ANDERSON EL

As a low-enrollment elementary-level community in ARLINGTON, Texas, ANDERSON EL educates 426 students from grades pre-K through 6, part of ARLINGTON ISD.

Within ARLINGTON ISD, which oversees 75 schools and 53,394 students, ANDERSON EL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ANDERSON EL reports that 77% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 16% Black, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting ANDERSON EL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Tarrant County's rate of about 63%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ANDERSON EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.7%, the actual is 24.9%, a residual of -8.8 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Tarrant County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $84,207 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Tarrant County runs 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), of which ANDERSON EL is one.

The closest other public school is PATRICK EL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ANDERSON EL at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 27.5%.

ANDERSON EL operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ANDERSON EL has edged down 35%, going from 657 students in 2018 to 426 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.