Ellis Elementary School
Public elementary school in Arlington, Texas · Arlington ISD · Grades Pre-K–6
Ellis Elementary School serves 753 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Arlington (Tarrant County). It is one of 73 schools in Arlington ISD. By enrollment it is the 622nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.3 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 49.07 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 | 480870006821 |
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 | 753 | 53,339 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.3 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 86.2% | 75.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 59% 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.
Ellis Elementary School in context
Size
Ellis Elementary School is the 5th largest of Arlington ISD's 52 elementary schools; its 753 students are 1.4% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 617; Ellis 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 129 students, and its smallest is grade 3 with 80, against an average of 94 per grade. This year grade 6 has 16% fewer students than kindergarten (80 against 95). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 129 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 57.6% here and 25% across Arlington ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 32.4%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
86.2% 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 49.07 full-time-equivalent teachers for 753 students, Ellis Elementary School has 15.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 753 students would have about 50.9 teachers, so Ellis Elementary School has 1.8 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Ellis Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Peach Elementary School, 1.3 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 156 other elementary schools, 35 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 57.6% |
| Hispanic | 32.4% |
| White | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 3.9% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
47% of students are girls and 53% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 129 |
| Kindergarten | 95 |
| Grade 1 | 110 |
| Grade 2 | 92 |
| Grade 3 | 80 |
| Grade 4 | 82 |
| Grade 5 | 85 |
| Grade 6 | 80 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2601 Shadow Rdg Dr., Arlington, TX 76006
Phone: (682)867-7900
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ellis Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peach Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.3 mi | 936 | 15.2 | 88.5% |
| Viridian Elementary School | Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD | 1.7 mi | 845 | 17.7 | 20.1% |
| Larson Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.8 mi | 443 | 11.8 | 83.7% |
| Sherrod Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 2.1 mi | 475 | 11.6 | 88.2% |
| Jones Fine Arts / Dual Language Academy | Arlington ISD | 2.3 mi | 435 | 11.8 | 50.8% |
| Uplift Summit Prep Ps | Uplift Education | 2.5 mi | 688 | 19.2 | 87.1% |
| Butler Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 2.8 mi | 610 | 15.6 | 32.8% |
| Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School | Grand Prairie ISD | 3.0 mi | 623 | 15.6 | 79.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.