History of Birdwell Elementary

Birdwell Elementary opened its doors on September 13, 1948, and was the first school built in Tyler to accommodate the expected influx of students who would be known as “baby boomers”.  The school was named for A. W. Birdwell, a former superintendent of Smith County Schools and principal of Tyler High School, who became President of Stephen F. Austin College.

In 1998, John Muse and former students donated $1,000,000+ to fund a new state-of-the-art wing featuring fourteen classrooms, labs for art, music, science and computers.  The W. S. Black Educational Building was dedicated in 1999.

Today, Birdwell serves over 450 students and features a dual language program and Head Start classes.
 

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