PEARCY STEM ACADEMY

PEARCY STEM ACADEMY operates as a reasonably sized elementary school in ARLINGTON, Texas, part of ARLINGTON ISD. Current enrollment sits at 511 students spanning grades pre-K through 6.

Within ARLINGTON ISD, which oversees 75 schools and 53,394 students, PEARCY STEM ACADEMY is one campus in the system.

Demographically, PEARCY STEM ACADEMY records that 44% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 22% Hispanic, 17% White, 12% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Tarrant County as a whole is about 18% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, PEARCY STEM ACADEMY reports 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting PEARCY STEM ACADEMY tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PEARCY STEM ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.2%; this one delivers 49.1%.

Around the school, Tarrant County reports that the typical household earns roughly $84,207 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Tarrant County runs 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), of which PEARCY STEM ACADEMY is one.

Nearest neighbor: SEGUIN H S, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PEARCY STEM ACADEMY at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 46.2%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PEARCY STEM ACADEMY has expanded 6%, going from 480 students in 2018 to 511 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

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