BEBENSEE EL

BEBENSEE EL is one of the reasonably sized K-5 schools in ARLINGTON, Texas, one of the schools within ARLINGTON ISD, with 765 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 47% bigger than the state mean of about 519.

ARLINGTON ISD runs 75 schools in total, collectively educating 53,394 students. BEBENSEE EL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, BEBENSEE EL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 67% of enrollment. Other groups include 20% Black, 6% White, 4% Asian, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, BEBENSEE EL has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Tarrant County's rate of about 63%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BEBENSEE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.3%; this one delivers 35.4%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Tarrant County indicate median household earnings sit near $84,207, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Tarrant County runs 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), of which BEBENSEE EL is one.

The closest other public school is VENTURE ALTER H S, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BEBENSEE EL at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 41.6%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. BEBENSEE EL's enrollment has climbed 12% since 2018, when it stood at 685 (now 765). Hispanic enrollment moved from 51% to 67% across the same window.

On the community side, the feed for BEBENSEE EL typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.