1
Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARLINGTON ISD·NCES 480870011013
Anderson Elementary School
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 101 | 24% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 11% larger than its 6th grade class (37).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
33.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 18.0% | 23.0% | 44.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% | 48.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 33.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 28.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 15.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
26.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 →
Schools most like Anderson Elementary School
Anderson Elementary School's state test result (26.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Elementary School this school | 426 | 92.0% | 26.2% |
| Golden Rule Desoto DESOTO | 402 | 91.3% | 36.4% |
| Child Development Center MOUNT PLEASANT | 416 | 90.4% | N/A |
| Overton Elementary School AUSTIN | 440 | 92.5% | 17.0% |
| Purple Sage Elementary School HOUSTON | 428 | 91.8% | 48.0% |
| Morningside Elementary School FORT WORTH | 401 | 94.3% | 25.6% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Anderson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #3,978 of 4,401 | #276 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #3,803 of 4,466 ▲ 5 | #273 of 339 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #4,149 of 4,466 ▼ 148 | #314 of 339 ▼ 28 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #2,119 of 3,998 | #161 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #3,261 of 4,938 | #251 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #885 of 4,622 | #57 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.6% | #3,162 of 4,628 | #298 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.0% | #838 of 4,789 | #68 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.2% | #298 of 2,838 | #24 of 242 |
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
426
-17 (-4%) vs 2020
-42% since 2010-11, when it was 740
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 426 | 32.5 | 13.1:1 | 92% (392) |
| 2023-24 | 413 | 33.3 | 12.4:1 | 97% (400) |
| 2022-23 | 412 | 35.3 | 11.7:1 | 96% (395) |
| 2020-21 | 443 | 37 | 12.0:1 | 87% (384) |
| 2017-18 | 657 | 44.1 | 14.9:1 | 90% (594) |
| 2015-16 | 717 | 44 | 16.3:1 | 95% (684) |
| 2010-11 | 740 | 46 | 16.1:1 | 93% (691) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Anderson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (657 to 426); teachers down 26% (44.1 to 32.5).
About Anderson Elementary School
Anderson Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Texas, located in ARLINGTON. It enrolled 426 students in pre-K through 6 for the 2024-25 school year.
Anderson Elementary School is a school in ARLINGTON ISD. The district has 75 schools and 53,394 students.
Anderson Elementary School's enrollment is 77% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 16% Black and 3% White. Among people living in Tarrant County, the Hispanic share is about 30%. Anderson Elementary School has a diversity index of 38%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 92% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 63% average for public schools in Tarrant County.
After adjusting for student poverty, Anderson Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 26.2%; the prediction is 34.4%.
Within Tarrant County, median household income is about $84,207, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. A total of 639 public schools operate in Tarrant County, serving about 385,835 students.
The shortest distance from Anderson Elementary School to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Patrick Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Anderson Elementary School ranks 5th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 426 was 4% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 443. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.1:1.
The Anderson Elementary School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 High SchoolHigh · 3,535 students
- Sam Houston High SchoolHigh · 3,208 students
- Arlington High SchoolHigh · 2,580 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,457 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Seguin High SchoolHigh · 1,554 students
Other schools in ARLINGTON
- Martin High SchoolHigh · 3,535 students
- Sam Houston High SchoolHigh · 3,208 students
- Arlington High SchoolHigh · 2,580 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,457 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Mansfield Timberview High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
Other Anderson Elementary schools
22 other US public schools in 15 states are named Anderson Elementary. Anderson Elementary School is the 14th largest of the 23.
- Anderson Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 748 students
- Anderson Elementary SchoolCONROE, TX · 686 students
- Anderson Elementary SchoolSPRING, TX · 635 students
- Anderson Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 585 students
- Anderson Elementary SchoolLUFKIN, TX · 246 students
Nearby schools
- Patrick Elementary School0.4 mi · 496
- Crouch Elementary School0.5 mi · 516
- Thornton Elementary School1.1 mi · 849
- David Daniels El Academy of Science & Math1.3 mi · 445
- Johns Elementary School1.5 mi · 560
- Remynse Elementary School1.5 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About Anderson Elementary SchoolHow large is Anderson Elementary School?
Anderson Elementary School enrolls approximately 426 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Anderson Elementary School serve?
Anderson Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Anderson Elementary School?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Anderson Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Anderson Elementary School?
At Anderson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 77% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Anderson Elementary School in?
Anderson Elementary School is part of ARLINGTON ISD.
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