Arlington Classics Academy - Middle School
Public middle school (charter) in Arlington, Texas · Arlington Classics Academy · Grades 6–8
Arlington Classics Academy - Middle School serves 509 students in grades 6–8 in Arlington (Tarrant County). It is one of 3 schools in Arlington Classics Academy. By enrollment it is the 1076th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 15.7 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 32.41 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Arlington Classics Academy |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480015812533 |
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 Classics Academy | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 509 | 1,506 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 15.7 | 15.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 26.1% | 28.2% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 69% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Arlington Classics Academy - Middle School in context
Size
Arlington Classics Academy - Middle School is the only middle school in Arlington Classics Academy. Its 509 students are 33.8% of the district's 1,506. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 2.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 649; Arlington Classics Academy - Middle School is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 grade 6 with 190 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 148, against an average of 170 per grade. This year grade 8 has 22% fewer students than grade 6 (148 against 190). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 30.8% here and 33.7% across Arlington Classics Academy. Hispanic students are next, at 23.8%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
26.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 28.2% across Arlington Classics Academy and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 32.41 full-time-equivalent teachers for 509 students, Arlington Classics Academy - Middle School has 15.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 509 students would have about 35.3 teachers, so Arlington Classics Academy - Middle School has 2.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Arlington Classics Academy - Middle School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is Iltexas Arlington Middle School, 0.4 miles away in International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas). Within 10 miles there are 44 other middle schools, 15 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 30.8% |
| Hispanic | 23.8% |
| Black | 23.2% |
| Asian | 14.1% |
| Two or more races | 8.1% |
51.5% of students are girls and 48.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 190 |
| Grade 7 | 171 |
| Grade 8 | 148 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5200 S Bowen Rd, Arlington, TX 76017
Phone: (817)987-1819
Website: acaedu.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Arlington Classics Academy - Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iltexas Arlington Middle School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 0.4 mi | 370 | 14.6 | 85.7% |
| Boles Junior High School | Arlington ISD | 1.2 mi | 512 | 11.5 | 52% |
| Young Junior High School | Arlington ISD | 2.5 mi | 710 | 13.7 | 51.4% |
| Gunn Junior High School | Arlington ISD | 2.6 mi | 879 | 13.4 | 68.6% |
| Cross Timbers Intermediate School | Mansfield ISD | 2.8 mi | 588 | 11 | 70.9% |
| T a Howard Middle School | Mansfield ISD | 2.9 mi | 574 | 12.4 | 76.3% |
| Workman Junior High School | Arlington ISD | 3.3 mi | 1,162 | 14.1 | 89.3% |
| Ousley Junior High School | Arlington ISD | 3.5 mi | 782 | 13.5 | 79.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Arlington Classics Academy
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington Classics Academy - Arkansas Campus | Elementary | K–2 | 473 |
| Arlington Classics Academy -Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 524 |