Wimbish World Language Academy
Public elementary school in Arlington, Texas · Arlington ISD · Grades Pre-K–6
Wimbish World Language Academy serves 411 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Arlington (Tarrant County). It is one of 73 schools in Arlington ISD. By enrollment it is the 3363rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 10.5 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 ÷ 39.21 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 | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480870013852 |
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 | 411 | 53,339 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 10.5 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 68.9% | 75.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 3% 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.
Wimbish World Language Academy in context
Size
Wimbish World Language Academy is the 46th largest of Arlington ISD's 52 elementary schools; its 411 students are 0.8% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.6 miles away and have a median of 609 students, so Wimbish World Language Academy 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 63 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 26, against an average of 51 per grade. This year grade 6 has 59% fewer students than kindergarten (26 against 63). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 61 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 69.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across Arlington ISD (50.8%). Black students are next, at 13.6%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
68.9% 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
Wimbish World Language Academy has 39.21 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 411 students would have about 27.8 teachers, so Wimbish World Language Academy has 11.4 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 Speer Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. There are 46 elementary schools within 5 miles and 178 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 69.6% |
| Black | 13.6% |
| White | 12.2% |
| Two or more races | 3.9% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
46.2% of students are girls and 53.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 61 |
| Kindergarten | 63 |
| Grade 1 | 59 |
| Grade 2 | 45 |
| Grade 3 | 63 |
| Grade 4 | 45 |
| Grade 5 | 49 |
| Grade 6 | 26 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1601 Wright St, Arlington, TX 76012
Phone: (682)867-6000
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Wimbish World Language Academy. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speer Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 0.8 mi | 682 | 14.8 | 95.3% |
| Pope Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 0.9 mi | 439 | 12.7 | 79.5% |
| Webb Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.0 mi | 608 | 13.2 | 92.8% |
| Butler Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.6 mi | 610 | 15.6 | 32.8% |
| Swift Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 1.7 mi | 517 | 13.6 | 83.4% |
| Jones Fine Arts / Dual Language Academy | Arlington ISD | 1.7 mi | 435 | 11.8 | 50.8% |
| Uplift Summit Prep Ps | Uplift Education | 1.7 mi | 688 | 19.2 | 87.1% |
| Duff Elementary School | Arlington ISD | 2.4 mi | 618 | 15.7 | 45.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.