Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
VIRIDIAN EL
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About VIRIDIAN EL
VIRIDIAN EL is one of the big primary schools in ARLINGTON, Texas, part of HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD, with 845 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so VIRIDIAN EL sits 63% above that benchmark.
Across the 31 schools in HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD (23,262 students total), VIRIDIAN EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, VIRIDIAN EL lists that the most-represented group is Asian (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 22% White, 17% Hispanic, 15% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 6% Asian, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Asian than the area baseline.
On the resource side, VIRIDIAN EL lists 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting VIRIDIAN EL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Tarrant County (around 63%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
After controlling for student poverty, VIRIDIAN EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.1%; this one delivers 76.0%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Tarrant County put median household income runs about $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. VIRIDIAN EL is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students).
The closest other public school is SHERROD EL, roughly 1.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), VIRIDIAN EL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 43.9%.
The school occupies a metropolitan site.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 9%: 774 students in 2018 compared to 845 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment grew from 18% to 39% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 in 2025.
On allk12, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profileQuick facts
Related schools
- TRINITY H SHigh · 2,734 students
- BELL H SHigh · 2,411 students
- EULESS J HMiddle · 1,075 students
- CENTRAL J HMiddle · 1,061 students
- HARWOOD J HMiddle · 1,024 students
- BEDFORD J HMiddle · 968 students
- MARTIN H SHigh · 3,535 students
- SAM HOUSTON H SHigh · 3,208 students
- ARLINGTON H SHigh · 2,580 students
- LAMAR H SHigh · 2,457 students
- BOWIE H SHigh · 2,140 students
- MANSFIELD TIMBERVIEW H SHigh · 1,788 students
- SHERROD EL1.5 mi · 475
- TREETOPS SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL1.6 mi · 343
- ELLIS EL1.7 mi · 753
- TRINITY LEADERSHIP1.9 mi · 990
- OAKWOOD TERRACE EL1.9 mi · 777
- HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION- EULESS2.0 mi · 708