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Johns Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

4155^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Johns Elementary in Arlington, TX, is a PK-6 school serving 560 students within the Arlington Independent School District (Isd), where over 93% of students are economically disadvantaged. The school has faced significant challenges, with its state ranking dropping from the 37th percentile in 2018-2019 to the 10th percentile in the most recent data, placing it in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools. This persistent underperformance is more severe than many nearby schools, such as Atherton Elementary (30th percentile) and Adams Elementary (22nd percentile), which serve similar demographics but achieve better results.

A critical weakness at Johns Elementary is mathematics, where proficiency rates are drastically lower than district and state averages across all grades. For example, only 22.45% of 4th graders and 22.64% of 3rd graders were proficient in math, compared to district averages of 38.42% and 33.42%, respectively. In contrast, nearby schools like Blanton Elementary (50% in 3rd grade math) and Thornton Elementary (40.86% in 3rd grade math) show that higher math achievement is possible in this community. The school also shows inconsistent performance across grades and subjects, with 5th-grade Reading proficiency at 52.24% but 6th-grade Reading at only 24.56%, suggesting student success may depend heavily on specific teachers or grade-level teams.

Notably, Johns Elementary is exceptionally effective for its African American students, who ranked in the 61st percentile statewide, earning a 3-star rating. This contrasts sharply with the school's overall performance and other subgroups, such as Hispanic students (8th percentile) and Special Education students (5th percentile). The school's per-student spending ($10,210) and student-teacher ratio (15.1) are comparable to better-performing neighbors like Rankin Elementary ($10,047) and Atherton Elementary ($9,668), indicating that underperformance is not due to a lack of funding but likely points to challenges with instructional quality or school culture that need to be addressed.

560

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,840

Per pupil spending ?

93.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1900 Sherry St
Arlington, TX 76010-4806

(682) 867-2500

District: Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Johns Elementary usually attend:

High:

Sam Houston High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.7%

African American:

11.1%

White:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (29% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg40%

Texas avg49%

4,155^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^rd 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	18.0	4155 of 4627	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	4003 of 4651	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	4316 of 4710	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	4372 of 4647	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	4325 of 4581	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	4201 of 4578	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	2803 of 4479	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	2729 of 4359	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.5	3060 of 4329	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	42.1	2712 of 4286	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.1	3099 of 4320	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.1	3101 of 4260	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.6	3461 of 4221	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.9	3609 of 4206	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.9	3590 of 4095	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.9	3690 of 3937	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.6	3743 of 3884	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.3	3668 of 3768	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	18.1	3437 of 3724	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	24.4	3044 of 3476	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.7	2893 of 3475	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.8	2876 of 3465	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	942 of 2406	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.9	639 of 1905	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.8	1587 of 2443	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	1885 of 2443	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	1692 of 2421	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	1782 of 2444	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.5	864 of 2515	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	1058 of 2483	57.4%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	30.3	3492 of 4461	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	3357 of 4331	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	69.1	839 of 4295	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	1104 of 4240	74.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	2413 of 2918	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	3160 of 3668	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	3101 of 3556	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	2899 of 3487	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	2759 of 3446	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	68.0	722 of 3333	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	754 of 3226	76.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.0	4105 of 4575	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	3204 of 3744	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	4162 of 4658	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	4219 of 4588	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	4202 of 4561	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	3875 of 4499	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.6	2442 of 4348	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	2196 of 4306	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	2814 of 3075	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.7	2401 of 2619	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	2921 of 2980	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	2918 of 2958	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	2668 of 3006	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.2	2249 of 3184	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	2537 of 3106	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.2	4045 of 4413	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	3218 of 3644	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	4174 of 4465	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	4114 of 4401	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	4159 of 4376	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	3958 of 4329	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	49.4	2042 of 4188	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	1953 of 4168	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	3840 of 4520	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.1	3085 of 3705	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	4128 of 4594	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	4120 of 4521	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	4133 of 4477	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	3947 of 4451	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.1	1770 of 4309	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	1759 of 4264	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	3915 of 4582	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	3399 of 3739	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	4451 of 4647	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	4362 of 4585	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	4343 of 4563	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	4348 of 4498	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	3053 of 4357	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	3248 of 4319	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.3	4102 of 4301	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	3349 of 3549	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	4075 of 4292	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	3360 of 4086	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	3776 of 3952	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	3741 of 3799	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	2665 of 3684	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.2	1088 of 3558	69.4%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)61st percentile+51 vs school

