Public schools in Arlington, TX

Arlington has 102 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 16 high, 17 middle, 63 elementary, 6 other, enrolling 69,797 students. They are run by 13 districts and agencies; Arlington ISD runs 66 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 13 districts and agencies that run Arlington's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in ArlingtonDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Arlington ISD6656,167$11,746
Mansfield ISD1735,722$10,678
Newman International Academy42,874$11,088
Uplift Education323,082$11,748
Arlington Classics Academy31,512$9,829
International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas)222,139$9,669
Great Hearts Texas19,970$10,207
Texas Leadership Schools13,722$10,710
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD122,947$10,260
Kennedale ISD12,855$13,029
Manara Academy1493$13,101
Jean Massieu Academy1181$12,564

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

16 high schools in Arlington, 21,992 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Martin High School3,53518.137.5%Arlington ISD
Sam Houston High School3,20816.289.0%Arlington ISD
Arlington High School2,58016.360.4%Arlington ISD
Lamar High School2,45715.869.8%Arlington ISD
Bowie High School2,14014.366.5%Arlington ISD
Mansfield Timberview High School1,78814.650.3%Mansfield ISD
Mansfield Summit High School1,77215.858.5%Mansfield ISD
Seguin High School1,55414.062.9%Arlington ISD
Venture Alter High School77811.577.1%Arlington ISD
Newman International Academy of Arlington Gibbins47614.125.6%Newman International Academy
The other 6 high schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Uplift Summit International High School43613.466.1%Uplift Education
Arlington Collegiate High School40122.971.1%Arlington ISD
Arlington College and Career High School34017.966.8%Arlington ISD
Tccse Early College H S at Timberview27723.238.3%Mansfield ISD
Premier H S of Arlington17619.677.8%Premier High Schools
Turning Point Secondary School742.274.3%Arlington ISD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

17 middle schools in Arlington, 11,128 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Workman Junior High1,16214.188.6%Arlington ISD
Gunn Junior High87913.459.0%Arlington ISD
Ousley Junior High78213.568.7%Arlington ISD
Bailey Junior High75413.961.1%Arlington ISD
James Coble Middle75014.553.2%Mansfield ISD
Carter Junior High73513.591.6%Arlington ISD
Young Junior High71013.744.9%Arlington ISD
Della Icenhower Intermediate61912.858.3%Mansfield ISD
Cross Timbers Intermediate58811.060.9%Mansfield ISD
Nichols Junior High58612.184.5%Arlington ISD
The other 7 middle schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Barnett Junior High57912.468.6%Arlington ISD
T a Howard Middle57412.464.6%Mansfield ISD
Boles Junior High51211.545.1%Arlington ISD
Shackelford Junior High51012.972.0%Arlington ISD
Uplift Summit International Middle50919.271.1%Uplift Education
Arlington Classics Academy - Middle50915.722.2%Arlington Classics Academy
Iltexas Arlington Middle37014.668.1%International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas)

