1
Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARLINGTON ISD·NCES 480870011013
ANDERSON EL
1101 TIMBERLAKE DR, ARLINGTON, TX 76010 · (682) 867-7750 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
392 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
28.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +9.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +12.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 9 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
426
-231 (-35%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.9:1
% White
3%
was 3%
% Hispanic
77%
was 75%
% Black
16%
was 19%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ARLINGTON ISD
- MARTIN H SHigh · 3,535 students
- SAM HOUSTON H SHigh · 3,208 students
- ARLINGTON H SHigh · 2,580 students
- LAMAR H SHigh · 2,457 students
- BOWIE H SHigh · 2,140 students
- SEGUIN H SHigh · 1,554 students
Other schools in ARLINGTON
- MARTIN H SHigh · 3,535 students
- SAM HOUSTON H SHigh · 3,208 students
- ARLINGTON H SHigh · 2,580 students
- LAMAR H SHigh · 2,457 students
- BOWIE H SHigh · 2,140 students
- MANSFIELD TIMBERVIEW H SHigh · 1,788 students
Nearby schools
- PATRICK EL0.4 mi · 496
- CROUCH EL0.5 mi · 516
- THORNTON EL1.1 mi · 849
- DAVID DANIELS EL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE & MATH1.3 mi · 445
- JOHNS EL1.5 mi · 560
- REMYNSE EL1.5 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About ANDERSON ELHow large is ANDERSON EL?
ANDERSON EL enrolls approximately 426 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does ANDERSON EL serve?
ANDERSON EL serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at ANDERSON EL?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at ANDERSON EL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ANDERSON EL?
At ANDERSON EL, the student body is approximately 3% White, 77% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is ANDERSON EL in?
ANDERSON EL is part of ARLINGTON ISD.
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