Blanton Elementary School
Public elementary school in Arlington, Texas · Arlington ISD · Grades Pre-K–6
Blanton Elementary School serves 456 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Arlington (Tarrant County). It is one of 73 schools in Arlington ISD. By enrollment it is the 2941st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 11.6 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 ÷ 39.22 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 | 480870000236 |
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 | 456 | 53,339 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 11.6 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 90.8% | 75.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 7% 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.
Blanton Elementary School in context
Size
Blanton Elementary School is the 38th largest of Arlington ISD's 52 elementary schools; its 456 students are 0.9% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 530; Blanton Elementary School is close to their typical size.
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 81 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 45, against an average of 57 per grade. This year grade 6 has 31% more students than kindergarten (59 against 45). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 81 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 89.3% here and 50.8% across Arlington ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
90.8% of its students are eligible 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
With 39.22 full-time-equivalent teachers for 456 students, Blanton Elementary School has 11.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 456 students would have about 30.8 teachers, so Blanton Elementary School has 8.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Blanton Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Rankin Elementary School, 0.9 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 159 other elementary schools, 57 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 | 89.3% |
| White | 4.8% |
| Black | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
49.1% of students are girls and 50.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 81 |
| Kindergarten | 45 |
| Grade 1 | 58 |
| Grade 2 | 54 |
| Grade 3 | 50 |
| Grade 4 | 62 |
| Grade 5 | 47 |
| Grade 6 | 59 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1900 S Collins St, Arlington, TX 76010
Phone: (682)867-1000
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Blanton Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rankin Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 0.9 mi | 562 | 13.3 | 94.1% |
| Goodman Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.0 mi | 452 | 11.1 | 91.2% |
| Crow Leadership Academy | Arlington ISD | 1.1 mi | 500 | 12.3 | 92.2% |
| Morton Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.3 mi | 446 | 12.4 | 92.2% |
| South Davis Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.4 mi | 669 | 14.5 | 90.6% |
| Amos Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.4 mi | 323 | 12.4 | 87.6% |
| Johns Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.5 mi | 560 | 15.1 | 93.6% |
| Berry Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.5 mi | 727 | 16.1 | 89.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.