JANET BROCKETT EL

JANET BROCKETT EL is one of the intimate K-5 schools in ARLINGTON, Texas, overseen by MANSFIELD ISD, with 398 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 23% below typical.

MANSFIELD ISD runs 47 schools in total, collectively educating 35,354 students. JANET BROCKETT EL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, JANET BROCKETT EL records that the largest single group is Black at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 23% Hispanic, 15% White, 11% Asian, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Tarrant County as a whole is about 18% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, JANET BROCKETT EL has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, JANET BROCKETT EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.7%, the actual is 45.0%, a residual of +0.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Tarrant County put median household income runs about $84,207, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. JANET BROCKETT EL is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students).

JAMES COBLE MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, JANET BROCKETT EL comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 48.9%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. JANET BROCKETT EL's enrollment has contracted 32% since 2018, when it stood at 589 (now 398).

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.