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Hale Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

3867^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Hale Elementary is a small, PK-6 public school in the Arlington Independent School District (Isd), serving 294 students in a high-poverty area where over 91% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Hale Elementary presents a complex picture for parents. On one hand, the school offers a very favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1, the lowest among nearby schools like Johns Elementary (15.1:1) and McNutt Elementary (14.8:1), which can mean more individualized attention. It also has a standout program for English Language Learners (ELL), ranking in the 74th percentile statewide in 2023-2024. However, the school has consistently struggled academically, ranking in the bottom 20-30% of Texas elementary schools over the past decade, with a downward trend from the 41st percentile in 2021-2022 to the 16th percentile in 2025-2026. This is particularly concerning when compared to its closest neighbor, Atherton Elementary, which serves a similar demographic but ranked in the 30th percentile in the same period. A specific weakness is 4th grade math, where Hale’s score (36.36%) lagged behind nearby schools like Goodman Elementary (42.59%) and Amos Elementary.

The most critical issue is the school’s performance for Special Education students, which ranks in the bottom 1% of the state—a severe and persistent problem for three consecutive years. This contrasts sharply with its success for ELL students, suggesting an uneven allocation of resources. While the school has the resources for success (higher spending per student at $10,277 and small class sizes), its challenges likely stem from the profound impact of concentrated poverty rather than funding or class size alone. The declining trajectory indicates that recent interventions have not reversed the academic struggles, making it essential for parents to investigate the school’s specific programs, especially for Special Education, and consider how its unique strengths and weaknesses align with their child’s needs.

294

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,821

Per pupil spending ?

91.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2400 E Mayfield Rd
Arlington, TX 76014-2705

(682) 867-1530

District: Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Hale Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Workman J H
High:	Sam Houston High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.6%

Hispanic:

22.4%

White:

7.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (34% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg41%

Texas avg49%

3,867^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

35^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	23.2	3867 of 4627	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.1	3721 of 4651	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	3613 of 4710	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	3410 of 4647	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.5	2710 of 4581	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.3	3761 of 4578	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	3890 of 4479	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	3038 of 4359	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.7	2977 of 4329	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.8	2610 of 4286	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.1	2639 of 4320	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.1	3298 of 4260	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	53.6	2096 of 4221	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.1	2276 of 4206	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.2	3493 of 4095	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.6	3369 of 3937	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.1	2591 of 3884	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.6	2394 of 3768	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.5	2042 of 3724	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.4	1870 of 3476	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.8	1889 of 3475	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.7	2488 of 3465	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	1515 of 2406	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.5	1146 of 1905	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	1475 of 2443	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	1214 of 2443	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	1061 of 2421	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.8	2151 of 2444	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	1851 of 2515	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.0	1298 of 2483	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	23.9	878 of 1009	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	59.3	1460 of 4461	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.1	2413 of 4331	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	3344 of 4295	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	2808 of 4240	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.9	712 of 1643	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.3	1121 of 2918	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.8	962 of 3668	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	54.9	1406 of 3556	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.6	675 of 3487	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	58.9	1035 of 3446	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	51.9	1465 of 3333	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	892 of 3226	72.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	4037 of 4575	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.8	2963 of 3744	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	3445 of 4658	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	3538 of 4588	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.9	2719 of 4561	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.9	3821 of 4499	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	3562 of 4348	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	2718 of 4306	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.1	2452 of 3075	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	60.2	1263 of 2619	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.7	2152 of 2980	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.7	2222 of 2958	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	2533 of 3006	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.1	2021 of 3184	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	1917 of 3106	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	3625 of 4413	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.5	2973 of 3644	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	3822 of 4465	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	3796 of 4401	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.1	2152 of 4376	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.8	2990 of 4329	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.1	3576 of 4188	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	3013 of 4168	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	3286 of 4520	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.5	2437 of 3705	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	3158 of 4594	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	2871 of 4521	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.9	1753 of 4477	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.0	3315 of 4451	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	3421 of 4309	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.6	2596 of 4264	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	3376 of 4582	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.6	2771 of 3739	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	3380 of 4647	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	2974 of 4585	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	2696 of 4563	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.2	3585 of 4498	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	4039 of 4357	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	3451 of 4319	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	4259 of 4301	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.4	3353 of 3549	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	3915 of 4292	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	50.0	1640 of 4086	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	1814 of 3952	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.2	2325 of 3799	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	2717 of 3684	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	2052 of 3558	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	69.0	830 of 3106	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	43.0	1814 of 3082	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2023)73rd percentile+47 vs school

At Risk (2022)67th percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)57th percentile+40 vs school

African American (2026)37th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile+10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)20th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile~ school

Asian (2019)13th percentile~ school

Female (2026)12th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading39%-15 vs state

Mathematics28%-17 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
Hale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2400 E Mayfield Rd	Arlington	76014	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-1530	294	28	10.5	91.8%	23 (7.8%)	184 (62.6%)	66 (22.4%)	12 (4.1%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	23.2	3867^th of 4627 public elementary schools	16.4%		25.1	3721^st of 4651 public elementary schools	20.0%	146							36.7	50.0	36.6	35.7	16.7	34.4	26.8	33.3	$12,821
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
Farrell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3410 Paladium Dr	Grand Prairie	75052	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-0300	591	42	13.9	77.7%	30 (5.1%)	270 (45.7%)	191 (32.3%)	78 (13.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	36.1	3011^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.9%		41.9	2648^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.1%	363							33.3	46.0	43.4	57.5	31.7	49.2	34.9	34.3	$9,762
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
Iltexas Grand Prairie Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3501 Great Southwest Pkwy	Grand Prairie	75052	Tarrant County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 348-9760	936	52	17.9	80.1%	25 (2.7%)	308 (32.9%)	504 (53.8%)	55 (5.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.2%)	47	2271^st of 4627 public elementary schools	50.9%		15.2	4278^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.0%	2007							50.4	44.2	57.9		37.3	47.6	47.5		$8,028
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%)	30.7	3391^st of 4627 public elementary schools	26.7%		38.8	2854^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.6%	537							22.2	32.4	43.8	66.7	9.1	31.4	37.5	47.6	$11,874
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
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
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
McNutt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3609 S Center St	Arlington	76014	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-9100	675	45	14.8	83.4%	47 (7.0%)	225 (33.3%)	313 (46.4%)	63 (9.3%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	30.3	3410^th of 4627 public elementary schools	26.3%		33.1	3245^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.2%	165	0.0	27.3					39.0	42.9	34.7	31.9	34.4	54.1	33.3	32.4	$9,875

Frequently Asked Questions about Hale Elementary

Is Hale Elementary a good school?

Hale Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.4% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Hale Elementary in?

Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Hale Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 294 students attended Hale Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Hale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hale Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Workman J H
High : Sam Houston High School

What is the racial makeup of Hale Elementary?

Students at Hale Elementary are 63% African American, 22% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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