At Risk (2022)22nd percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)10th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)5th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading35%-19 vs state

Mathematics26%-19 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
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%)	18	4155^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.2%		20.4	4003^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	13.9%	152	0.0	0.0	11.1			0.0	20.9	30.4	43.3	40.6	22.6	22.5	27.0	29.0	$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%)	27.6	3594^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.3%		34.7	3145^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.4%	449	17.9	36.0	9.1	45.0	40.0	0.0	29.5	22.2	43.3	47.5	38.8	29.1	37.1	37.7	$9,131
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%)	23.9	3823^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	17.4%		25.5	3701^st of 4651 public elementary schools	20.4%	122	16.7	0.0	20.0		0.0	20.0	34.0	34.8	50.0	42.7	23.6	23.9	30.1	35.1	$10,955
Thornton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2315 Stonegate St	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-4200	849	55	15.4	93.5%	23 (2.7%)	55 (6.5%)	755 (88.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.2%)	27.3	3611^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.0%		15.5	4260^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.4%	649	28.0	21.2	30.2	19.1	32.0	12.2	34.4	46.5	37.1	29.6	40.9	57.7	26.4	22.7	$10,171
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%)	23.4	3855^th of 4627 public elementary schools	16.7%		20.2	4011^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.8%	156	17.9	28.6		19.1	37.5		35.5	29.7	27.1	42.7	29.0	35.7	30.6	32.8	$11,514
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%)	17.7	4166^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.0%		16.1	4225^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.2%	59	5.9	22.2			0.0		41.4	41.4	36.1	34.3	21.1	20.8	24.4	26.0	$10,231
Atherton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2101 Overbrook Dr	Arlington	76014	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-4900	474	36	13.0	86.7%	26 (5.5%)	118 (24.9%)	299 (63.1%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	32.6	3252^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	29.7%		34.8	3138^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.5%	114	25.0	35.7	12.5		33.3	16.7	28.2	38.1	46.4	46.7	22.9	46.8	29.3	50.0	$10,370
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%)	19.4	4071^st of 4627 public elementary schools	12.0%		22.6	3878^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.6%	193	0.0						27.3	36.2	39.3	29.9	11.3	32.1	43.6	26.9	$11,349
Crouch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2810 Prairie Hill Ln	Grand Prairie	75051	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-0200	516	42	12.2	90.9%	9 (1.7%)	79 (15.3%)	416 (80.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	18.7	4115^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.1%		14.3	4322^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	7.1%	207	19.1	37.5		0.0			24.1	32.8	21.3	38.1	20.9	40.0	13.1	39.7	$11,401
Anderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1101 Timberlake Dr	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-7750	426	32	13.1	92.0%	13 (3.1%)	69 (16.2%)	329 (77.2%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	23.7	3830^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.2%		28.6	3523^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	24.3%	307	17.4	19.1	5.6			0.0	46.4	31.0	44.2	34.2	27.1	27.7	37.5	29.0	$12,181

Frequently Asked Questions about Johns Elementary

How many students attend Johns Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 560 students attended Johns Elementary.

Is Johns Elementary a good school?

Johns Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.2% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Johns Elementary attend?

Students who attend Johns Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Sam Houston High School

What district is Johns Elementary in?

Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Johns Elementary?

Students at Johns Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 11% African American, 4% White, 1% Two or more races.

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