Key Elementary School
Public elementary school in Arlington, Texas · Arlington ISD · Grades Pre-K–6
Key Elementary School serves 391 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Arlington (Tarrant County). It is one of 73 schools in Arlington ISD. By enrollment it is the 3526th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.1 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 ÷ 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| District | Arlington ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480870000252 |
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 | 391 | 53,339 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.1 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 81.8% | 75.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 10% 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.
Key Elementary School in context
Size
Key Elementary School is the 50th largest of Arlington ISD's 52 elementary schools; its 391 students are 0.7% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.4 miles away and have a median of 541 students, so Key Elementary School is smaller 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 kindergarten with 60 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 42, against an average of 49 per grade. This year grade 6 has 10% fewer students than kindergarten (54 against 60). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 42 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 42.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Arlington ISD (25%). Hispanic students are next, at 37.3%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
81.8% of students qualify 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
Key Elementary School has 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 391 students would have about 26.4 teachers, so Key Elementary School has 5.8 more.
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 suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Short Elementary School, 1 miles away in the same district. There are 48 elementary schools within 5 miles and 163 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 42.2% |
| Hispanic | 37.3% |
| White | 11.3% |
| Two or more races | 5.6% |
| Asian | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.8% |
49.4% of students are girls and 50.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 42 |
| Kindergarten | 60 |
| Grade 1 | 43 |
| Grade 2 | 50 |
| Grade 3 | 48 |
| Grade 4 | 46 |
| Grade 5 | 48 |
| Grade 6 | 54 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3621 Roosevelt Dr., Arlington, TX 76016
Phone: (682)867-5500
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Key Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.0 mi | 406 | 12.7 | 82.5% |
| Iltexas Arlington Elementary School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 1.2 mi | 663 | 15.8 | 83.9% |
| Arlington Classics Academy - Arkansas Campus | Arlington Classics Academy | 1.4 mi | 473 | 14.3 | 28.1% |
| Arlington Classics Academy -Intermediate School | Arlington Classics Academy | 1.4 mi | 524 | 16.4 | 30.3% |
| Wood Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.4 mi | 732 | 15.1 | 60.9% |
| Foster Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.5 mi | 524 | 13 | 84.7% |
| Hill Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.9 mi | 557 | 14.1 | 47% |
| Newman International Academy of Arlington | Newman International Academy of Arlington | 2.0 mi | 663 | 18.1 | 47.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.