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

63 elementary schools in Arlington, 33,762 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Peach Elementary93615.287.3%Arlington ISD
Thornton Elementary84915.492.6%Arlington ISD
Viridian Elementary84517.715.5%Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD
Moore Elementary83915.444.8%Arlington ISD
Bebensee Elementary76515.677.6%Arlington ISD
Ellis Elementary75315.385.7%Arlington ISD
Adams Elementary74314.788.8%Arlington ISD
Little Elementary74015.839.9%Arlington ISD
Ditto Elementary73416.634.5%Arlington ISD
Wood Elementary73215.154.9%Arlington ISD
The other 53 elementary schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Berry Elementary72716.189.1%Arlington ISD
Uplift Summit International Primary68819.278.3%Uplift Education
Speer Elementary68214.894.4%Arlington ISD
Mcnutt Elementary67514.982.4%Arlington ISD
South Davis Elementary66914.590.4%Arlington ISD
Newman International Academy of Arlington66318.146.2%Newman International Academy
Iltexas Arlington Elementary66315.870.3%International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas)
Duff Elementary61815.740.5%Arlington ISD
Butler Elementary61015.628.0%Arlington ISD
Webb Elementary60813.291.4%Arlington ISD
Williams Elementary57713.475.6%Arlington ISD
Rankin Elementary56213.391.8%Arlington ISD
Burgin Elementary56112.590.2%Arlington ISD
Johns Elementary56015.193.2%Arlington ISD
Hill Elementary55714.142.2%Arlington ISD
Miller Elementary54914.868.1%Arlington ISD
D P Morris Elementary54514.765.0%Mansfield ISD
Arlington Classics Academy -Intermediate52416.425.2%Arlington Classics Academy
Foster Elementary52413.082.8%Arlington ISD
Swift Elementary51713.683.2%Arlington ISD
Pearcy STEM Academy51112.664.0%Arlington ISD
Dunn Elementary50714.263.5%Arlington ISD
Crow Leadership Academy50012.390.2%Arlington ISD
Corey Fine Arts / Dual Language Academy49713.324.1%Arlington ISD
Martha Reid Academy49313.842.2%Mansfield ISD
Sherrod Elementary47511.687.4%Arlington ISD
Atherton Elementary47413.184.8%Arlington ISD
Arlington Classics Academy - Arkansas Campus47314.323.7%Arlington Classics Academy
Ashworth Elementary46410.871.6%Arlington ISD
Bryant Elementary46213.667.7%Arlington ISD
Blanton Elementary45611.688.6%Arlington ISD
Goodman Elementary45211.189.6%Arlington ISD
Fitzgerald Elementary45112.578.9%Arlington ISD
Morton Elementary44612.490.8%Arlington ISD
Pope Elementary43912.779.0%Arlington ISD
Jones Fine Arts / Dual Language Academy43511.844.1%Arlington ISD
Anderson Elementary42613.191.3%Arlington ISD
Thelma Jones Elementary42314.455.8%Mansfield ISD
Wimbish World Language Academy41110.561.3%Arlington ISD
Short Elementary40612.781.8%Arlington ISD
Glenn Harmon Elementary40111.776.3%Mansfield ISD
Janet Brockett Elementary39815.259.3%Mansfield ISD
Beckham Elementary39212.666.6%Arlington ISD
Key Elementary39112.173.4%Arlington ISD
Carol Holt Elementary39112.443.2%Mansfield ISD
Charlotte Anderson Preparatory Academy37311.654.7%Mansfield ISD
Imogene Gideon Elementary34011.364.1%Mansfield ISD
Kenneth Davis Elementary33510.861.2%Mansfield ISD
R F Patterson Elementary33111.953.8%Kennedale ISD
Amos Elementary32312.486.7%Arlington ISD
Newman International Academy at Pioneer30626.135.0%Newman International Academy
Hale Elementary29410.589.8%Arlington ISD
Manara STEM Academy - Arlington27117.164.9%Manara Academy

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

6 other schools in Arlington, 2,915 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Great Hearts Arlington99819.341.3%Great Hearts Texas
Texas Leadership of Arlington99013.655.2%Texas Leadership Schools
Dr Sarah Jandrucko Academy for Early Learners36918.950.7%Mansfield ISD
Kooken Ed Ctr23317.985.4%Arlington ISD
Jean Massieu Academy18511.669.7%Jean Massieu Academy
Newman International Academy Mansfield East14014.947.9%Newman International Academy

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Arlington's public schools compare with Texas's

The median Arlington school has 14.1 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Texas median of 14.5. 73% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 70% across the state. Its median school enrolls 524 students (state 507).

Arlington against Texas, schools open in 2024-25 with students
ArlingtonTexas
Median students per teacher14.114.5
Median school size (students)524507
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)73%70%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)37%52%
Charter schools17%11%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 102 Arlington schools and the 8,846 Texas schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Arlington

  1. Arlington ISDRuns 66 of Arlington's 102 public schools and spent $11,746 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,746
  2. Martin High School, the largest high school in Arlington3,535 students in 2024-25, 18.1 per teacher.3,535
  3. Compare Arlington ISD with Mansfield ISDArlington's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in TexasTexas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for an Arlington addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Texas

  1. Houston759 schools
  2. San Antonio521 schools
  3. Dallas352 schools
  4. Austin258 schools
  5. Fort Worth257 schools
  6. El Paso213 schools
  7. Corpus Christi90 schools
  8. Katy86 schools

Questions about schools in Arlington

  1. How many public schools are in Arlington, TX?
    102 public schools with an address in Arlington were open in 2024-25: 16 high, 17 middle, 63 elementary, 6 other, enrolling 69,797 students. 17 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Arlington?
    Martin High School, with 3,535 students in 2024-25 (Arlington ISD).
  3. Which districts run Arlington's schools?
    Arlington ISD (66 schools), Mansfield ISD (17 schools), Newman International Academy (4 schools), Uplift Education (3 schools), and 9 more. A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25

Compiled from official source data by .