Best Elementary Schools in Arlington, TX (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in Arlington, TX, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Arlington, TX rankings: Elementary Schools
Arlington, TX elementary schools ranked
| Rank | Grade | School | City | District | Actual | Projected | Impact | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | A+ | Viridian El | Arlington | Hurst-Euless-Bedford Isd | 75% | 58% | Exceeds Expectations | 712 |
| #2 | A | Butler El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 62% | 52% | Meets Expectations | 629 |
| #3 | A- | Carol Holt El | Arlington | Mansfield Isd | 60% | 37% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 436 |
| #4 | A- | Martha Reid Academy | Arlington | Mansfield Isd | 59% | 31% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 499 |
| #5 | A- | Corey Fine Arts Dual Language Academy | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 58% | 49% | Meets Expectations | 475 |
| #6 | A- | Charlotte Anderson Preparatory Academy | Arlington | Mansfield Isd | 57% | 27% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 389 |
| #7 | A- | Duff El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 57% | 52% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 625 |
| #8 | A- | Arlington Classics Academy Intermediate (Charter) | Arlington | Arlington Classics Academy | 55% | 43% | Meets Expectations | 524 |
| #9 | B+ | Ditto El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 54% | 52% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 726 |
| #10 | B+ | Moore El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 53% | 40% | Meets Expectations | 933 |
| #11 | B+ | Kenneth Davis El | Arlington | Mansfield Isd | 52% | 26% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 365 |
| #12 | B+ | Bryant El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 51% | 25% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 486 |
| #13 | B+ | Pearcy Stem Academy | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 50% | 34% | Exceeds Expectations | 549 |
| #14 | B | Thelma Jones El | Arlington | Mansfield Isd | 50% | 27% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 404 |
| #15 | B | Little El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 49% | 48% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 710 |
| #16 | B | Wood El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 48% | 40% | Meets Expectations | 754 |
| #17 | B | Janet Brockett El | Arlington | Mansfield Isd | 47% | 25% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 428 |
| #18 | B- | Jones Fine Arts Dual Language Academy | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 46% | 38% | Meets Expectations | 417 |
| #19 | B- | Fitzgerald El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 45% | 22% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 531 |
| #20 | B- | Hill El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 45% | 45% | Underperforms Expectations | 531 |
| #21 | B- | Imogene Gideon El | Arlington | Mansfield Isd | 45% | 27% | Exceeds Expectations | 329 |
| #22 | B- | Wimbish World Language Academy (Magnet) | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 45% | 24% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 366 |
| #23 | B- | Beckham El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 44% | 36% | Meets Expectations | 431 |
| #24 | C+ | Amos El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 43% | 23% | Exceeds Expectations | 381 |
| #25 | C+ | Ashworth El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 42% | 28% | Meets Expectations | 467 |
| #26 | C+ | D P Morris El | Arlington | Mansfield Isd | 42% | 23% | Exceeds Expectations | 575 |
| #27 | C+ | R F Patterson El | Arlington | Kennedale Isd | 41% | 29% | Meets Expectations | 566 |
| #28 | C | Della Icenhower Int | Arlington | Mansfield Isd | 43% | 31% | Meets Expectations | 745 |
| #29 | C | Newman International Academy Of Arlington (Charter) | Arlington | Newman International Academy of Arlington | 38% | 28% | Meets Expectations | 643 |
| #30 | C- | Adams El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 37% | 20% | Exceeds Expectations | 803 |
| #31 | D+ | Mcnutt El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 34% | 25% | Meets Expectations | 666 |
| #32 | D+ | Atherton El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 33% | 22% | Meets Expectations | 535 |
| #33 | D+ | Dunn El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 33% | 30% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 607 |
| #34 | D+ | Swift El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 33% | 23% | Meets Expectations | 552 |
| #35 | D+ | Bebensee El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 32% | 23% | Meets Expectations | 789 |
| #36 | D | Foster El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 30% | 20% | Meets Expectations | 517 |
| #37 | D | Iltexas Arlington El (Charter) | Arlington | International Leadership of Texas (iltexas) | 30% | 17% | Meets Expectations | 754 |
| #38 | D | Uplift Summit International Pri (Charter) | Arlington | Uplift Education | 30% | 16% | Meets Expectations | 688 |
| #39 | D | Hale El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 29% | 19% | Meets Expectations | 375 |
