CHARLOTTE ANDERSON PREPARATORY ACADEMY

CHARLOTTE ANDERSON PREPARATORY ACADEMY is one of the close-knit elementary-level communitys in ARLINGTON, Texas, operated by MANSFIELD ISD, with 373 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 28% leaner than typical.

Within MANSFIELD ISD, which oversees 47 schools and 35,354 students, CHARLOTTE ANDERSON PREPARATORY ACADEMY is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, CHARLOTTE ANDERSON PREPARATORY ACADEMY logs that 39% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 26% Black, 22% White, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CHARLOTTE ANDERSON PREPARATORY ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.4%; this one delivers 44.7%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Tarrant County indicate median household earnings sit near $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CHARLOTTE ANDERSON PREPARATORY ACADEMY is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students).

ARLINGTON CLASSICS ACADEMY - MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CHARLOTTE ANDERSON PREPARATORY ACADEMY. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CHARLOTTE ANDERSON PREPARATORY ACADEMY ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 45.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 17%: 447 students in 2018 compared to 373 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 27% to 39% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

On this page, members of the CHARLOTTE ANDERSON PREPARATORY ACADEMY community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.