Berry Elementary School
Public elementary school in Arlington, Texas · Arlington ISD · Grades Pre-K–6
Berry Elementary School serves 727 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Arlington (Tarrant County). It is one of 73 schools in Arlington ISD. By enrollment it is the 756th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.1 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 45.15 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 | 480870000235 |
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 | 727 | 53,339 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.1 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 89.7% | 75.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 73% 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.
Berry Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 52 elementary schools in Arlington ISD, Berry Elementary School is the 10th largest, with 1.4% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.4 miles away and have a median of 538 students, so Berry Elementary School is larger 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 130 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 77, against an average of 91 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 88 in kindergarten and 89 in grade 6. It also enrolls 130 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 88.3% of enrollment, a higher share than across Arlington ISD (50.8%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
89.7% 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
Berry Elementary School has 45.15 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 727 students would have about 49.1 teachers, so Berry Elementary School has 4 fewer.
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 Crow Leadership Academy, 0.5 miles away in the same district. There are 55 elementary schools within 5 miles and 158 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 88.3% |
| Black | 5.9% |
| White | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
49.7% of students are girls and 50.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 130 |
| Kindergarten | 88 |
| Grade 1 | 77 |
| Grade 2 | 85 |
| Grade 3 | 78 |
| Grade 4 | 96 |
| Grade 5 | 84 |
| Grade 6 | 89 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1800 Joyce St, Arlington, TX 76010
Phone: (682)867-0850
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Berry Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crow Leadership Academy | Arlington ISD | 0.5 mi | 500 | 12.3 | 92.2% |
| Thornton Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.0 mi | 849 | 15.4 | 93.5% |
| Rankin Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.2 mi | 562 | 13.3 | 94.1% |
| Johns Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.3 mi | 560 | 15.1 | 93.6% |
| Blanton Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.5 mi | 456 | 11.6 | 90.8% |
| Crouch Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.6 mi | 516 | 12.3 | 90.9% |
| Adams Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.6 mi | 743 | 14.7 | 90.2% |
| Patrick Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.8 mi | 496 | 11 | 91.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.