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Adams Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

3594^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Adams Elementary in Arlington, TX, is a PK-6 school serving 743 students in a high-poverty area within the Arlington Independent School District (Isd), where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. While the school has consistently ranked in the bottom third of Texas elementary schools over the past decade, it shows notable strengths in specific areas, such as Spanish-language Math, where 3rd and 4th graders scored significantly higher than both district and state averages. Additionally, 5th graders achieved a 55% proficiency rate in Reading in 2024-2025, outperforming the district average and marking a bright spot in the school's performance.

Adams Elementary stands out for its relative stability compared to nearby schools. For instance, Blanton Elementary and Thornton Elementary have experienced dramatic drops in state rankings in recent years, while Adams has remained in the low-to-mid 20th percentile. Interestingly, Adams consistently outperforms Johns Elementary, located just 0.36 miles away and serving a very similar demographic, with Adams ranking in the 22nd percentile compared to Johns' 10th percentile in 2025-2026. This suggests that Adams is implementing more effective strategies than its closest neighbor, making it a relative success story within its micro-community.

However, the school faces significant challenges, including inconsistent grade-level performance, where 6th-grade Reading proficiency (47.54%) was more than double that of 4th-grade Reading (22.22%). There are also concerning trends for specific student groups, such as a drastic decline in performance for Special Education students, who dropped from the 61st percentile to the 7th percentile in one year. On a positive note, African American students have shown a strong upward trend, jumping from the 21st percentile to the 58th percentile over two years. These patterns highlight areas where targeted support could make a difference, and parents may want to discuss these trends with school staff to understand how their child's needs will be met.

743

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,131

Per pupil spending ?

90.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2220 Sherry St
Arlington, TX 76010

(682) 867-2130

District: Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Adams Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Workman J H
High:	Sam Houston High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.8%

African American:

33.4%

Asian:

10.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg40%

Texas avg49%

3,594^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^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	27.6	3594 of 4627	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.7	3145 of 4651	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	3720 of 4710	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	3653 of 4647	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	3319 of 4581	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	3427 of 4578	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	2959 of 4479	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	2959 of 4359	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.6	2984 of 4329	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	17.6	3839 of 4286	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	7.3	4194 of 4320	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	1562 of 2406	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.6	799 of 1905	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.0	1925 of 2443	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	1851 of 2443	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.3	1150 of 2421	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.0	1627 of 2444	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.1	1205 of 2515	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.4	1520 of 2483	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	872 of 999	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.6	592 of 814	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	801 of 1045	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	832 of 1015	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	815 of 957	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	897 of 967	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	797 of 1009	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	837 of 1005	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	55.9	1687 of 4461	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	1263 of 4331	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	63.3	1143 of 4295	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	1440 of 4240	66.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	1133 of 1643	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.2	1166 of 2918	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	1585 of 3668	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	1118 of 3556	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	1183 of 3487	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.3	1020 of 3446	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	64.4	863 of 3333	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	673 of 3226	79.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	3582 of 4575	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.9	2489 of 3744	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	3027 of 4658	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	3142 of 4588	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	3120 of 4561	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	3298 of 4499	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	2849 of 4348	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	2903 of 4306	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.6	1783 of 3075	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.2	1638 of 2619	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.8	2710 of 2980	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	2580 of 2958	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	2636 of 3006	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	2701 of 3184	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	2503 of 3106	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	2927 of 4413	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.7	2530 of 3644	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	3215 of 4465	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.2	2813 of 4401	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	3405 of 4376	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	3075 of 4329	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.8	2202 of 4188	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	2129 of 4168	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	2932 of 4520	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.6	1658 of 3705	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.8	2982 of 4594	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	2792 of 4521	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	2489 of 4477	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	2802 of 4451	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.2	1694 of 4309	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	1990 of 4264	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	3481 of 4582	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.5	2052 of 3739	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.0	3985 of 4647	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	3923 of 4585	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	3424 of 4563	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	3403 of 4498	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	2925 of 4357	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	2992 of 4319	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	3988 of 4301	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	53.6	1380 of 3549	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.6	2549 of 4292	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.3	3769 of 4086	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	3223 of 3952	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	2491 of 3799	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	3058 of 3684	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	3160 of 3558	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	2795 of 3006	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.3	2211 of 2612	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	2961 of 3082	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	2930 of 3142	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	2804 of 3127	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)62nd percentile+35 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)42nd percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2026)35th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)34th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)31st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)24th percentile~ school

Female (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Asian (2026)13th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)7th percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)7th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics36%-9 vs state

Reading36%-18 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 (2025)	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Blanton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1900 S Collins St	Arlington	76010	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-1000	456	39	11.6	90.8%	22 (4.8%)	16 (3.5%)	407 (89.3%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	32.2	3282^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	29.1%		11.9	4420^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.0%	1138	14.3	33.3	0.0		58.3	0.0	38.7	37.5	33.3	30.8	50.0	54.8	30.6	34.6	$11,265
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Adams Elementary

What schools do graduates of Adams Elementary attend?

Students who attend Adams Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Workman J H
High : Sam Houston High School

What district is Adams Elementary in?

Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Adams Elementary?

Students at Adams Elementary are 50% Hispanic, 33% African American, 10% Asian, 6% White.

How many students attend Adams Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 743 students attended Adams Elementary.

Is Adams Elementary a good school?

Adams Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.3% of Texas elementary schools.

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