Arlington College and Career High School
Public high school in Arlington, Texas · Arlington ISD · Grades 9–12
Arlington College and Career High School serves 340 students in grades 9–12 in Arlington (Tarrant County). It is one of 73 schools in Arlington ISD. By enrollment it is the 1108th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 17.9 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 19 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Arlington ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480870013677 |
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 high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 340 | 53,339 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 17.9 | 14.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 78.2% | 75.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 85% of Texas high 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 College and Career High School in context
Size
Of the 10 high schools in Arlington ISD, Arlington College and Career High School is the 9th largest, with 0.6% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 3.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 882; Arlington College and Career High 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 grade 11 with 93 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 76, against an average of 85 per grade. This year grade 12 has 14% more students than grade 9 (91 against 80). 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 Hispanic students: 67.6% here and 50.8% across Arlington ISD. Black students are next, at 19.4%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
78.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75.1% across Arlington ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high 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 19 full-time-equivalent teachers for 340 students, Arlington College and Career High School has 17.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 340 students would have about 24.3 teachers, so Arlington College and Career High School has 5.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Arlington College and Career High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Martin High School, 1.6 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 53 other high schools, 9 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 67.6% |
| Black | 19.4% |
| White | 9.1% |
| Asian | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
60.3% of students are girls and 39.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 80 |
| Grade 10 | 76 |
| Grade 11 | 93 |
| Grade 12 | 91 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4900 W Arkansas Ln, Arlington, TX 76016
Phone: (817)515-3550
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Arlington College and Career High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin High School | Arlington ISD | 1.6 mi | 3,535 | 18.1 | 42.4% |
| Metro Opportunity | Fort Worth ISD | 2.3 mi | 73 | 5.3 | 95.9% |
| New Heights | New Heights | 2.7 mi | 588 | 32.4 | – |
| Dunbar High School | Fort Worth ISD | 2.8 mi | 821 | 14.8 | 92.6% |
| Young Men's Leadership Academy | Fort Worth ISD | 3.7 mi | 418 | 11.3 | 74.4% |
| Kennedale High School | Kennedale ISD | 3.8 mi | 943 | 14.6 | 50.8% |
| Eastern Hills High School | Fort Worth ISD | 4.0 mi | 1,189 | 15.4 | 89.2% |
| Arlington High School | Arlington ISD | 4.1 mi | 2,580 | 16.3 | 65.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.