FARRELL EL

FARRELL EL is an elementary-level community of average-sized scale in GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas, one of the schools within ARLINGTON ISD, instructing 591 students in grades pre-K through 6.

FARRELL EL is one of 75 schools operated by ARLINGTON ISD, a district that works with 53,394 students overall.

Looking at the student body, FARRELL EL shows that the largest single group is Black at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 32% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 5% White, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting FARRELL EL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Tarrant County's rate of about 63%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, FARRELL EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.0%, the actual is 41.3%, a residual of +1.3 points.

In the area at large, Tarrant County reports that 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%. Across Tarrant County's 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), FARRELL EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ILTEXAS GRAND PRAIRIE MIDDLE, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FARRELL EL at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 33.8%.

FARRELL EL operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. FARRELL EL's enrollment has declined 9% since 2018, when it stood at 651 (now 591). Black enrollment moved from 37% to 46% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for FARRELL EL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.