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What tradition at Arlington Elementary School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
626
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON COUNTY·NCES 470258001336
Arlington Elementary School
701 Arlington AVE, Jackson, TN 38301 · (731) 265-9784 · Madison County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL626 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Tennessee public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
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0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 59 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 121 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (121) is 75% larger than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
15.8%
TN avg 40.9% . -0.9pp since 2022
Math
14.9%
TN avg 39.3% . +2.8pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.8% | 14.9% |
| 2023-24 | 14.8% | 14.3% |
| 2022-23 | 16.7% | 12.1% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Arlington Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #894 of 957 ▼ 6 | #8 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.8% | #907 of 959 ▲ 2 | #9 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 626 | #229 of 1,044 | #4 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #208 of 962 | #6 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #476 of 537 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
626
+91 (+17%) vs 2020
-12% since 2000-01, when it was 713
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 626 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 632 | 42 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 593 | 35.5 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 535 | 42 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 644 | 41.9 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 628 | 37 | 17.0:1 | 95% (595) |
| 2010-11 | 545 | 32 | 17.0:1 | 98% (533) |
| 2000-01 | 713 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arlington Elementary School.
About Arlington Elementary School
Arlington Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Jackson, Tennessee, administered by Madison County. It educates 626 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Tennessee is about 470 students.
Madison County oversees Arlington Elementary School and 24 other schools, with 13,017 students in total.
Black students make up a majority at Arlington Elementary School, at 60%. The next largest groups are 24% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 7% White. In Madison County overall, about 36% of residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The allk12 Grade for Arlington Elementary School is D. Compared with Tennessee public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 5% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In the county around the school, Madison County, the median household income is $60,042, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Madison County is home to 27 public schools and about 13,050 public school students.
Nearby, Community Montessori School is about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 91 more students in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
99,295
Census ACS
Median income
$60,042
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
13,050 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison County
- North Side High SchoolHigh · 903 students
- Northeast Middle SchoolMiddle · 804 students
- Thelma Barker ElementaryElementary · 776 students
- South Side High SchoolHigh · 756 students
- Community Montessori SchoolElementary · 665 students
- Pope SchoolElementary · 628 students
Other schools in Jackson
- North Side High SchoolHigh · 903 students
- Northeast Middle SchoolMiddle · 804 students
- Thelma Barker ElementaryElementary · 776 students
- South Side High SchoolHigh · 756 students
- Community Montessori SchoolElementary · 665 students
- Pope SchoolElementary · 628 students
Other Arlington Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 13 states are named Arlington Elementary. Arlington Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 17.
- Arlington ElementaryArlington, TN · 926 students
- Arlington ElementaryTorrance, CA · 594 students
- Arlington ElementaryLawrence, MA · 558 students
- Arlington ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 529 students
- Arlington Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 454 students
Nearby schools
- Community Montessori School0.2 mi · 665
- Madison Academic Magnet High School0.5 mi · 483
- Alexander Elementary School0.9 mi · 427
- Jackson Central-Merry Early College High1.1 mi · 268
- Jackson Central Merry High School1.2 mi · 507
- Jackson Central Merry Middle School1.2 mi · 463
Frequently asked questions
About Arlington Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Arlington Elementary School?
Arlington Elementary School enrolls approximately 626 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Arlington Elementary School serve?
Arlington Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How diverse is Arlington Elementary School?
Arlington Elementary School reports a student body of 7% White, 24% Hispanic, 60% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Arlington Elementary School?
Arlington Elementary School is overseen by Madison County in Madison County.
What county does Arlington Elementary School serve?
Arlington Elementary School serves Madison County in TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.