Speer Elementary School
Public elementary school in Arlington, Texas · Arlington ISD · Grades Pre-K–6
Speer Elementary School serves 682 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Arlington (Tarrant County). It is one of 73 schools in Arlington ISD. By enrollment it is the 1030th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.8 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 ÷ 45.97 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 | 480870000264 |
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 | 682 | 53,339 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.8 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95.3% | 75.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 49% 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.
Speer Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 52 elementary schools in Arlington ISD, Speer Elementary School is the 11th largest, with 1.3% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 509; Speer Elementary School is larger 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 107 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 64, against an average of 85 per grade. This year grade 6 has 36% more students than kindergarten (87 against 64). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 107 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 86.1% here and 50.8% across Arlington ISD. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
95.3% 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 45.97 full-time-equivalent teachers for 682 students, Speer Elementary School has 14.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 682 students would have about 46.1 teachers, so Speer Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Speer Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Webb Elementary School, 0.4 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 172 other elementary schools, 45 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 86.1% |
| Black | 8.8% |
| White | 2.6% |
| Asian | 1% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
44.4% of students are girls and 55.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 107 |
| Kindergarten | 64 |
| Grade 1 | 85 |
| Grade 2 | 80 |
| Grade 3 | 91 |
| Grade 4 | 71 |
| Grade 5 | 97 |
| Grade 6 | 87 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
811 Fuller St, Arlington, TX 76012
Phone: (682)867-4000
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Speer Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webb Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 0.4 mi | 608 | 13.2 | 92.8% |
| Wimbish World Language Academy | Arlington ISD | 0.8 mi | 411 | 10.5 | 68.9% |
| Uplift Summit Prep Ps | Uplift Education | 1.0 mi | 688 | 19.2 | 87.1% |
| Jones Fine Arts / Dual Language Academy | Arlington ISD | 1.3 mi | 435 | 11.8 | 50.8% |
| Butler Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.5 mi | 610 | 15.6 | 32.8% |
| Pope Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.7 mi | 439 | 12.7 | 79.5% |
| Swift Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.8 mi | 517 | 13.6 | 83.4% |
| Crow Leadership Academy | Arlington ISD | 2.1 mi | 500 | 12.3 | 92.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.