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Alumni: what's one memory from ARLINGTON H S that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
2,580
High
DISTRICT 1,707 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARLINGTON ISD·NCES 480870000232
Arlington High School
818 W PARK ROW, ARLINGTON, TX 76013 · (682) 867-8100 · Tarrant County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,580 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
159 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
1,700 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 792 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 619 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 612 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 557 | 22% |
Student demographics
65%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
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 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 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 8.0% | 39.0% | 20.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 21.0% | 43.0% | 30.0% |
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 | 47.0% | 27.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 24.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 18.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.0% | 15.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Arlington High School
Arlington High School's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington High School this school | 2,580 | 65.9% | 48.3% |
| Temple High School TEMPLE | 2,320 | 66.0% | 43.6% |
| Ball High School GALVESTON | 1,905 | 69.1% | 36.1% |
| Coronado High School LUBBOCK | 1,878 | 65.6% | 50.0% |
| Texas City High School TEXAS CITY | 1,689 | 69.1% | 39.0% |
| Arlington Heights High School FORT WORTH | 1,898 | 67.8% | 37.3% |
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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #879 of 1,385 | #44 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #1,157 of 1,425 ▲ 127 | #56 of 76 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,040 of 1,425 ▲ 47 | #51 of 76 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #627 of 1,184 | #27 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,580 | #151 of 2,107 | #10 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #968 of 1,344 | #50 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.2% | #235 of 1,346 | #32 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.9% | #677 of 1,522 | #46 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #338 of 557 | #23 of 35 |
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
2,580
-94 (-4%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 2,029
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 2,580 | 158.8 | 16.3:1 | 66% (1,700) |
| 2023-24 | 2,501 | 160.9 | 15.6:1 | 70% (1,741) |
| 2022-23 | 2,538 | 162.1 | 15.7:1 | 67% (1,702) |
| 2020-21 | 2,674 | 158 | 16.9:1 | 66% (1,777) |
| 2017-18 | 2,769 | 166.4 | 16.6:1 | 49% (1,370) |
| 2015-16 | 2,773 | 169 | 16.4:1 | 54% (1,496) |
| 2010-11 | 2,892 | 182 | 15.9:1 | 47% (1,354) |
| 2000-01 | 2,753 | 191 | 14.4:1 | 12% (344) |
| 1990-91 | 2,029 | 116 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arlington High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (2,769 to 2,580); teachers down 5% (166.4 to 158.8).
About Arlington High School
A large high school in ARLINGTON, Texas, Arlington High School is part of ARLINGTON ISD. Its 2,580 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Texas is about 796 students.
Arlington High School is one of the 75 schools that make up ARLINGTON ISD (53,394 students in total).
Arlington High School's enrollment is 50% Hispanic. Other groups include 24% White, 19% Black, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Tarrant County residents are about 30% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Arlington High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 65%.
Staffing totals 158.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.3:1. That ratio is over the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Arlington High School is 66%. That is close to the 63% average for public schools in Tarrant County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Arlington High School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 48.3% actual against 45.5% predicted.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Tarrant County show that median household income is about $84,207, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Arlington High School is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County, which together enroll about 385,835 students.
Nearby, South Davis Elementary School is about 0.7 miles away. Arlington High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Arlington High School ranks 2nd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 48.3% against a local average of 32.0%.
Arlington High School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 2,580 was 4% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 2,674.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,457 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Seguin High SchoolHigh · 1,554 students
- Workman Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,162 students
Other schools in ARLINGTON
- Martin High SchoolHigh · 3,535 students
- Sam Houston High SchoolHigh · 3,208 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,457 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Mansfield Timberview High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
- Mansfield Summit High SchoolHigh · 1,772 students
Other Arlington High schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Arlington High. Arlington High School is the largest of the 8.
- ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOLLAGRANGEVILLE, NY · 2,472 students
- Arlington HighRiverside, CA · 1,920 students
- Arlington HighArlington, MA · 1,677 students
- Arlington HighArlington, TN · 1,674 students
- Arlington High SchoolArlington, WA · 1,650 students
Nearby schools
- South Davis Elementary School0.7 mi · 669
- Swift Elementary School0.9 mi · 517
- Carter Junior High School0.9 mi · 735
- Blanton Elementary School1.1 mi · 456
- Newman International Academy of Arlington1.1 mi · 663
- Hill Elementary School1.5 mi · 557
Frequently asked questions
About Arlington High SchoolHow many students attend Arlington High School?
Arlington High School enrolls approximately 2,580 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Arlington High School serve?
Arlington High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Arlington High School?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Arlington High School.
What is the student diversity at Arlington High School?
Student demographics at Arlington High School are roughly 24% White, 50% Hispanic, 19% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Arlington High School in?
Arlington High School is part of ARLINGTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.