| #40 | D | Key El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 29% | 24% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 401 |
| #41 | D | Sherrod El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 28% | 14% | Meets Expectations | 643 |
| #42 | D- | Cross Timbers Int | Arlington | Mansfield Isd | 28% | 27% | Underperforms Expectations | 555 |
| #43 | D- | Ellis El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 27% | 19% | Meets Expectations | 757 |
| #44 | D- | South Davis El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 27% | 18% | Meets Expectations | 648 |
| #45 | D- | Williams El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 27% | 22% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 593 |
| #46 | D- | Crow Leadership Academy | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 26% | 20% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 542 |
| #47 | D- | Rankin El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 26% | 21% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 548 |
| #48 | D- | Anderson El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 25% | 20% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 412 |
| #49 | D- | Glenn Harmon El | Arlington | Mansfield Isd | 25% | 23% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 430 |
| #50 | D- | Johns El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 25% | 21% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 636 |
| #51 | D- | Goodman El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 24% | 21% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 476 |
| #52 | D- | Miller El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 24% | 30% | Underperforms Expectations | 588 |
| #53 | D- | Pope El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 24% | 26% | Underperforms Expectations | 524 |
| #54 | F | Berry El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 23% | 21% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 613 |
| #55 | F | Burgin El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 23% | 18% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 607 |
| #56 | F | Manara Stem Academy Arlington (Charter) | Arlington | Manara Academy | 22% | 34% | Underperforms Expectations | 218 |
| #57 | F | Morton El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 21% | 18% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 472 |
| #58 | F | Short El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 21% | 21% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 390 |
| #59 | F | Webb El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 21% | 20% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 592 |
| #60 | F | Blanton El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 20% | 22% | Underperforms Expectations | 497 |
| #61 | F | Speer El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 20% | 17% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 683 |
| #62 | F | Peach El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 19% | 19% | Underperforms Expectations | 977 |
| #63 | F | Thornton El | Arlington | Arlington Isd | 18% | 20% | Underperforms Expectations | 771 |
How Arlington, TX's elementary schools compare
A: 8B: 15C: 7D: 23F: 10
37% of the 63 ranked elementary schools in Arlington, TX earn an A or B (8 A grades, 15 B, 7 C, 23 D, 10 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 37 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (59% here, 70% nationally), and 15 exceed it. On average 37% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 28% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Charlotte Anderson Preparatory Academy (57% against 27%, A-), Martha Reid Academy (59% against 31%, A-), Kenneth Davis El (52% against 26%, B+), Bryant El (51% against 25%, B+), Carol Holt El (60% against 37%, A-).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 16): Arlington Isd (9), Mansfield Isd (5).
The largest ranked elementary schools: Peach El (977 students, F, #62), Moore El (933 students, B+, #10), Adams El (803 students, C-, #30).
Of the top 25, 1 is a magnet school and 1 is a charter. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
Elementary schools in Arlington, TX that are not ranked
2 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Not yet graded (2)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Arlington Classics Academy Arkansas Campus, Arlington
- Newman International Academy Mansfield East, Arlington
About this ranking
- Scope: public elementary schools in Arlington, TX, as grouped on its schools page; the Texas ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about elementary schools in Arlington, TX
What is the best elementary school in Arlington, TX?
Viridian El in Arlington ranks first among the 63 ranked elementary schools in Arlington, TX with a SchoolGrade of A+, 75% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 58%.
How are elementary schools in Arlington, TX ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many elementary schools does Arlington, TX have?
SchoolGrade grades 65 public elementary schools in Arlington, TX; 63 are ranked here and 2 are listed as not ranked.