaged students
78
Emergent bilingual students
0
Special education students
31

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
24
Students in TEA mobility denominator
151
TEA-published mobility rate
15.9%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 143 students in 2025–26, an increase of 3 (2.1%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
143

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
+3

Increase · +2.1%

Change since 2021–22
+1

Increase · +0.7%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
143
Selected comparison
633.7

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,799 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Baird HS
School yearStudents enrolledBaird HSChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 142 First available year 637.3
2022–23 143 Increase of 1 (0.7%) 643.2
2023–24 148 Increase of 5 (3.5%) 641.6
2024–25 140 Decrease of 8 (5.4%) 638.6
2025–26 143 Increase of 3 (2.1%) 633.7

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
32

21.2% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
57

37.75 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
151

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
21.2%
Selected comparison
12.4%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,418 rated schools reporting

+8.8 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
37.75
Selected comparison
27.8

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,533 rated schools reporting

+9.9 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Baird HS
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 146 20 13.7% 38 26.03 9.7% 18.8
2021–22 167 38 22.8% 55 32.93 12.4% 28.1
2022–23 158 28 17.7% 50 31.65 12.9% 29.6
2023–24 160 35 21.9% 60 37.50 12.7% 29.6
2024–25 151 32 21.2% 57 37.75 12.4% 27.8
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Baird HS in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 32 21.2% 57 37.75 12.4% 27.8
In-school suspensions 29 19.2% 38 25.17 11.2% 21.6
Out-of-school suspensions Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
DAEP placements Suppressed — 10 6.62 — 5.5
Mandatory DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
JJAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$7k$30k$54k20182020202220242025
  • Baird HS
  • Parent district: Baird ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$16,005
Selected comparison
$12,267

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,810 rated schools reporting

+$3,738 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $16,005 per student for this campus, $29,263 per student for its parent district, Baird ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearBaird HSParent district: Baird ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$18,430$15,266$13,054$7,897 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,663 rated schools reporting
2019$18,741$17,295$13,108$8,081 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,679 rated schools reporting
2020$20,237$17,128$14,058$8,651 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,696 rated schools reporting
2021$14,500$20,677$14,797$9,033 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,712 rated schools reporting
2022$13,579$27,888$15,708$10,401 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,728 rated schools reporting
2023$13,744$42,440$16,792$10,867 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,753 rated schools reporting
2024$12,424$51,129$18,125$11,738 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,782 rated schools reporting
2025$16,005$29,263$18,972$12,267 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,810 rated schools reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$57,360−$9,208 vs similar economic context
Teachers
20−21.7 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
7−12.3 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Baird HS

Beginning: 18%1 to 5 years: 5%6 to 10 years: 10%11 to 20 years: 32.5%21 to 30 years: 17%Over 30 years: 17.5%
  • Beginning 18%
  • 1 to 5 years 5%
  • 6 to 10 years 10%
  • 11 to 20 years 32.5%
  • 21 to 30 years 17%
  • Over 30 years 17.5%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,838 reporting for every category shown · 1,838 in full cohort

Beginning: 5.8%1 to 5 years: 24.9%6 to 10 years: 19.3%11 to 20 years: 28.7%21 to 30 years: 16.4%Over 30 years: 4.4%
  • Beginning 5.8%
  • 1 to 5 years 24.9%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.3%
  • 11 to 20 years 28.7%
  • 21 to 30 years 16.4%
  • Over 30 years 4.4%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Baird HS in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classBaird HS · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Grade 614.917.6
Secondary English10.314.9
Secondary languages other than English7.217.4
Secondary math7.215.8
Secondary science9.917.3
Secondary social studies10.117.2

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 6 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this school ranks best

Out of 181 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.

#2–3 rankings

Second- and third-place results

6 measures

  • 2of 11

    Per-student spending

    Callahan County · of the 11 that report this measure

  • 2of 10

    School Progress

    Callahan County · of the 10 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 2of 10

    Relative Performance

    Callahan County · of the 10 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 3of 11

    Overall score

    Callahan County · of the 11 that report this measure

  • 3of 10

    Student Achievement

    Callahan County · of the 10 that report this measure

  • 3of 10

    Closing the Gaps

    Callahan County · of the 10 that report this measure

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

16 measures

  • 4of 47

    Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA

    Region 14: Abilene · of the 47 that report this measure

  • 5of 47

    Earned a level I or level II certificate

    Region 14: Abilene · of the 47 that report this measure

  • 6of 47

    Earned an associate degree

    Region 14: Abilene · of the 47 that report this measure

  • 6of 10

    Reading — Masters

    Callahan County · of the 10 that report this measure

  • 7of 10

    Reading — Meets

    Callahan County · of the 10 that report this measure

  • 8of 10

    All Subjects — Approaches

    Callahan County · of the 10 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 8of 10

    All Subjects — Masters

    Callahan County · of the 10 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 8of 10

    Math — Masters

    Callahan County · of the 10 that report this measure

  • 9of 10

    Academic Growth

    Callahan County · of the 10 that report this measure

  • 9of 10

    All Subjects — Meets

    Callahan County · of the 10 that report this measure

  • 9of 10

    Reading — Approaches

    Callahan County · of the 10 that report this measure

  • 9of 10

    Math — Approaches

    Callahan County · of the 10 that report this measure

  • 9of 10

    Math — Meets

    Callahan County · of the 10 that report this measure

  • 9of 10

    Science — Approaches

    Callahan County · of the 10 that report this measure

  • 10of 10

    Science — Meets

    Callahan County · of the 10 that report this measure

  • 10of 10

    Science — Masters

    Callahan County · of the 10 that report this measure

These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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