Great Hearts Arlington
Public school (charter) in Arlington, Texas · Great Hearts Texas · Grades K–10
Great Hearts Arlington serves 998 students in grades K–10 in Arlington (Tarrant County). It is one of 13 schools in Great Hearts Texas. By enrollment it is the 41st largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 19.3 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas school (11).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 356 Texas schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 51.83 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | K–10 |
| District | Great Hearts Texas |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480144114169 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Great Hearts Texas | Texas schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 998 | 12,926 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 19.3 | 20 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 48.4% | 27.5% | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 92% of Texas schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Great Hearts Arlington in context
Size
Great Hearts Arlington is the 6th largest of Great Hearts Texas' 9 schools; its 998 students are 7.7% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest schools sit a median 11.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 620; Great Hearts Arlington is larger than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 4 with 124 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 39, against an average of 91 per grade. This year grade 10 has 64% fewer students than kindergarten (39 against 107). 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 White students: 35.1% here and 35% across Great Hearts Texas. Hispanic students are next, at 26.7%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
48.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 27.5% across Great Hearts Texas and a median of 61.6% for Texas 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 51.83 full-time-equivalent teachers for 998 students, Great Hearts Arlington has 19.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 998 students would have about 90.7 teachers, so Great Hearts Arlington has 38.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas schools (11).
Location
Great Hearts Arlington is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other school is Jean Massieu Academy, 7.9 miles away in Jean Massieu Academy. Within 10 miles there are 3 other schools, 0 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 | 35.1% |
| Hispanic | 26.7% |
| Black | 22.5% |
| Asian | 11.6% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
51.6% of students are girls and 48.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 107 |
| Grade 1 | 123 |
| Grade 2 | 115 |
| Grade 3 | 123 |
| Grade 4 | 124 |
| Grade 5 | 92 |
| Grade 6 | 82 |
| Grade 7 | 76 |
| Grade 8 | 73 |
| Grade 9 | 44 |
| Grade 10 | 39 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6701 S Cooper St, Arlington, TX 76001
Phone: (817)260-0890
Website: texas.greatheartsamerica.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Great Hearts Arlington. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Massieu Academy | Jean Massieu Academy | 7.9 mi | 185 | 11.6 | 70.3% |
| Advantage Academy | Advantage Academy | 8.6 mi | 972 | 19.4 | 80.2% |
| Newman International at Cedar Hill | Newman International Academy of Arlington | 9.9 mi | 897 | 18.9 | 34% |
| Trinity Leadership | Texas Leadership Public Schools | 10.1 mi | 990 | 13.6 | 55.3% |
| Village Technical Schools | Village Technical Schools | 12.7 mi | 1,335 | 19.8 | 54.9% |
| Treetops School International | Treetops School International | 13.0 mi | 343 | 12 | 7% |
| Ki Charter - Fort Worth | Ki Charter | 13.8 mi | 80 | 12.9 | 76.3% |
| Children's Medical Center | Fort Worth ISD | 13.9 mi | 41 | 2 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Great Hearts Texas
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Hearts Forest Heights | Other | K–11 | 1,335 |
| Great Hearts Invictus | Other | K–9 | 918 |
| Great Hearts Irving | Elementary | K–5 | 719 |
| Great Hearts Irving Upper | High | 6–12 | 937 |
| Great Hearts Lakeside | Other | K–9 | 1,279 |
| Great Hearts Live Oak | Other | K–11 | 1,153 |
| Great Hearts Monte Vista | Elementary | K–5 | 468 |
| Great Hearts Monte Vista North | High | 6–12 | 476 |
| Great Hearts Northern Oaks | Other | K–12 | 1,430 |
| Great Hearts Online - TX | Other | K–10 | 968 |
| Great Hearts Prairie View | Other | K–9 | 919 |
| Great Hearts Western Hills | Other | K–11 | 1,326 |