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Blanton Elementary

Q: Is Blanton Elementary a good school?

Blanton Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.0% of Texas elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Blanton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 456 students attended Blanton Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Blanton Elementary?

Students at Blanton Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Blanton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Blanton Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Carter J H High : Arlington High School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

4420^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Blanton Elementary is a public elementary school in Arlington, Texas, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 469 students. The school is part of the Arlington Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 660 out of 961 school districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Blanton Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years. The school's academic performance is significantly below the Arlington ISD and Texas state averages on STAAR tests in reading, math, and science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of Blanton students proficient or better in STAAR Reading ranged from 21.21% to 37.5%, compared to the Arlington ISD averages of 41.53% to 47.37% and the Texas state averages of 52.02% to 57.83%.

Blanton Elementary also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner (ELL), and Gifted and Talented students. The nearby schools in the Arlington ISD, such as Berry Elementary, Johns Elementary, and Adams Elementary, generally outperform Blanton Elementary on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates on STAAR tests and better rankings within the state.

456

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,265

Per pupil spending ?

90.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1900 S Collins St
Arlington, TX 76010-5798

(682) 867-1000

District: Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Blanton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Carter J H
High:	Arlington High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.3%

White:

4.8%

African American:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (20% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg37%

Texas avg46%

4,420^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

51^st of 52Elementary Schools in the Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

660^th of 961Arlington Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	4420 of 4651	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	4117 of 4710	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	4112 of 4647	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	3219 of 4581	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	4018 of 4578	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	3347 of 4479	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	3133 of 4359	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.9	3031 of 4329	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	23.9	3554 of 4286	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.6	3355 of 4320	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.0	3358 of 4260	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.3	2576 of 4221	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.4	2873 of 4206	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.3	2633 of 4095	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.0	2589 of 3937	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.4	2574 of 3884	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.2	2990 of 3768	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.8	2776 of 3724	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.3	2912 of 3476	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	55.5	1748 of 3475	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	61.1	1437 of 3465	58.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	41.2	1444 of 2443	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	1852 of 2443	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	1848 of 2421	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	1947 of 2444	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.7	919 of 2515	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.6	417 of 2483	83.2%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	50.1	2089 of 4461	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.9	3127 of 4331	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.6	1865 of 4295	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.8	2666 of 4240	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	2707 of 2918	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	2948 of 3668	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	2782 of 3556	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.0	2011 of 3487	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.7	2563 of 3446	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	1986 of 3333	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	2238 of 3226	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	3487 of 3744	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	3948 of 4658	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	3899 of 4588	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	3333 of 4561	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	3851 of 4499	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	3047 of 4348	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	3204 of 4306	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	2505 of 2619	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	2841 of 2980	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	38.6	2251 of 2958	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	2680 of 3006	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	2783 of 3184	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	2755 of 3106	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	3503 of 3644	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	3911 of 4465	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	3731 of 4401	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.9	2697 of 4376	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.6	3602 of 4329	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	2847 of 4188	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	3182 of 4168	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	3482 of 3705	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	3844 of 4594	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	3768 of 4521	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.0	2431 of 4477	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	3654 of 4451	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	2504 of 4309	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	2507 of 4264	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	3603 of 3739	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	3960 of 4647	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	4081 of 4585	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	3167 of 4563	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.3	3983 of 4498	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	3405 of 4357	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	3058 of 4319	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	3318 of 3549	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	47.9	2041 of 4292	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.7	3623 of 4086	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.9	2274 of 3952	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.1	3403 of 3799	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	2014 of 3684	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.9	803 of 3558	77.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	1.7	3134 of 3142	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	2376 of 3127	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

At Risk (2022)53rd percentile+23 vs school

African American (2024)41st percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

White (2019)<1st percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading28%-26 vs state

Mathematics19%-24 vs state

Science11%-19 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, January 23, 2013

This is the worst school my children have ever attended! Very few good teachers, students lack discipline and respect! Close Quote

