📍 1900 S Collins St, Arlington, Tarrant County, 76010
Blanton el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Arlington, Tarrant County. The school has 497 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Migdalia Castillo. It is part of the Arlington Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths.
Blanton el enrolls 497 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% Black or African American and 6.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 405 | 81% |
| Black or African American | 49 | 9.9% |
| White | 31 | 6.2% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
454 of the school's 497 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 437 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Blanton 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 94.
Blanton 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 497 students, Blanton 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