📍 6621 Kelly Elliott Rd, Arlington, Tarrant County, 76001
R F Patterson el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Arlington, Tarrant County. The school has 566 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cari Clark. It is part of the Kennedale Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
R F Patterson el enrolls 566 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 34% White, 29% Black or African American and 28% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 192 | 34% |
| Black or African American | 165 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 161 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 13 | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
345 of the school's 566 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 310 qualify for free lunch and 35 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
R F Patterson 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 10, state house district 94.
R F Patterson el is one of 6 schools in KENNEDALE ISD, based in KENNEDALE, Texas. The district serves 2,754 students district-wide and employs 206 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 566 students, R F Patterson el is larger than the district average of about 459 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large