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Enrollment
562
Elementary
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARLINGTON ISD·NCES 480870000258
Rankin Elementary School
1900 OLEANDER DR, ARLINGTON, TX 76010 · (682) 867-2800 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL562 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
13.3:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
529 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 61 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (67).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 11.0% | 28.0% | 23.0% | 38.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 22.0% | 24.0% | 47.0% |
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 | 39.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Rankin Elementary School
Rankin Elementary School's state test result (29.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rankin Elementary School this school | 562 | 94.1% | 29.4% |
| Pearl Hall Elementary School SO HOUSTON | 571 | 94.7% | 35.3% |
| Central Elementary School LEWISVILLE | 573 | 95.1% | 26.8% |
| McRae Elementary School FORT WORTH | 543 | 95.4% | 24.8% |
| Mount Auburn Steam Academy DALLAS | 548 | 92.9% | 33.7% |
| Arcadia Park Elementary School DALLAS | 568 | 95.4% | 39.6% |
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 Rankin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #3,719 of 4,401 | #249 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #3,971 of 4,466 ▼ 241 | #291 of 339 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #3,734 of 4,466 ▼ 89 | #264 of 339 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #2,596 of 3,998 | #190 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 562 | #1,927 of 4,938 | #120 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #1,000 of 4,622 | #67 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.9% | #3,698 of 4,628 | #320 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.1% | #610 of 4,789 | #38 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.2% | #1,321 of 2,838 | #129 of 242 |
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
562
+18 (+3%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 530
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 562 | 42.3 | 13.3:1 | 94% (529) |
| 2023-24 | 538 | 41.9 | 12.8:1 | 96% (517) |
| 2022-23 | 548 | 42 | 13.1:1 | 97% (530) |
| 2020-21 | 544 | 41 | 13.3:1 | 96% (521) |
| 2017-18 | 687 | 43.4 | 15.8:1 | 89% (610) |
| 2015-16 | 730 | 44 | 16.6:1 | 96% (701) |
| 2010-11 | 757 | 43 | 17.6:1 | 94% (709) |
| 2000-01 | 597 | 40 | 14.9:1 | 83% (493) |
| 1990-91 | 530 | 31 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rankin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (687 to 562); teachers down 3% (43.4 to 42.3).
About Rankin Elementary School
Rankin Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in ARLINGTON, Texas. The latest federal count shows 562 students in pre-K through 6.
ARLINGTON ISD counts 53,394 students in its 75 schools, and Rankin Elementary School is one of them.
The large majority of students at Rankin Elementary School, 88%, are Hispanic. The next largest groups are 7% Black and 3% White. The school's Hispanic share is 58 points above the 30% share among Tarrant County residents. Rankin Elementary School has a diversity index of 22%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Rankin Elementary School, 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.3:1. That ratio is under the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 94% of enrollment. Among public schools in Tarrant County, the average eligibility rate is 63%.
Rankin Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 19% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Rankin Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 29.4%, compared with a predicted 33.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Federal survey data for Tarrant County show that median household income is about $84,207, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rankin Elementary School is among the 639 public schools in Tarrant County.
The nearest public school is Johns Elementary School, at about 0.6 miles. Rankin Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Rankin Elementary School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 544 in 2020-21 and 562 in 2024-25, a 3% gain.
Discussions about Rankin Elementary School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 ARLINGTON ISD
- 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
- Seguin High SchoolHigh · 1,554 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
Other Rankin Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Rankin Elementary. Rankin Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Rankin ElementaryGreensboro, NC · 673 students
- Rankin Elementary SchoolTupelo, MS · 375 students
- Rankin Elementary SchoolSWARTZ CREEK, MI · 237 students
- Rankin Elementary SchoolPekin, IL · 196 students
Nearby schools
- Johns Elementary School0.6 mi · 560
- Adams Elementary School0.7 mi · 743
- Blanton Elementary School0.9 mi · 456
- Sam Houston High School0.9 mi · 3,208
- Goodman Elementary School0.9 mi · 452
- Crow Leadership Academy1.0 mi · 500
Frequently asked questions
About Rankin Elementary SchoolHow large is Rankin Elementary School?
Rankin Elementary School enrolls approximately 562 students in grades PK-06.
Is Rankin Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rankin Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Rankin Elementary School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Rankin Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Rankin Elementary School?
Student demographics at Rankin Elementary School are roughly 3% White, 88% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Rankin Elementary School public or private?
Rankin Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ARLINGTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.