Enrollment
340
High
DISTRICT 1,707 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARLINGTON ISD·NCES 480870013677
Arlington College and Career High School
4900 W ARKANSAS LN, ARLINGTON, TX 76016 · (817) 515-3550 · Tarrant County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Texas public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
266 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 80 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 76 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 93 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 91 | 27% |
Student demographics
50%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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
85.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 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 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 67.0% | 7.0% | 8.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 40.0% | 37.0% | 5.0% |
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 | 85.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 92.0% | 64.0% |
| 2022-23 | 83.0% | 81.0% |
| 2021-22 | 78.0% | 81.0% |
| 2020-21 | 71.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
79.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+39.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 40% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 40 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Arlington College and Career High School
Arlington College and Career High School's state test result (79.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington College and Career High School this school | 340 | 78.2% | 79.8% |
| Tarrant Co College South/Fort Worth Collegiate High School FORT WORTH | 347 | 80.4% | 64.5% |
| H S for Law and Justice HOUSTON | 391 | 82.1% | 71.0% |
| Victory Early College High School HOUSTON | 442 | 80.3% | 81.7% |
| Hempstead High School HEMPSTEAD | 462 | 72.5% | 29.6% |
| Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet DALLAS | 494 | 78.9% | 91.5% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Arlington College and Career High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.8% | #98 of 1,385 | #6 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #335 of 1,425 ▲ 94 | #18 of 76 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #105 of 1,425 ▲ 4 | #8 of 76 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.5pp | #27 of 1,184 | #3 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 340 | #1,103 of 2,107 | #75 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #1,175 of 1,344 | #66 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.6% | #709 of 1,346 | #67 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.2% | #421 of 1,522 | #30 of 82 |
Ranked against other public high 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
340
+116 (+52%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 340 | 19 | 17.9:1 | 78% (266) |
| 2023-24 | 365 | 18.5 | 19.7:1 | 82% (299) |
| 2022-23 | 381 | 19 | 20.1:1 | 85% (322) |
| 2020-21 | 224 | 14 | 16.0:1 | 89% (200) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arlington College and Career High School.
About Arlington College and Career High School
Arlington College and Career High School is a small high school in Texas, located in ARLINGTON. Its enrollment is 340 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 796.
Arlington College and Career High School is one school in ARLINGTON ISD, a system of 75 schools with 53,394 students.
More than half of enrollment at Arlington College and Career High School is Hispanic: 68%. The next largest groups are 19% Black, 9% White, and 2% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 37 points above the 30% share among Tarrant County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 50%.
Arlington College and Career High School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.9:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Texas is 15.1:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 78% at Arlington College and Career High School. That rate is above the 63% average among public schools in Tarrant County.
Among Texas public high schools, Arlington College and Career High School outscored 86%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Arlington College and Career High School ranks in the top 10% in Texas. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 79.8%, against a prediction of 40.3%.
In Tarrant County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $84,207, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 639 public schools in the county, enrolling about 385,835, Arlington College and Career High School among them.
Arlington College and Career High School is about 0.5 miles from Dunn Elementary School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Arlington College and Career High School is ahead of the 54.6% nearby average, ranking 1st of 8.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Federal data put enrollment at 224 in 2020-21 and 340 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. Students per teacher increased from 16.0 in 2020-21 to 17.9 in 2024-25.
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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
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- 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
Nearby schools
- Dunn Elementary School0.5 mi · 507
- Ditto Elementary School0.8 mi · 734
- Young Junior High School1.0 mi · 710
- Little Elementary School1.5 mi · 740
- Martin High School1.6 mi · 3,535
- Arlington Classics Academy - Arkansas Campus1.8 mi · 473
Frequently asked questions
About Arlington College and Career High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Arlington College and Career High School?
Arlington College and Career High School enrolls approximately 340 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Arlington College and Career High School serve?
Arlington College and Career High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Arlington College and Career High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Arlington College and Career High School is approximately 17.9:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Arlington College and Career High School?
At Arlington College and Career High School, the student body is approximately 9% White, 68% Hispanic, 19% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Arlington College and Career High School in?
Arlington College and Career High School is part of ARLINGTON ISD.
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