📍 2101 Overbrook Dr, Arlington, Tarrant County, 76014
Atherton el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Arlington, Tarrant County. The school has 535 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Bianca Gholston. It is part of the Arlington Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths.
Atherton el enrolls 535 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 31% Black or African American and 6.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 297 | 56% |
| Black or African American | 165 | 31% |
| White | 34 | 6.4% |
| Asian | 22 | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
473 of the school's 535 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 451 qualify for free lunch and 22 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Atherton el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-60, state senate district 9, state house district 101.
Atherton el is one of 75 schools in ARLINGTON ISD, based in ARLINGTON, Texas. The district serves 53,339 students district-wide and employs 3,860 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 535 students, Atherton el is smaller than the district average of about 711 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large