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Pope Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

4345^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Pope Elementary is an elementary school located in Arlington, Texas, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 489 students. It 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.

Pope Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 1,768 and 4,368 out of around 4,600 schools. Its academic performance, as measured by STAAR test scores, is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in STAAR Reading ranged from 23.53% to 40%, compared to the district average of 41.53% to 47.37% and the state average of 52.02% to 57.83%. The school's performance is particularly low in science, with only 15.52% of 5th-grade students proficient or better, compared to the district average of 21.18% and the state average of 29.57%.

Interestingly, the nearby Speer Elementary, Swift Elementary, and Duff Elementary generally outperform Pope Elementary on academic measures, with higher STAAR proficiency rates and better overall rankings. However, these schools also have higher percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that Pope Elementary serves a particularly disadvantaged student population. Additionally, the Wimbish World Language Academy, a public magnet school in the Arlington ISD, outperforms Pope Elementary on academic measures and has a lower percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting that it may serve a more advantaged student population.

439

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,339

Per pupil spending ?

79.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

901 Chestnut Dr
Arlington, TX 76012-2999

(682) 867-2750

District: Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Pope Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Shackelford J H
High:	Lamar High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.9%

African American:

23.5%

White:

18.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (24% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg38%

Texas avg47%

4,345^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

48^th 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	13.7	4345 of 4651	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	4400 of 4710	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	4319 of 4647	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	3627 of 4581	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	4209 of 4578	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	3052 of 4479	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	2155 of 4359	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.8	1768 of 4329	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.1	2247 of 4286	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.3	3422 of 4320	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.7	3274 of 4260	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.7	2836 of 4221	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.4	2808 of 4206	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.4	2113 of 4095	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	63.2	1583 of 3937	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.2	1811 of 3884	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.8	1947 of 3768	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	70.5	1037 of 3724	72.2%	★★★★☆
2006	68.9	1081 of 3476	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	74.9	706 of 3475	79.7%	★★★★☆
2004	74.8	699 of 3465	79.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	1785 of 1905	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	2331 of 2443	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	2194 of 2443	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	1940 of 2421	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	1970 of 2444	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.8	1527 of 2515	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.2	924 of 2483	62.8%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	40.4	2785 of 4461	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.9	3925 of 4331	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	3084 of 4295	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	2607 of 4240	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	2592 of 2918	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	3471 of 3668	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	3274 of 3556	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.3	2412 of 3487	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.8	3163 of 3446	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	2706 of 3333	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	2197 of 3226	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	3380 of 3744	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	4290 of 4658	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	4362 of 4588	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	3767 of 4561	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	4127 of 4499	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	3263 of 4348	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.0	2168 of 4306	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	2005 of 2619	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	2667 of 2980	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	2460 of 2958	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	2615 of 3006	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	2505 of 3184	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	2325 of 3106	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	3139 of 3644	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	4218 of 4465	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	3966 of 4401	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	3600 of 4376	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	4082 of 4329	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	2996 of 4188	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	2603 of 4168	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	3505 of 3705	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	4374 of 4594	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	4241 of 4521	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	3251 of 4477	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	4198 of 4451	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	2749 of 4309	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	2136 of 4264	49.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	3420 of 3739	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	4468 of 4647	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	4100 of 4585	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	3446 of 4563	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	4107 of 4498	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	2776 of 4357	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	2129 of 4319	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	6.2	1086 of 1099	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	789 of 961	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	2466 of 3549	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.1	3638 of 4292	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	3113 of 4086	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.2	1816 of 3952	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.1	1071 of 3799	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	39.7	2085 of 3684	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.8	1312 of 3558	63.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	2058 of 2612	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	2836 of 3108	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	2831 of 3106	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	39.9	2038 of 3082	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.9	2905 of 3082	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	64.2	1007 of 3142	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.1	677 of 3127	78.3%	★★★★☆

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)38th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+24 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)23rd percentile+17 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

African American (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading31%-23 vs state

