Enrollment
271
Elementary
DISTRICT 273 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANARA ACADEMY·NCES 480141513108
Manara STEM Academy - Arlington
6101 S COLLINS ST, ARLINGTON, TX 76018 · (972) 304-1155 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL271 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Texas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
191 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 44 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 13 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 146% larger than its 8th grade class (13).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
40.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 21.0% | 31.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 20.0% | 28.0% | 44.0% |
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 | 40.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
24.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Manara STEM Academy - Arlington
Manara STEM Academy - Arlington's state test result (24.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manara STEM Academy - Arlington this school | 271 | 70.5% | 24.6% |
| Linden Elementary School LINDEN | 299 | 66.2% | 31.2% |
| Woodville Elementary School WOODVILLE | 303 | 68.6% | N/A |
| Jefferson Elementary School JEFFERSON | 286 | 78.3% | 39.4% |
| Woodville Intermediate School WOODVILLE | 232 | 71.1% | 34.4% |
| Rowena Johnson Primary School SULPHUR SPRINGS | 306 | 78.4% | 47.0% |
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 Manara STEM Academy - Arlington ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #4,079 of 4,401 | #293 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #4,038 of 4,466 ▲ 91 | #299 of 339 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #3,635 of 4,466 ▲ 525 | #254 of 339 ▲ 53 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #2,666 of 3,998 | #198 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 271 | #4,350 of 4,938 | #335 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #3,924 of 4,622 | #311 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #1,223 of 4,628 | #163 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.5% | #2,535 of 4,789 | #185 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.5% | #689 of 1,307 | #28 of 72 |
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
271
+38 (+16%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 271 | 15.8 | 17.1:1 | 70% (191) |
| 2023-24 | 276 | 17.7 | 15.6:1 | 77% (212) |
| 2022-23 | 218 | 14.8 | 14.8:1 | 57% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 233 | 17 | 13.7:1 | 58% (135) |
| 2017-18 | 243 | 19.5 | 12.5:1 | 49% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 239 | 16 | 14.9:1 | 68% (163) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manara STEM Academy - Arlington.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (243 to 271); teachers down 19% (19.5 to 15.8).
About Manara STEM Academy - Arlington
Manara STEM Academy - Arlington is a low-enrollment elementary school found in ARLINGTON, Texas. The school's 271 students are in pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 48% lower than the average for elementary schools in Texas, which is about 519.
Manara STEM Academy - Arlington reports to MANARA ACADEMY, which has 3 schools and 671 students.
By race and ethnicity, Manara STEM Academy - Arlington is 55% White. The rest of enrollment is 24% Black, 9% Asian, 6% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Manara STEM Academy - Arlington belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 62%.
The teaching staff at Manara STEM Academy - Arlington is 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 17.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, lower than at this school. About 70% of students, or 191, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Manara STEM Academy - Arlington is graded F by allk12, scoring above 3% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations places Manara STEM Academy - Arlington in the bottom 10% of Texas schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 19.0 points below it (24.6% actual, 43.6% predicted).
Recent Census Bureau figures for Tarrant County show that median household income is about $84,207, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Manara STEM Academy - Arlington is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County, which together enroll about 385,835 students.
The closest other public school is Trinity Basin Preparatory - Arlington, about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Manara STEM Academy - Arlington at 8th of 8.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Manara STEM Academy - Arlington holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 233 to 271. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (17.1:1) than in 2020-21 (13.7:1).
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 MANARA ACADEMY
- Manara AcademyElementary · 275 students
- Manara Leadership AcademyHigh · 125 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
- Trinity Basin Preparatory - Arlington0.1 mi · 362
- Beckham Elementary School0.5 mi · 392
- Ousley Junior High School0.7 mi · 782
- Barnett Junior High School0.9 mi · 579
- Fitzgerald Elementary School1.0 mi · 451
- Bryant Elementary School1.1 mi · 462
Frequently asked questions
About Manara STEM Academy - ArlingtonHow many students attend Manara STEM Academy - Arlington?
Manara STEM Academy - Arlington enrolls approximately 271 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Manara STEM Academy - Arlington serve?
Manara STEM Academy - Arlington serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Manara STEM Academy - Arlington have?
Manara STEM Academy - Arlington employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Manara STEM Academy - Arlington?
At Manara STEM Academy - Arlington, the student body is approximately 55% White, 6% Hispanic, 24% Black, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Manara STEM Academy - Arlington public or private?
Manara STEM Academy - Arlington is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by MANARA ACADEMY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.