Anderson Elementary School
Public elementary school in Arlington, Texas · Arlington ISD · Grades Pre-K–6
Anderson Elementary School serves 426 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Arlington (Tarrant County). It is one of 73 schools in Arlington ISD. By enrollment it is the 3239th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.1 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 32.47 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| District | Arlington ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480870011013 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Arlington ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 426 | 53,339 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 92% | 75.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 21% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Anderson Elementary School in context
Size
Anderson Elementary School is the 45th largest of Arlington ISD's 52 elementary schools; its 426 students are 0.8% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.4 miles away and have a median of 538 students, so Anderson Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is pre-K with 101 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 35, against an average of 53 per grade. This year grade 6 has 10% fewer students than kindergarten (37 against 41). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 101 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 77.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Arlington ISD (50.8%). Black students are next, at 16.2%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
92% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75.1% across Arlington ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Anderson Elementary School has 32.47 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 426 students would have about 28.8 teachers, so Anderson Elementary School has 3.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Patrick Elementary School, 0.4 miles away in the same district. There are 56 elementary schools within 5 miles and 168 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 77.2% |
| Black | 16.2% |
| White | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |
| Asian | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
50.5% of students are girls and 49.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 101 |
| Kindergarten | 41 |
| Grade 1 | 50 |
| Grade 2 | 52 |
| Grade 3 | 50 |
| Grade 4 | 60 |
| Grade 5 | 35 |
| Grade 6 | 37 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1101 Timberlake Dr., Arlington, TX 76010
Phone: (682)867-7750
Website: aisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Anderson Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 0.4 mi | 496 | 11 | 91.7% |
| Crouch Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 0.5 mi | 516 | 12.3 | 90.9% |
| Thornton Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.1 mi | 849 | 15.4 | 93.5% |
| David Daniels El Academy of Science & Math | Grand Prairie ISD | 1.3 mi | 445 | 14.9 | 91.2% |
| Johns Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.5 mi | 560 | 15.1 | 93.6% |
| Remynse Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.5 mi | 394 | 11.1 | 89.3% |
| Adams Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.7 mi | 743 | 14.7 | 90.2% |
| Berry Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.9 mi | 727 | 16.1 | 89.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.