RANKIN EL

RANKIN EL is a moderately sized K-5 school in ARLINGTON, Texas, overseen by ARLINGTON ISD. The school hosts 562 students in grades pre-K through 6.

RANKIN EL is one of 75 schools operated by ARLINGTON ISD, a district that educates 53,394 students overall.

Demographically, RANKIN EL shows that nearly all students (88%) are Hispanic; the rest reads as 7% Black, 3% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Tarrant County's rate of about 63%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), RANKIN EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.1%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Tarrant County put median household earnings sit near $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Tarrant County's 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), RANKIN EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: JOHNS EL, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RANKIN EL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 24.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 18%: 687 students in 2018 compared to 562 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 82% to 88%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

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