PEACH EL

PEACH EL is a substantial primary school in ARLINGTON, Texas, part of ARLINGTON ISD. The school enrolls 936 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 80% bigger than typical.

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

On the student-mix side, PEACH EL records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 43% Black, 6% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Tarrant County (around 63%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PEACH EL is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 35.3%; PEACH EL posts 19.6%, -15.7 points below that line.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Tarrant County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $84,207 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Tarrant County runs 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), of which PEACH EL is one.

The closest other public school is NICHOLS J H, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PEACH EL comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 32.7%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Looking at the recent track record. PEACH EL's enrollment has increased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 909 (now 936). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 36% to 45% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

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