📍 2000 N Fielder Rd, Arlington, Tarrant County, 76012
Shackelford J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Arlington, Tarrant County. The school has 640 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kelli Smith. It is part of the Arlington Isd school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 46.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths.
Shackelford J H enrolls 640 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 46.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 20% Black or African American and 18% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 364 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 130 | 20% |
| White | 114 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
468 of the school's 640 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 452 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Shackelford J H 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 10, state house district 93.
Shackelford J H 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 640 students, Shackelford J H is close to the district average of about 711 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large