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Arlington Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

29^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Arlington Elementary is a highly-rated public elementary school located in Arlington, Tennessee, serving grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 898 students. The school is part of the Arlington District, which is ranked 4 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Arlington Elementary has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in Tennessee, ranking in the top 5% of schools statewide in recent years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 29th out of 1,009 Tennessee elementary schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students consistently outperform the state and district averages on the TNReady assessments in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science, with 80% proficient or better in Mathematics, 81.9% in English Language Arts, and 78.8% in Science.

Compared to nearby schools, Chimneyrock Elementary and Macon-Hall Elementary in the Memphis-Shelby County district perform significantly lower on state assessments and have lower SchoolDigger ratings, highlighting the stark contrast in academic performance between the high-achieving Arlington District and the lower-performing Memphis-Shelby County district. Arlington Elementary has also maintained its exceptional performance over the years, consistently ranking in the top 5% of Tennessee elementary schools and receiving a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

926

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,100

Per pupil spending ?

9.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11825 Douglas
Arlington, TN 38002

(901) 867-6000

District: Arlington

Students who attend Arlington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Arlington Middle
High:	Arlington High

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.1%

African American:

11.4%

Two or more races:

6.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2017 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (80% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Tennessee elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg73%

Tennessee avg42%

29^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 2 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Arlington

4^th of 139Arlington among Tennessee 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	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	29 of 1009	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	38 of 1018	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	49 of 1020	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	49 of 1000	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	98.3	20 of 983	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	97.9	26 of 985	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	97.1	34 of 997	96.6%	★★★★★
2017	93.7	6 of 646	99.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	3 of 498	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	3 of 498	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	11 of 500	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	16 of 483	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	97.1	6 of 411	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	5 of 404	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	16 of 450	96.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	24 of 986	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	26 of 990	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	44 of 989	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	37 of 975	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	98.1	17 of 945	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	23 of 926	97.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	21 of 424	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	9 of 387	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.9	2 of 363	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	20 of 324	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	5 of 319	98.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2018	95.5	7 of 877	99.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	36 of 984	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	40 of 991	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	53 of 987	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	62 of 980	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	97.3	22 of 941	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.4	28 of 916	96.9%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	3 of 24	87.5%	★★★★★
2024	79.2	5 of 23	78.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	15 of 618	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	86.6	37 of 582	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	77.4	62 of 528	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	37 of 447	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	73.1	61 of 369	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	91.7	14 of 255	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	75.5	55 of 395	86.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	43 of 840	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	52 of 847	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	72 of 852	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	58 of 844	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	97.5	19 of 844	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	26 of 812	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.1	32 of 841	96.2%	★★★★★

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)

African American (2025)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)99th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)88th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts82%+43 vs state

