Sherrod Elementary School
Public elementary school in Arlington, Texas · Arlington ISD · Grades Pre-K–6
Sherrod Elementary School serves 475 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Arlington (Tarrant County). It is one of 73 schools in Arlington ISD. By enrollment it is the 2760th 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 ÷ 41 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 | 480870005390 |
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 | 475 | 53,339 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 11.6 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 88.2% | 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.
Sherrod Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 52 elementary schools in Arlington ISD, Sherrod Elementary School is the 34th largest, with 0.9% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.8 miles away and have a median of 685 students, so Sherrod 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 pre-K with 83 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 42, against an average of 59 per grade. This year grade 6 has 31% fewer students than kindergarten (46 against 67). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 83 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 69.7% of enrollment, a higher share than across Arlington ISD (25%). Hispanic students are next, at 19.2%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
88.2% of students qualify 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
Sherrod Elementary School has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 475 students would have about 32.1 teachers, so Sherrod Elementary School has 8.9 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 city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Butler Elementary School, 1.1 miles away in the same district. There are 37 elementary schools within 5 miles and 166 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 69.7% |
| Hispanic | 19.2% |
| Two or more races | 5.7% |
| White | 4.8% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
48.4% of students are girls and 51.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 83 |
| Kindergarten | 67 |
| Grade 1 | 67 |
| Grade 2 | 55 |
| Grade 3 | 61 |
| Grade 4 | 54 |
| Grade 5 | 42 |
| Grade 6 | 46 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2626 Lincoln Dr., Arlington, TX 76006
Phone: (682)867-3700
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sherrod Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.1 mi | 610 | 15.6 | 32.8% |
| Jones Fine Arts / Dual Language Academy | Arlington ISD | 1.2 mi | 435 | 11.8 | 50.8% |
| Viridian Elementary School | Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD | 1.5 mi | 845 | 17.7 | 20.1% |
| Peach Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.6 mi | 936 | 15.2 | 88.5% |
| Uplift Summit Prep Ps | Uplift Education | 1.9 mi | 688 | 19.2 | 87.1% |
| Webb Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 2.0 mi | 608 | 13.2 | 92.8% |
| Ellis Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 2.1 mi | 753 | 15.3 | 86.2% |
| Speer Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 2.4 mi | 682 | 14.8 | 95.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.