WEBB EL

WEBB EL, a reasonably sized elementary school in ARLINGTON, Texas, run under ARLINGTON ISD, works with 608 students, covering grades pre-K through 6.

ARLINGTON ISD comprises 75 schools with combined enrollment of 53,394 students; WEBB EL is among them.

In terms of who attends, WEBB EL lists that 72% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 19% Black, 6% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting WEBB EL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Tarrant County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WEBB EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.1%, the actual is 25.5%, a residual of -8.6 points.

In the broader community, census data for Tarrant County shows the typical household earns roughly $84,207 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Tarrant County's 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), WEBB EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF ARLINGTON GIBBINS, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, WEBB EL comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 38.8%.

WEBB EL operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WEBB EL has contracted 12%, going from 689 students in 2018 to 608 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment decreased from 80% to 72% over that span.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.