Mathematics80%+38 vs state

Science79%+33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Science (2025)							TNReady Social Studies (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Arlington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11825 Douglas	Arlington	38002	Shelby County	Arlington	No	No	No	No	(901) 867-6000	898	60	14.9		674 (75.1%)	95 (10.6%)	46 (5.1%)	27 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.2%)	97.2	29^th of 1009 public elementary schools	97.1%		96.6	38^th of 1018 public elementary schools	96.3%	9	80.1	81.8	78.0				80.0	82.9	80.5	82.3				81.9	78.1	79.9	78.5				78.8					$14,100	$832	$12,900
Donelson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12140 Donelson Farms PKWY	Arlington	38002	Shelby County	Arlington	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 389-6973	852	57	15.0		591 (69.4%)	109 (12.8%)	74 (8.7%)	18 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.9%)	97.5	24^th of 1009 public elementary schools	97.6%		97.2	29^th of 1018 public elementary schools	97.2%	5	81.4	81.3	83.1				81.9	84.7	86.3	70.8				80.3	87.3	81.9	76.0				81.3					$15,080	$1,560	$13,092
Lakeland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	10050 Oak Seed LN	Lakeland	38002	Shelby County	Lakeland	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 867-7071	1,034	72	14.4		655 (63.3%)	118 (11.4%)	140 (13.5%)	74 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.4%)	97.5	23^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	97.7%		97.5	27^th of 1018 public elementary schools	97.3%	4	86.6	86.1					86.4	69.8	80.2					75.0	80.6	85.1					82.9					$12,780	$431	$11,916
Barret's Chapel Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	10280 Godwin Rd	Arlington	38002	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0325	311	33	9.5		81 (26.0%)	183 (58.8%)	32 (10.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	41.9	585^th of 1009 public elementary schools	42.0%		42.2	583^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	42.7%	2	37.5	40.0	45.9	25.0	7.7	19.0	29.9	37.5	40.0	45.9	28.1	10.3	23.8	31.3	34.4	57.5	40.5	37.5	15.4	28.6	36.3	12.5	28.2	38.1	25.0	$22,552	$2,027	$19,316
Bon Lin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3940 Germantown RD	Bartlett	38134	Shelby County	Bartlett	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 937-2344	750	46	16.4		386 (51.5%)	173 (23.1%)	78 (10.4%)	57 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.2%)	92.7	65^th of 1009 public elementary schools	93.6%		88.8	93^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	90.9%	28	69.0	78.9	72.2				73.0	69.0	56.9	73.6				67.3	71.3	83.5	74.3				75.9					$14,715	$807	$13,463
Oakland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14925 Hwy 194 North	Oakland	38060	Fayette County	Fayette County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 465-3804	674	27	25.3		246 (36.5%)	310 (46.0%)	86 (12.8%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.4%)	11.2	931^st of 1009 public elementary schools	7.7%		12.5	926^th of 1018 public elementary schools	9.0%	5	21.8	11.3	16.9				17.0	25.6	11.3	16.9				18.3	24.4	21.1	18.3				21.3					$13,701	$1,389	$11,381
Macon-Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9800 Macon RD	Cordova	38016	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2625	1,166	62	18.9		103 (8.8%)	876 (75.1%)	101 (8.7%)	32 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (4.5%)	30.2	734^th of 1009 public elementary schools	27.3%		29.3	740^th of 1018 public elementary schools	27.3%	6	32.5	22.2	30.8				28.7	36.1	41.0	35.4				37.4	30.6	32.6	31.7				31.6					$14,354	$1,527	$12,016
Chimneyrock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8601 Chimneyrock Blvd	Cordova	38016	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2067	931	49	19.0		84 (9.0%)	615 (66.1%)	182 (19.5%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.4%)	41.3	591^st of 1009 public elementary schools	41.4%		45.8	534^th of 1018 public elementary schools	47.5%	57	35.1	46.5	34.2				38.4	45.8	36.5	39.7				40.9	26.7	38.3	43.0				35.7					$14,699	$1,628	$12,170
Kate Bond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2727 Kate Bond RD	Bartlett	38133	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0020	787	53	14.8		84 (10.7%)	342 (43.5%)	333 (42.3%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.4%)	27.9	756^th of 1009 public elementary schools	25.1%		32.8	700^th of 1018 public elementary schools	31.2%	56	25.2	40.0	22.9				29.3	26.1	41.9	23.8				30.5	30.6	45.7	26.7				34.3					$15,175	$1,785	$12,527
Ellendale Elementary	Public	K-5	6950 Dawn Hill	Bartlett	38135	Shelby County	Bartlett	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 373-2636	508	34	15.1		298 (58.7%)	103 (20.3%)	53 (10.4%)	26 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.5%)	72.4	215^th of 1009 public elementary schools	78.7%		69	242^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	76.2%	27	60.9	57.0	50.5				55.9	64.5	51.2	42.7				52.5	62.9	59.3	48.5				56.5					$14,571	$1,022	$12,995

Frequently Asked Questions about Arlington Elementary

What district is Arlington Elementary in?

Arlington

What is the racial makeup of Arlington Elementary?

Students at Arlington Elementary are 73% White, 11% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

Is Arlington Elementary a good school?

Yes! Arlington Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 29^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools.

How many students attend Arlington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 926 students attended Arlington Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Arlington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Arlington Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Arlington Middle
High : Arlington High

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