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Enrollment
456
Elementary
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARLINGTON ISD·NCES 480870000236
Blanton Elementary School
1900 S COLLINS ST, ARLINGTON, TX 76010 · (682) 867-1000 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL456 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Texas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
414 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 | 81 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 24% smaller than its 6th grade class (59).
Student demographics
20%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
34.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +31.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 31 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 19.0% | 27.0% | 39.0% |
| Mathematics | 23.0% | 20.0% | 29.0% | 28.0% |
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 | 34.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 26.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
23.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Blanton Elementary School
Blanton Elementary School's state test result (23.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanton Elementary School this school | 456 | 90.8% | 23.6% |
| Williams Elementary School PASADENA | 455 | 92.1% | 47.3% |
| McMullan Elementary School CHANNELVIEW | 482 | 90.0% | 32.0% |
| Clendenin Elementary School EL PASO | 438 | 90.6% | 39.5% |
| Perez Elementary School AUSTIN | 460 | 90.9% | 25.3% |
| Sanchez Elementary School AUSTIN | 479 | 90.2% | 15.6% |
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 Blanton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #4,126 of 4,401 | #298 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #2,470 of 4,466 ▲ 1,806 | #156 of 339 ▲ 166 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #4,087 of 4,466 ▲ 214 | #303 of 339 ▲ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.5pp | #1,229 of 3,998 | #86 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 456 | #2,953 of 4,938 | #215 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #242 of 4,622 | #13 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.0% | #3,763 of 4,628 | #326 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.8% | #983 of 4,789 | #79 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.8% | #662 of 2,838 | #63 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
456
-32 (-7%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 579
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 456 | 39.2 | 11.6:1 | 91% (414) |
| 2023-24 | 469 | 36.6 | 12.8:1 | 91% (427) |
| 2022-23 | 497 | 33.9 | 14.7:1 | 91% (454) |
| 2020-21 | 488 | 41 | 11.9:1 | 91% (442) |
| 2017-18 | 623 | 41.4 | 15.1:1 | 88% (551) |
| 2015-16 | 726 | 45 | 16.1:1 | 93% (674) |
| 2010-11 | 650 | 47 | 13.8:1 | 94% (608) |
| 2000-01 | 639 | 46 | 13.9:1 | 72% (459) |
| 1990-91 | 579 | 34 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blanton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (623 to 456); teachers down 5% (41.4 to 39.2).
About Blanton Elementary School
Blanton Elementary School is one of the public schools in ARLINGTON, Texas. It is a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 456 students in pre-K through 6.
The district, ARLINGTON ISD, operates 75 schools serving 53,394 students.
The large majority of students at Blanton Elementary School, 89%, are Hispanic. Next come 5% White and 4% Black. The county population is about 30% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Blanton Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 20%.
Its teaching staff equals 39.2 full-time positions, a ratio of 11.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 91%. That rate is above the 63% average among public schools in Tarrant County.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Blanton Elementary School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 23.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 34.9%.
Among Tarrant County residents, median household income is about $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 639 public schools in Tarrant County, with a combined enrollment of about 385,835.
Nearby, Carter Junior High School is about 0.6 miles away. Blanton Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Blanton Elementary School ranks 7th of 9 nearby schools, at 23.6% versus a 29.9% average.
Blanton Elementary School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Blanton Elementary School had 488 students in 2020-21 and 456 in 2024-25, a 7% decrease.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Blanton Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Blanton Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 2 states are named Blanton Elementary. Blanton Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Blanton Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 748 students
- Blanton Elementary SchoolODESSA, TX · 510 students
- Blanton Elementary SchoolCARROLLTON, TX · 503 students
- Blanton Elementary SchoolLANTANA, TX · 470 students
- BLANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLST PETERSBURG, FL · 427 students
Nearby schools
- Carter Junior High School0.6 mi · 735
- Rankin Elementary School0.9 mi · 562
- Goodman Elementary School1.0 mi · 452
- Crow Leadership Academy1.1 mi · 500
- Arlington High School1.1 mi · 2,580
- Morton Elementary School1.3 mi · 446
Frequently asked questions
About Blanton Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Blanton Elementary School?
Blanton Elementary School enrolls approximately 456 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Blanton Elementary School serve?
Blanton Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Blanton Elementary School have?
Blanton Elementary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
How diverse is Blanton Elementary School?
Blanton Elementary School reports a student body of 5% White, 89% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Blanton Elementary School public or private?
Blanton Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ARLINGTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.