MANARA STEM ACADEMY - ARLINGTON

Set in ARLINGTON, Texas, MANARA STEM ACADEMY - ARLINGTON is a compact elementary-level community, run under MANARA ACADEMY. It caters to 271 students across grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so MANARA STEM ACADEMY - ARLINGTON sits 48% leaner than that benchmark.

MANARA STEM ACADEMY - ARLINGTON is one of 3 schools operated by MANARA ACADEMY, a district that hosts 671 students overall.

Demographically, MANARA STEM ACADEMY - ARLINGTON records that 55% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 24% Black, 9% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 70% of students at MANARA STEM ACADEMY - ARLINGTON qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, MANARA STEM ACADEMY - ARLINGTON sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 43.1%; actual is 26.7%, a gap of -16.4 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Tarrant County put 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), MANARA STEM ACADEMY - ARLINGTON is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: TRINITY BASIN PREPARATORY - ARLINGTON, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MANARA STEM ACADEMY - ARLINGTON at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 44.8%.

MANARA STEM ACADEMY - ARLINGTON operates from an urban location. As a public charter, MANARA STEM ACADEMY - ARLINGTON runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MANARA STEM ACADEMY - ARLINGTON has ticked up 12%, going from 243 students in 2018 to 271 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged up from 40% to 55% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 today.

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