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Enrollment
998
Combined
DISTRICT 1,147 · STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREAT HEARTS TEXAS·NCES 480144114169
Great Hearts Arlington
6701 S COOPER ST, ARLINGTON, TX 76001 · (817) 260-0890 · Tarrant County
GRADES KG–10COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL998 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Texas public K-12 schools
- BTest 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
483 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 107 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 123 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 115 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 123 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 82 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 76 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 73 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 44 | 4% |
| Grade 10 | 39 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 47% larger than its 8th grade class (73).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 32.0% | 26.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 26.0% | 30.0% | 31.0% |
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 | 53.0% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 30.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Great Hearts Arlington
Great Hearts Arlington's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Hearts Arlington this school | 998 | 48.4% | 47.3% |
| Founders Classical Academy - Conroe CONROE | 921 | 35.3% | 39.9% |
| Compass Rose Destiny MANOR | 730 | 49.5% | 27.2% |
| Great Hearts Prairie View FORT WORTH | 919 | 28.2% | 41.8% |
| Great Hearts Lakeside FORT WORTH | 1,279 | 25.6% | 54.3% |
| Sabine Pass School SABINE PASS | 372 | 61.3% | 60.7% |
Matched among Texas K-12 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 Great Hearts Arlington ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #79 of 211 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #114 of 218 ▲ 5 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #118 of 218 ▼ 28 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #73 of 134 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 998 | #13 of 280 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #132 of 141 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.0% | #1 of 144 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.4% | #160 of 226 | N/A |
Ranked against other public K-12 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 998 | 51.8 | 19.3:1 | 48% (483) |
| 2023-24 | 969 | 45.8 | 21.1:1 | 53% (510) |
| 2022-23 | 834 | 38.1 | 21.9:1 | 52% (431) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Great Hearts Arlington.
About Great Hearts Arlington
Great Hearts Arlington is a public combined-grade school in ARLINGTON, Texas. Enrolled students number 998 students, in kindergarten through 10. Enrollment is 106% higher than the average for combined schools in Texas, which is about 485.
GREAT HEARTS TEXAS enrolls 12,926 students, and its 13 schools include Great Hearts Arlington.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Great Hearts Arlington, at 35%. Other groups make up 27% Hispanic, 23% Black, 12% Asian, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 48% of Tarrant County residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 74% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 19.3 students per teacher and 51.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 7.5 above the 11.7:1 average for combined schools in Texas. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 48%. That rate is below the 63% average among public schools in Tarrant County.
Measured against Texas public K-12 schools, Great Hearts Arlington receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Great Hearts Arlington are 5.7 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (47.3% actual, 53.0% predicted).
Tarrant County has about 2,167,390 residents, and the median household income is $84,207, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Great Hearts Arlington, Tarrant County has 638 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Kenneth Davis Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Great Hearts Arlington is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Great Hearts Arlington's average proficiency of 47.3% compares with 43.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal data place Great Hearts Arlington in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
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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 GREAT HEARTS TEXAS
- Great Hearts Northern OaksCombined · 1,430 students
- Great Hearts Forest HeightsCombined · 1,335 students
- Great Hearts Western HillsCombined · 1,326 students
- Great Hearts LakesideCombined · 1,279 students
- Great Hearts Live OakCombined · 1,153 students
- Great Hearts Online - TXCombined · 968 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
- Kenneth Davis Elementary School0.7 mi · 335
- Glenn Harmon Elementary School1.2 mi · 401
- Charlotte Anderson Preparatory Academy1.3 mi · 373
- D P Morris Elementary School1.3 mi · 545
- T A Howard Middle School1.5 mi · 574
- Mansfield Summit High School1.6 mi · 1,772
Frequently asked questions
About Great Hearts ArlingtonWhat is the total enrollment at Great Hearts Arlington?
Great Hearts Arlington enrolls approximately 998 students in grades KG-10.
What grades does Great Hearts Arlington serve?
Great Hearts Arlington serves grades KG-10.
How many teachers does Great Hearts Arlington have?
Great Hearts Arlington employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Great Hearts Arlington?
Student demographics at Great Hearts Arlington are roughly 35% White, 27% Hispanic, 23% Black, 12% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Great Hearts Arlington public or private?
Great Hearts Arlington is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by GREAT HEARTS TEXAS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.