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Ellis Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

3547^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Ellis Elementary in Arlington, TX, serves 753 students from Pre-K through 6th grade within the Arlington Independent School District (Isd), and it has historically ranked in the bottom quarter of Texas elementary schools, with over 86% of its students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. The school faces significant academic challenges, but a closer look reveals some notable strengths and areas for improvement that set it apart from nearby schools.

One of the most striking findings is a "bright spot" in 3rd grade: Ellis's 3rd graders consistently outperform both the district and state averages in Reading and Math on the STAAR English exam, with 59.52% proficient in Reading compared to 40.63% district-wide. However, this success is followed by a dramatic performance drop in 4th and 5th grades, where proficiency rates fall sharply—for example, 5th-grade Math proficiency dropped to just 14.55% in the 2025-2026 school year. This pattern suggests a systemic issue in upper elementary grades, contrasting with the school's effective early foundational skills. Additionally, Ellis shows exceptional results with its Spanish-language assessments, where 4th-grade Reading proficiency reached 63.64% in 2023-2024, far exceeding district and state averages for the Spanish exam and even surpassing the school's own English-language scores.

Compared to high-performing neighbors like Viridian Elementary in Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (Isd), which ranks in the 97th percentile with only 20% poverty, Ellis's high poverty rate (86.19%) highlights the systemic inequality affecting its performance. Within the Arlington ISD, Ellis is the highest-ranked among a cluster of low-performing, high-poverty schools like Webb Elementary and Larson Elementary, ranking in the 23rd percentile versus their 10th-15th percentile. The school also spends more per student ($9,675) than its district peer Butler Elementary ($8,929), yet Butler achieves dramatically better results, suggesting that funding allocation, not just amount, is key. While Hispanic students and Gifted and Talented students perform relatively well, Special Education students rank in the 4th percentile statewide, indicating a critical need for improved support.

753

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,261

Per pupil spending ?

86.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2601 Shadow Rdg Dr
Arlington, TX 76006-2636

(682) 867-7900

District: Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Ellis Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Nichols J H
High:	Lamar High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.6%

Hispanic:

32.4%

White:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (33% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg40%

Texas avg49%

3,547^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 8% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 52Elementary Schools in the Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

668^th of 951Arlington 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
2026	28.2	3547 of 4627	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	4159 of 4651	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	3780 of 4710	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	3951 of 4647	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	3915 of 4581	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	3903 of 4578	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	3793 of 4479	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	3368 of 4359	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.3	3192 of 4329	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.0	3929 of 4286	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.7	3892 of 4320	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.4	3991 of 4260	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.6	4048 of 4221	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.7	3947 of 4206	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.9	3770 of 4095	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	28.8	3315 of 3937	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.2	3350 of 3884	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.4	3167 of 3768	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.7	2505 of 3724	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.4	2488 of 3476	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	37.6	2568 of 3475	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	43.8	2318 of 3465	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	1688 of 2406	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.8	1255 of 1905	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	1599 of 2443	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	1632 of 2443	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	1798 of 2421	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	1930 of 2444	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	1619 of 2515	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	1345 of 2483	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	33.5	3271 of 4461	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.9	2807 of 4331	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	3361 of 4295	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	2881 of 4240	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	2382 of 2918	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.1	1912 of 3668	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	1876 of 3556	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.2	1189 of 3487	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.9	1231 of 3446	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.2	1712 of 3333	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	1775 of 3226	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	3419 of 4575	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.7	2908 of 3744	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	3387 of 4658	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	3906 of 4588	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	3979 of 4561	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	3987 of 4499	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	3789 of 4348	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	3703 of 4306	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.6	1144 of 3075	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.7	1855 of 2619	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	2375 of 2980	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.7	2126 of 2958	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	2246 of 3006	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	2377 of 3184	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.1	1940 of 4413	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	24.6	3072 of 3644	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	3077 of 4465	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.6	3762 of 4401	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	3162 of 4376	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	3163 of 4329	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	3348 of 4188	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	2897 of 4168	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.9	3092 of 4520	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.1	3235 of 3705	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	3280 of 4594	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	3667 of 4521	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	4004 of 4477	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	3469 of 4451	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	3458 of 4309	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.8	2579 of 4264	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	3638 of 4582	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.2	3346 of 3739	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	3867 of 4647	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	3958 of 4585	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	3827 of 4563	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	3618 of 4498	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	3571 of 4357	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	2837 of 4319	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	3845 of 4301	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	3393 of 3549	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	3405 of 4292	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	2601 of 4086	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	2799 of 3952	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	3458 of 3799	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	2565 of 3684	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	2257 of 3558	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	70.6	733 of 3108	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	46.0	1786 of 3106	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	1884 of 3082	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.7	1832 of 3082	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.7	2562 of 3142	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2024)76th percentile+57 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)63rd percentile+39 vs school

