SHORT EL

SHORT EL is an elementary-level community of close-knit scale in ARLINGTON, Texas, one of the schools within ARLINGTON ISD, hosting 406 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 22% smaller than the state mean of about 519.

Within ARLINGTON ISD, which oversees 75 schools and 53,394 students, SHORT EL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, SHORT EL reports that 43% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 32% Black, 17% White, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

In terms of school funding signals, SHORT EL shows 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting SHORT EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 83% of students at SHORT EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Tarrant County's rate of about 63%.

After controlling for student poverty, SHORT EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.0%.

In the broader community, 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 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 SHORT EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: GUNN J H, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SHORT EL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 42.3%.

SHORT EL operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 24%: 536 students in 2018 compared to 406 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the SHORT EL community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.