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Enrollment
740
Elementary
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARLINGTON ISD·NCES 480870002049
Little Elementary School
3721 LITTLE RD, ARLINGTON, TX 76016 · (682) 867-3300 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL740 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
336 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 73 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 116 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 20% smaller than its 6th grade class (116).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
60.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +38.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 38 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 26.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 27.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% |
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 | 60.0% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 63.0% |
| 2021-22 | 60.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Little Elementary School
Little Elementary School's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Elementary School this school | 740 | 45.4% | 49.1% |
| Dr Bryan C Jack Elementary School TYLER | 706 | 45.5% | 53.6% |
| J Lyndal Hughes Elementary School ROANOKE | 672 | 42.1% | 55.4% |
| Gordon-Reed Elementary School MONTGOMERY | 705 | 46.7% | 51.2% |
| Judith L Harlow Elementary School ANNA | 731 | 44.2% | 47.5% |
| Giesinger Elementary School CONROE | 713 | 49.9% | 52.9% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Little Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #1,518 of 4,401 | #90 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,919 of 4,466 ▲ 163 | #124 of 339 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #1,418 of 4,466 ▲ 151 | #90 of 339 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.0pp | #388 of 3,998 | #38 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 740 | #682 of 4,938 | #25 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #3,133 of 4,622 | #262 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #615 of 4,628 | #99 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.4% | #3,771 of 4,789 | #270 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.9% | #2,703 of 2,838 | #229 of 242 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
740
+48 (+7%) vs 2020
-11% since 2000-01, when it was 832
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 740 | 46.8 | 15.8:1 | 45% (336) |
| 2023-24 | 736 | 44.4 | 16.6:1 | 46% (341) |
| 2022-23 | 710 | 44.4 | 16.0:1 | 47% (337) |
| 2020-21 | 692 | 41 | 16.9:1 | 48% (332) |
| 2017-18 | 754 | 46.9 | 16.1:1 | 36% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 767 | 42 | 18.3:1 | 35% (265) |
| 2010-11 | 770 | 41 | 18.8:1 | 32% (244) |
| 2000-01 | 832 | 51 | 16.3:1 | 16% (133) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Little Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (754 to 740); teachers unchanged (46.9 to 46.8).
About Little Elementary School
Little Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school found in ARLINGTON, Texas. The school covers pre-K through 6 and reported 740 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 43% larger than the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas.
ARLINGTON ISD is made up of 75 schools with 53,394 students in all.
The biggest share of students at Little Elementary School, 46%, is White. The rest of enrollment is 26% Hispanic, 16% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. That is in line with Tarrant County, where about 48% of residents are White. The diversity index for Little Elementary School is 69%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Little Elementary School, there are about 15.8 students; the school has 46.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 45%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Tarrant County is 63%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 49.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 54.3%.
The school is in Tarrant County, where median household income comes to about $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Tarrant County counts 639 public schools with about 385,835 students.
Measured in a straight line, Martin High School is about 0.6 miles from Little Elementary School. The five-mile area around Little Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 49.1% average proficiency ranks 7th among 9 nearby schools.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Enrollment increased by 7% across 4 years, from 692 in 2020-21 to 740 in 2024-25. The ratio was 16.9:1 in 2020-21 and 15.8:1 in 2024-25.
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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 ARLINGTON ISD
- 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
- Seguin High SchoolHigh · 1,554 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
Other Little Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Little Elementary. Little Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Little Elementary SchoolARVADA, CO · 310 students
Nearby schools
- Martin High School0.6 mi · 3,535
- Ditto Elementary School0.8 mi · 734
- Young Junior High School1.0 mi · 710
- Miller Elementary School1.2 mi · 549
- Arlington College and Career High School1.5 mi · 340
- Corey Fine Arts / Dual Language Academy1.7 mi · 497
Frequently asked questions
About Little Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Little Elementary School?
Little Elementary School enrolls approximately 740 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Little Elementary School serve?
Little Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Little Elementary School?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Little Elementary School.
How diverse is Little Elementary School?
Little Elementary School reports a student body of 46% White, 26% Hispanic, 16% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Little Elementary School?
Little Elementary School is overseen by ARLINGTON ISD in Tarrant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.