Hispanic (2026)56th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)30th percentile+7 vs school

At Risk (2022)27th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)25th percentile~ school

Male (2026)21st percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)11th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading40%-14 vs state

Mathematics29%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 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	Total
Ellis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2601 Shadow Rdg Dr	Arlington	76006	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-7900	753	49	15.3	86.2%	33 (4.4%)	434 (57.6%)	244 (32.4%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (3.9%)	28.2	3547^th of 4627 public elementary schools	23.3%		17.5	4159^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.6%	612	18.2	37.5	27.3	50.0	18.8	9.1	59.5	33.3	27.8	42.1	46.0	21.2	14.6	33.3	$8,261
Peach Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2020 Baird Farm Rd	Arlington	76006	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-6100	936	62	15.1	88.5%	57 (6.1%)	405 (43.3%)	420 (44.9%)	6 (0.6%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.5%)	12.4	4406^th of 4627 public elementary schools	4.8%		12.7	4383^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	5.8%	23	14.8	10.0	17.7	15.4	25.0	5.9	32.9	29.3	34.8	35.1	20.9	21.4	20.5	19.0	$8,467
Viridian Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4001 Cascade Sky Dr	Arlington	76005	Tarrant County	Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 864-0550	845	48	17.6	20.1%	182 (21.5%)	130 (15.4%)	147 (17.4%)	326 (38.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (6.9%)	95.5	148^th of 4627 public elementary schools	96.8%		96.7	116^th of 4651 public elementary schools	97.5%	32							73.0	88.2	80.6	92.6	69.4	84.0	76.9	79.2	$7,106
Larson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2620 Ave K	Grand Prairie	75050	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-0000	443	38	11.8	83.7%	33 (7.4%)	300 (67.7%)	75 (16.9%)	6 (1.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	18.1	4149^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.3%		10.2	4473^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	3.8%	324							34.0	27.5	39.3	53.3	24.0	22.5	13.3	24.4	$10,242
Sherrod Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2626 Lincoln Dr	Arlington	76006	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-3700	475	41	11.5	88.2%	23 (4.8%)	331 (69.7%)	91 (19.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.7%)	20.4	4022^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	13.1%		21.6	3942^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	15.2%	80							38.5	32.1	43.1	37.0	28.9	25.0	27.6	29.6	$11,589
Jones Fine Arts / Dual Language Academy	Public	K-5	2001 Van Buren Dr	Arlington	76011	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-3580	435	37	11.8	50.8%	104 (23.9%)	71 (16.3%)	238 (54.7%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.2%)	51.4	2039^th of 4627 public elementary schools	55.9%		63.5	1411^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.7%	628	22.2			18.2			50.0	66.2	64.3		22.2	48.5	44.6		$12,361
Uplift Summit Prep Ps	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1305 N Center St	Arlington	76011	Tarrant County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 287-5121	688	36	19.2	87.1%	24 (3.5%)	250 (36.3%)	364 (52.9%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.2%)	29.6	3454^th of 4627 public elementary schools	25.4%		25.5	3703^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	20.4%	249							40.7	42.3	55.1		33.3	25.7	34.6		$10,245
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%)	85.7	555^th of 4627 public elementary schools	88.0%		83.6	625^th of 4651 public elementary schools	86.6%	70							73.2	76.8	68.9	71.6	66.2	65.9	60.0	64.2	$9,197
Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2102 N Carrier Pkwy	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 262-3717	623	40	15.5	79.3%	54 (8.7%)	63 (10.1%)	481 (77.2%)	5 (0.8%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	58.7	1668^th of 4627 public elementary schools	64.0%		47.6	2284^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.9%	616	38.1	31.6	10.0				53.5	75.8	58.8		48.7	48.8	40.9		$7,016
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%)	21.9	3946^th of 4627 public elementary schools	14.7%		16.9	4184^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.0%	238	33.3	37.5	42.9		28.6	28.6	48.9	38.9	35.1	26.8	28.0	43.2	17.8	23.2	$10,778

Frequently Asked Questions about Ellis Elementary

What district is Ellis Elementary in?

Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Ellis Elementary?

Students at Ellis Elementary are 58% African American, 32% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ellis Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ellis Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Nichols J H
High : Lamar High School

Is Ellis Elementary a good school?

Ellis Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.3% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Ellis Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 753 students attended Ellis Elementary.

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