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Wimbish World Language Academy

1601 WRIGHT ST, ARLINGTON, TX 76012 · (682) 867-6000 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL411 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Texas public elementary schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • B+Three-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

Enrollment
411
Elementary
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
283 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K6115%
Kindergarten6315%
Grade 15914%
Grade 24511%
Grade 36315%
Grade 44511%
Grade 54912%
Grade 6266%

This year's kindergarten class (63) is 142% larger than its 6th grade class (26).

Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
5012%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
28670%
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
5614%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
164%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 5%
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
Male
22154%
Female
19046%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +36.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 36 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading32.0%29.0%16.0%23.0%
Mathematics17.0%26.0%32.0%25.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2661.0%43.0%
2024-2563.0%48.0%
2023-2450.0%37.0%
2022-2335.0%41.0%
2021-2244.0%38.0%
2020-2125.0%22.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Wimbish World Language Academy

Wimbish World Language Academy's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Wimbish World Language Academy this school41168.9%45.8%
Royal Ridge Elementary School
SAN ANTONIO
44167.3%40.8%
Oak Hills Terrace Elementary School
SAN ANTONIO
39271.7%32.3%
IDEA Ambrose and Freda Robinson Academy
SAN ANTONIO
42367.4%41.7%
Frazier Elementary School
HOUSTON
43971.3%59.6%
Caldwell Elementary School
MCKINNEY
40967.7%39.2%
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 Wimbish World Language Academy ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Tarrant County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
45.8%#1,869 of 4,401#113 of 330
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
43.0%#2,472 of 4,466
▼ 695
#158 of 339
▼ 54
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
61.0%#1,321 of 4,466
▼ 160
#81 of 339
▼ 3
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+14.0pp#960 of 3,998#66 of 320
Enrollment
ranked largest first
411#3,388 of 4,938#262 of 353
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.5:1#62 of 4,622#4 of 348
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
48.1%#2,569 of 4,628#267 of 348
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
68.9%#2,632 of 4,789#195 of 341
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 2024-25
Enrollment
411
+63 (+18%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 10.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2541139.210.5:169% (283)
2023-2437338.89.6:174% (276)
2022-2336636.310.1:177% (282)
2020-213483210.9:177% (267)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wimbish World Language Academy.

About Wimbish World Language Academy

Wimbish World Language Academy is an elementary school in ARLINGTON, Texas, according to federal school records. School enrollment was 411 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 6. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students.

ARLINGTON ISD is the local district for Wimbish World Language Academy. It runs 75 schools with 53,394 students.

Wimbish World Language Academy's enrollment is 70% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 14% Black, 12% White, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Tarrant County's population at about 30%. By the diversity index, Wimbish World Language Academy comes in at 48%.

The teaching staff at Wimbish World Language Academy is 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 10.5:1. That ratio is under the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 69%.

Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Wimbish World Language Academy receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

Wimbish World Language Academy is 1.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (45.8% versus 44.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.

Tarrant County census figures show that median household income is about $84,207, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. A total of 639 public schools operate in Tarrant County, serving about 385,835 students.

Speer Elementary School is located about 0.8 miles from Wimbish World Language Academy. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Wimbish World Language Academy ranks 2nd on average proficiency.

The federal government classifies Wimbish World Language Academy's location as City: Large.

The student count in 2024-25 was 411, 18% above the 348 of 2020-21.

Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Tarrant County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Wimbish World Language Academy
District
ARLINGTON ISD
Address
1601 WRIGHT ST, ARLINGTON, TX 76012
Phone
(682) 867-6000
County
Tarrant County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
411
Teachers (FTE)
39
Student–teacher ratio
10.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
283 (69%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
480870013852
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Wimbish World Language Academy
What is the total enrollment at Wimbish World Language Academy?
Wimbish World Language Academy enrolls approximately 411 students in grades PK-06.
Is Wimbish World Language Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wimbish World Language Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Wimbish World Language Academy?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at Wimbish World Language Academy.
What is the student diversity at Wimbish World Language Academy?
Student demographics at Wimbish World Language Academy are roughly 12% White, 70% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Wimbish World Language Academy in?
Wimbish World Language Academy is part of ARLINGTON ISD.
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