Arlington Elementary School

Arlington Elementary School is a modestly sized elementary-level community in ARLINGTON, Arizona, part of Arlington Elementary District (4274). The school enrolls 297 students in grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 34% below the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 451 students.

Operationally, Arlington Elementary School answers to Arlington Elementary District (4274), which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Arlington Elementary School records that 65% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest looks like 33% White. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

Across the wider county, census data for Maricopa County shows the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Arlington Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Winters Well Elementary School, around 5.2 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Arlington Elementary School has climbed 13%, going from 262 students in 2018 to 297 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked down from 69% to 65% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 21.8:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.