Butler Elementary School
Public elementary school in Arlington, Texas · Arlington ISD · Grades Pre-K–6
Butler Elementary School serves 610 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Arlington (Tarrant County). It is one of 73 schools in Arlington ISD. By enrollment it is the 1535th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.6 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 ÷ 39.21 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 | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480870000238 |
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 | 610 | 53,339 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.6 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 32.8% | 75.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 65% 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.
Butler Elementary School in context
Size
Butler Elementary School is the 15th largest of Arlington ISD's 52 elementary schools; its 610 students are 1.1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 542; Butler 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 grade 6 with 93 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 43, against an average of 76 per grade. This year grade 6 has 48% more students than kindergarten (93 against 63). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 43 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 49.8% here and 15.5% across Arlington ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 29%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
32.8% 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. 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 39.21 full-time-equivalent teachers for 610 students, Butler Elementary School has 15.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 610 students would have about 41.2 teachers, so Butler Elementary School has 2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Butler Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Jones Fine Arts / Dual Language Academy, 0.7 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 177 other elementary schools, 42 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 | 49.8% |
| Hispanic | 29% |
| Black | 9.7% |
| Two or more races | 6.9% |
| Asian | 4.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
51.3% of students are girls and 48.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 43 |
| Kindergarten | 63 |
| Grade 1 | 73 |
| Grade 2 | 75 |
| Grade 3 | 87 |
| Grade 4 | 91 |
| Grade 5 | 85 |
| Grade 6 | 93 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2121 Margaret Dr., Arlington, TX 76012
Phone: (682)867-1010
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Butler Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Fine Arts / Dual Language Academy | Arlington ISD | 0.7 mi | 435 | 11.8 | 50.8% |
| Sherrod Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.1 mi | 475 | 11.6 | 88.2% |
| Webb Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.2 mi | 608 | 13.2 | 92.8% |
| Uplift Summit Prep Ps | Uplift Education | 1.4 mi | 688 | 19.2 | 87.1% |
| Speer Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.5 mi | 682 | 14.8 | 95.3% |
| Wimbish World Language Academy | Arlington ISD | 1.6 mi | 411 | 10.5 | 68.9% |
| Peach Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.9 mi | 936 | 15.2 | 88.5% |
| Pope Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 2.2 mi | 439 | 12.7 | 79.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.