Schools Near Blanton Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)				STAAR Mathematics (2025)				STAAR Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Blanton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1900 S Collins St	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-1000	456	39	11.6	90.8%	22 (4.8%)	16 (3.5%)	407 (89.3%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	11.9	4420^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.0%		19.1	4117^th of 4710 public elementary schools	12.6%	303	13.3	0.0	11.1	27.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	21.2	37.5	27.3	25.9	18.9	18.2	21.3	19.0	10.6	$11,265
Rankin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1900 Oleander Dr	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-2800	562	42	13.2	94.1%	16 (2.8%)	37 (6.6%)	495 (88.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.8%)	25.5	3701^st of 4651 public elementary schools	20.4%		24.7	3796^th of 4710 public elementary schools	19.4%	95	11.8	23.1	25.0	0.0	8.3	0.0	0.0	31.0	30.7	56.9	40.0	27.1	27.0	34.7	32.3	9.7	$10,955
Goodman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1400 Rebecca Ln	Arlington	76014	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-2200	452	41	11.1	91.2%	18 (4.0%)	49 (10.8%)	370 (81.9%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	20.2	4011^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.8%		18.6	4140^th of 4710 public elementary schools	12.1%	129	9.1	41.7	38.9	11.1		9.1	0.0	22.2	33.3	41.2	35.1	20.0	42.6	20.7	33.3	3.5	$11,514
Crow Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	1201 Coke Dr	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-1850	500	41	12.2	92.2%	14 (2.8%)	29 (5.8%)	444 (88.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	22.6	3878^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.6%		17.4	4198^th of 4710 public elementary schools	10.9%	320	0.0		0.0	0.0		15.4	0.0	33.3	19.7	28.8	45.5	30.2	39.4	29.7	31.8	11.1	$11,349
Morton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2900 Barrington Pl	Arlington	76014	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-5600	446	36	12.4	92.2%	27 (6.1%)	112 (25.1%)	272 (61.0%)	23 (5.2%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	13.3	4361^st of 4651 public elementary schools	6.2%		13.3	4396^th of 4710 public elementary schools	6.7%	35	27.3	16.7	0.0	0.0	16.7	20.0	0.0	22.2	26.0	13.2	25.5	26.0	38.0	17.0	19.2	9.4	$11,053
South Davis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2001 S Davis Dr	Arlington	76013	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-3800	669	46	14.4	90.6%	54 (8.1%)	115 (17.2%)	487 (72.8%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	27.5	3581^st of 4651 public elementary schools	23.0%		16.7	4238^th of 4710 public elementary schools	10.0%	657	14.3	26.5	38.5	8.8	26.9	33.3	16.7	39.2	18.0	48.8	31.5	37.7	34.5	43.2	31.1	13.6	$9,212
Amos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3100 Daniel Dr	Arlington	76014	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-4700	323	26	12.4	87.6%	30 (9.3%)	60 (18.6%)	191 (59.1%)	28 (8.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	38.8	2854^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.6%		30.5	3431^st of 4710 public elementary schools	27.2%	577								37.5	32.4	52.4	58.1	37.5	24.3	33.3	53.5	23.8	$11,874
Berry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1800 Joyce St	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-0850	727	45	16.1	89.7%	26 (3.6%)	43 (5.9%)	642 (88.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	16.1	4225^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.2%		18.1	4161^st of 4710 public elementary schools	11.7%	64	0.0	33.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	19.7	32.5	34.7	39.1	25.0	25.9	24.7	20.9	12.3	$10,231
Johns Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1900 Sherry St	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-2500	560	37	15.1	93.6%	21 (3.8%)	62 (11.1%)	463 (82.7%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	20.4	4003^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	13.9%		15	4316^th of 4710 public elementary schools	8.4%	313	18.0	0.0	33.3	0.0	0.0	8.3	0.0	14.3	28.1	52.2	24.6	19.6	20.3	31.8	31.6	14.9	$9,840
Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2220 Sherry St	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-2130	743	51	14.6	90.2%	41 (5.5%)	248 (33.4%)	370 (49.8%)	76 (10.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	34.7	3145^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.4%		26	3720^th of 4710 public elementary schools	21.0%	575	20.0	40.0	40.0	35.0	13.3	40.0	0.0	26.2	40.6	55.1	36.1	34.4	35.7	44.9	34.3	29.0	$9,131

Frequently Asked Questions about Blanton Elementary

What district is Blanton Elementary in?

Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

Is Blanton Elementary a good school?

Blanton Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.0% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Blanton Elementary?

Students at Blanton Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% African American, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Blanton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 456 students attended Blanton Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Blanton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Blanton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carter J H
High : Arlington High School

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