MARTIN H S

As a sprawling high school in ARLINGTON, Texas, MARTIN H S caters to 3,535 students from grades 9 through 12, run under ARLINGTON ISD. That puts it 344% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

ARLINGTON ISD comprises 75 schools with combined enrollment of 53,394 students; MARTIN H S is among them.

On the student-mix side, MARTIN H S logs that 38% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 28% Hispanic, 20% Black, 9% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 196 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Tarrant County (around 63%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, MARTIN H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.4%, the actual is 58.0%, a residual of +2.6 points.

Around the school, 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 the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Tarrant County runs 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), of which MARTIN H S is one.

The closest other public school is LITTLE EL, roughly 0.6 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), MARTIN H S ranks 5th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 52.9%.

MARTIN H S operates from a high-density location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 3,451 students in 2018 compared to 3,535 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 52% to 38%. Class-load math has grew: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 in 2025.

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