Short El
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Arlington, Texas
Short El in Arlington, Texas enrolled 406 students in 2024-25 with 32.0 full-time teachers, 12.7 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
- Official name
- SHORT EL
- Level
- Elementary, pre-kindergarten to grade 6
- District
- Arlington ISD 4808700
- Address
- 2000 CALIFORNIA LN, Arlington, TX 76015
- Phone
- (682) 867-5850
- Website
- not listed in the 2024-25 directory
- Type
- Traditional public school
- Status
- Open in 2024-25
Grades offered in 2024-25
Title I, 2021-22: Short El ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status. Meals, 2024-25: Every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25), so the free-lunch share above counts qualified students, not who eats free.
Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%
390 students in 2022-23, 369 students in 2023-24, 406 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.1 to 32.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 390 | 30.1 | 12.9 |
| 2023-24 | 369 | 30.8 | 12.0 |
| 2024-25 | 406 | 32.0 | 12.7 |
12.7 students per teacher: fewer than 84 of every 100 Texas elementary schools
Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 420 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Short El enrolled 420 students and had 1.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 9 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 420 of the 420 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions9
- Chronically absent31.8% (2021-22)
Who attends
42.9% of students were Hispanic, 32.3% Black, 17.0% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic42.9%
- Black32.3%
- White17.0%
- Two or more races6.4%
- Asian1.0%
- American Indian0.2%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2021-22; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Arlington
63 public elementary schools in Arlington report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peach El | 936 | 15.2 | 87.3% |
| Thornton El | 849 | 15.4 | 92.6% |
| Viridian El | 845 | 17.7 | 15.5% |
| Moore El | 839 | 15.4 | 44.8% |
| Bebensee El | 765 | 15.6 | 77.6% |
| Ellis El | 753 | 15.3 | 85.7% |
| Adams El | 743 | 14.7 | 88.8% |
| Little El | 740 | 15.8 | 39.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
Questions about Short El
How many students attend Short El?
406 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 390 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Arlington, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Short El?
12.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Is Short El a Title I school?
Short El ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
What district is Short El in?
Arlington ISD, NCES district ID 4808700. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 480870000262 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2021-22: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.