Total enrollment
53,339
-2,553 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
75 schools in ARLINGTON ISD
Texas · 53,394 students · 3 cities
75 public K-12 schools, 53,394 students, one district. That is the ARLINGTON ISD entry on the numbers, with a mix of 54 elementary, 11 middle, and 10 high.
4-year change in ARLINGTON ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
74
-1 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How ARLINGTON ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #492 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 53,394 | #14 of 760 | #77 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 75 | #15 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #394 of 758 | #4,449 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 75.1% | #190 of 750 | #1,529 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.2% | #104 of 557 | #960 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside ARLINGTON ISD
State test results across the district's 69 scored schools run from Arlington College and Career High School at 79.8% proficient to Carter Junior High School at 19.0%, a gap of 60.8 points. That is the 31st widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 71 district schools that reported both years went from 58,867 to 52,583 students (down 11%) and from 3,907 to 3,733 full-time teachers (down 4%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About ARLINGTON ISD
ARLINGTON ISD is a low-population public-school district in Texas. The district operates 75 schools and educates approximately 53,394 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, ARLINGTON ISD consists of 54 elementary, 11 middle, and 10 high schools.
On a per-school basis, ARLINGTON ISD runs about 712 students per school, 17% noticeably above the state mean of roughly 606.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in ARLINGTON ISD has contracted 5% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 55,892 students to 53,339. ARLINGTON ISD now counts 74 public schools, down from 75 in SY 2020-21.
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