Mathematics19%-24 vs state

Science16%-14 vs state

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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)		STAAR Social Studies (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 Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Pope Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	901 Chestnut Dr	Arlington	76012	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-2750	439	34	12.7	79.5%	80 (18.2%)	103 (23.5%)	228 (51.9%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.9%)	13.7	4345^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.6%		13.2	4400^th of 4710 public elementary schools	6.6%	55								23.6	23.5	39.7	40.0			16.4	21.7	17.2	21.7			15.5			$10,339
Wimbish World Language Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1601 Wright St	Arlington	76012	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-6000	411	39	10.4	68.9%	50 (12.2%)	56 (13.6%)	286 (69.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	60.6	1548^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.7%		44.9	2511^th of 4710 public elementary schools	46.7%	963								58.7	72.1	60.4	56.0			54.0	53.5	25.0	56.0			22.9			$13,988
Speer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	811 Fuller St	Arlington	76012	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-4000	682	46	14.8	95.3%	18 (2.6%)	60 (8.8%)	587 (86.1%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	15.3	4275^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.1%		20.2	4068^th of 4710 public elementary schools	13.6%	207	15.2	16.7	7.1	20.0	10.5		0.0	43.8	36.4	25.6	28.7			24.1	33.3	20.0	20.2			5.8			$9,782
Swift Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1101 S Fielder Rd	Arlington	76013	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-4100	517	38	13.5	83.4%	95 (18.4%)	165 (31.9%)	208 (40.2%)	22 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.0%)	27.4	3585^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.9%		24.8	3786^th of 4710 public elementary schools	19.6%	201								28.9	36.9	38.9	53.1			17.0	19.7	39.7	36.7			25.4			$9,187
Duff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3100 Lynnwood Dr	Arlington	76013	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-2000	618	39	15.6	45.3%	319 (51.6%)	61 (9.9%)	195 (31.6%)	18 (2.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	74.3	954^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.5%		81.1	712^th of 4710 public elementary schools	84.9%	242								48.2	55.8	67.5	85.0			64.7	62.3	49.4	63.8			38.6			$9,423
Ignite Community School-Fort Worth	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	8601 Randol Mill Rd	Fort Worth	76120	Tarrant County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 451-6543	438	42	10.4	93.4%	51 (11.6%)	263 (60.0%)	96 (21.9%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	22.4	3890^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.4%		22.6	3917^th of 4710 public elementary schools	16.8%	27								37.5	38.5	46.2	52.6	30.0	50.0	29.4	15.4	15.4	21.1	18.2	25.0	0.0	16.7	8.3	$8,504
Webb Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1200 N Cooper St	Arlington	76011	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-4300	608	46	13.1	92.8%	35 (5.8%)	116 (19.1%)	436 (71.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	16.9	4184^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.0%		18.6	4141^st of 4710 public elementary schools	12.1%	43	35.0	28.6	30.0	25.0	14.3	0.0	0.0	32.4	32.4	32.6	32.9			24.2	39.7	12.8	20.6			2.2			$10,778
Bill J Elliott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2501 Cooks Ln	Fort Worth	76120	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-4600	381	23	16.9	85.8%	29 (7.6%)	244 (64.0%)	79 (20.7%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	25.6	3695^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.6%		24	3844^th of 4710 public elementary schools	18.4%	149								42.5	47.3	46.7				7.3	36.4	29.6				4.6			$11,381
Butler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2121 Margaret Dr	Arlington	76012	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-1010	610	39	15.5	32.8%	304 (49.8%)	59 (9.7%)	177 (29.0%)	27 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.9%)	83.6	625^th of 4651 public elementary schools	86.6%		81.9	688^th of 4710 public elementary schools	85.4%	63								74.1	65.6	75.0	76.7			61.2	46.7	68.7	66.7			48.8			$9,197
Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2020 W Tucker Blvd	Arlington	76013	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-2300	557	39	14.1	47.0%	282 (50.6%)	47 (8.4%)	180 (32.3%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.8%)	53.4	1946^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.2%		61.9	1508^th of 4710 public elementary schools	68.0%	438								44.4	69.4	62.5	48.6			22.2	44.4	52.3	43.1			36.4			$10,055

Frequently Asked Questions about Pope Elementary

What district is Pope Elementary in?

Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Pope Elementary?

Students at Pope Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 23% African American, 18% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Pope Elementary a good school?

Pope Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.6% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Pope Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 439 students attended Pope Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Pope Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pope Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Shackelford J H
High : Lamar High School

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