LITTLE EL

LITTLE EL is a reasonably sized primary school in ARLINGTON, Texas, one of the schools within ARLINGTON ISD. The school works with 740 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 43% bigger than the state mean of about 519.

Across the 75 schools in ARLINGTON ISD (53,394 students total), LITTLE EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, LITTLE EL records that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 26% Hispanic, 16% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian. Compared to Tarrant County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, LITTLE EL lists 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Tarrant County's rate of about 63%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LITTLE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.0%; this one delivers 47.8%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Tarrant County indicate median household earnings sit near $84,207, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Tarrant County's 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), LITTLE EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MARTIN H S, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LITTLE EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LITTLE EL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 54.1%.

LITTLE EL operates from a city-core location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LITTLE EL has changed only slightly, going from 754 students in 2018 to 740 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 52% to 46% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for LITTLE EL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.