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Enrollment
391
Elementary
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANSFIELD ISD·NCES 482892011339
Carol Holt Elementary School
7321 LEDBETTER RD, ARLINGTON, TX 76001 · (817) 299-6460 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 78% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
12.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
202 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 57 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (72).
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
72.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
66.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 32.0% | 40.0% | 18.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 33.0% | 33.0% | 19.0% | 15.0% |
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 | 72.0% | 66.0% |
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 68.0% | 60.0% |
| 2021-22 | 70.0% | 61.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
57.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Carol Holt Elementary School
Carol Holt Elementary School's state test result (57.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Holt Elementary School this school | 391 | 51.7% | 57.3% |
| Roberta Tipps Academy MANSFIELD | 471 | 50.1% | 65.5% |
| Alton Boyd Elementary School ALLEN | 393 | 59.3% | 37.1% |
| Heritage Elementary School KELLER | 529 | 53.3% | 35.8% |
| Mueller Elementary School KLEIN | 477 | 54.3% | 49.5% |
| Bright Academy FRISCO | 485 | 50.1% | 47.6% |
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 Carol Holt Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #916 of 4,401 | #56 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #597 of 4,466 ▲ 561 | #33 of 339 ▲ 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #626 of 4,466 ▲ 501 | #36 of 339 ▲ 41 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #2,154 of 3,998 | #162 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 391 | #3,557 of 4,938 | #281 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #491 of 4,622 | #30 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.4% | #54 of 4,628 | #17 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.7% | #3,515 of 4,789 | #254 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #1,973 of 2,838 | #173 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
391
-25 (-6%) vs 2020
-37% since 2010-11, when it was 625
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 391 | 31.5 | 12.4:1 | 52% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 33.2 | 12.0:1 | 55% (221) |
| 2022-23 | 436 | 32.8 | 13.3:1 | 58% (253) |
| 2020-21 | 416 | 31 | 13.4:1 | 55% (229) |
| 2017-18 | 438 | 29 | 15.1:1 | 45% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 471 | 33 | 14.3:1 | 41% (192) |
| 2010-11 | 625 | 40 | 15.6:1 | 37% (231) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carol Holt Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (438 to 391); teachers up 9% (29 to 31.5).
About Carol Holt Elementary School
Carol Holt Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in ARLINGTON, Texas. Federal data show 391 students enrolled in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students, which makes this school 25% below average.
Carol Holt Elementary School is one of the 47 schools that make up MANSFIELD ISD (35,354 students in total).
Of every 100 students at Carol Holt Elementary School, about 30 are Black, the largest group. Other students are 27% White, 23% Hispanic, 12% Asian, and 8% multiracial. That is higher than the 18% Black share among all Tarrant County residents. A diversity index of 76% means there is a 76% chance two randomly chosen students at Carol Holt Elementary School are from different groups.
The school's 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. At Carol Holt Elementary School, 52% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Tarrant County average 63%.
On the allk12 Grade, Carol Holt Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 78% of Texas public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Carol Holt Elementary School is 5.6 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 57.3% actual, 51.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
In the surrounding county, Tarrant County, the median household earns about $84,207 a year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Carol Holt Elementary School, Tarrant County has 639 public schools.
About 0.3 miles separate Carol Holt Elementary School from the closest public school, Cross Timbers Intermediate School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Carol Holt Elementary School places 3rd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
For locale, NCES codes Carol Holt Elementary School as City: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 6% decline, from 416 to 391. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.4:1 to 12.4:1.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in MANSFIELD ISD
- Mansfield Lake Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,751 students
- Mansfield Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,568 students
- Mansfield High SchoolHigh · 2,552 students
- Mansfield Timberview High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
- Mansfield Summit High SchoolHigh · 1,772 students
- Charlene McKinzey Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,043 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
Nearby schools
- Cross Timbers Intermediate School0.3 mi · 588
- T A Howard Middle School0.6 mi · 574
- R F Patterson Elementary School1.1 mi · 331
- Nancy Neal Elementary School1.7 mi · 427
- Great Hearts Arlington1.7 mi · 998
- Roberta Tipps Academy1.9 mi · 471
Frequently asked questions
About Carol Holt Elementary SchoolHow large is Carol Holt Elementary School?
Carol Holt Elementary School enrolls approximately 391 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Carol Holt Elementary School serve?
Carol Holt Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carol Holt Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carol Holt Elementary School is approximately 12.4:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carol Holt Elementary School?
At Carol Holt Elementary School, the student body is approximately 27% White, 23% Hispanic, 30% Black, 12% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Carol Holt Elementary School in?
Carol Holt Elementary School is part of MANSFIELD ISD.
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