Ellis Elementary

Summary:

Ellis Elementary is a public elementary school located in Arlington, Texas, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 757. The school is part of the Arlington Independent School District, which is ranked 683 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ellis Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in mathematics. The school's performance is especially low for African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education students, as well as for Gifted and Talented students. Despite having a relatively high per-student spending and a lower student-teacher ratio than the state average, Ellis Elementary's academic outcomes are concerning.

Nearby schools in the Arlington Independent School District, such as Butler Elementary and Webb Elementary, generally outperform Ellis Elementary on academic measures, while schools in neighboring districts, like Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary in Grand Prairie Independent School District and Viridian Elementary in Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District, also outperform Ellis Elementary, despite serving student populations with similar socioeconomic characteristics.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 2601 Shadow Rdg Dr
       Arlington, TX  76006-2636


(682) 867-7900

District: Arlington Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
3752nd of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,675 Help


Students who attend Ellis Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Nichols J H
High:    Lamar High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.8 Help
Number of students:  757

Racial breakdown:

African American:
63.5%
Hispanic:
24.4%
White:
5.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  83.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Ellis Elementary ranks worse than 80.3% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 31st among 52 ranked elementary schools in the Arlington Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.94. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (63.5%), Hispanic (24.4%), White (5.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 83.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ellis Elementary is 15.8. 39 elementary schools in the Arlington Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ellis Elementary is $9,675. 37 elementary schools in the Arlington Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Ellis Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Arlington Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Arlington Independent School District (Isd) 683rd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Ellis Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Ellis Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 43.76 2318th 3465 33.1%
2005 37.58 2568th 3475 26.1%
2006 40.40 2488th 3476 28.4%
2007 43.74 2505th 3724 32.7%
2008 28.41 3167th 3768 16.0%
2009 26.19 3350th 3884 13.7%
2010 28.78 3315th 3937 15.8%
2011 18.86 3770th 4095 7.9%
2012 16.70 3947th 4206 6.2%
2013 11.61 4048th 4221 4.1%
2014 14.45 3991st 4260 6.3%
2015 16.75 3892nd 4320 9.9%
2016 15.03 3929th 4286 8.3%
2017 29.27 3192nd 4329 26.3%
2018 27.24 3368th 4359 22.7%
2019 22.24 3793rd 4479 15.3%
2021 19.61 3903rd 4578 14.7%
2022 20.43 3915th 4581 14.5%
2023 20.87 3951st 4647 15.0%
2024 24.94 3752nd 4675 19.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ellis Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.65 1775th 3226 45.0%
2019 47.16 1712th 3333 48.6%
2021 54.86 1231st 3446 64.3%
2022 58.15 1189th 3487 65.9%
2023 46.56 1876th 3556 47.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ellis Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.73 2257th 3558 36.6%
2019 33.26 2565th 3684 30.4%
2021 21.11 3458th 3799 9.0%
2022 33.03 2799th 3952 29.2%
2023 36.39 2601st 4086 36.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ellis Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.81 2579th 4264 39.5%
2019 29.90 3458th 4309 19.7%
2021 28.81 3469th 4451 22.1%
2022 20.59 4004th 4477 10.6%
2023 27.64 3667th 4521 18.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Ellis Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.33 3703rd 4306 14.0%
2019 21.78 3789th 4348 12.9%
2021 18.44 3987th 4499 11.4%
2022 20.56 3979th 4561 12.8%
2023 22.46 3906th 4588 14.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Ellis Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 40.50 2377th 3184 25.3%
2021 33.80 2246th 3006 25.3%
2022 42.73 2126th 2958 28.1%
2023 36.56 2375th 2980 20.3%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Ellis Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.12 2881st 4240 32.1%
2019 30.50 3361st 4295 21.7%
2021 36.87 2807th 4331 35.2%
2022 33.54 3271st 4461 26.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Ellis Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.05 2837th 4319 34.3%
2019 25.43 3571st 4357 18.0%
2021 23.66 3618th 4498 19.6%
2022 22.74 3827th 4563 16.1%
2023 20.94 3958th 4585 13.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Ellis Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.70 1345th 2483 45.8%
2019 38.39 1619th 2515 35.6%
2021 28.56 1930th 2444 21.0%
2022 32.22 1798th 2421 25.7%
2023 35.38 1632nd 2443 33.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ellis Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.26 2897th 4168 30.5%
2019 28.93 3348th 4188 20.1%
2021 30.95 3163rd 4329 26.9%
2022 34.04 3162nd 4376 27.7%
2023 23.59 3762nd 4401 14.5%
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Rank History for White students at Ellis Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 26.74 2562nd 3142 18.5%
2021 42.70 1832nd 3082 40.6%
2022 43.26 1884th 3082 38.9%
2023 45.98 1786th 3106 42.5%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Ellis Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1991 581 63 38 33 2 n/a n/a 0 717
1992 574 73 45 43 1 n/a n/a 0 736
1993 598 88 52 44 2 n/a n/a 0 784
1994 607 101 46 72 0 n/a n/a 0 826
1995 629 155 62 81 3 n/a n/a 0 930
1996 629 155 62 81 3 n/a n/a 0 930
1997 590 170 74 101 3 n/a n/a 0 938
1998 407 153 79 80 4 n/a n/a 0 723
1999 386 171 82 108 3 n/a n/a 0 750
2000 372 199 73 128 1 n/a n/a 0 773
2001 344 227 89 142 6 n/a n/a 0 808
2002 338 294 68 132 3 n/a n/a 0 835
2003 338 294 68 132 3 n/a n/a 0 835
2004 323 331 68 177 7 n/a n/a 0 906
2005 281 336 63 157 8 n/a n/a 0 845
2006 256 382 62 187 6 n/a n/a 0 893
2007 227 386 49 235 5 n/a n/a 0 902
2008 207 332 43 218 4 n/a n/a 0 804
2009 170 349 38 247 3 n/a n/a 0 807
2010 156 424 43 288 5 n/a n/a 0 916
2011 138 440 26 302 6 0 29 0 941
2012 127 447 27 306 12 0 25 0 944
2013 126 469 17 310 8 1 16 0 947
2014 126 469 14 345 10 2 24 0 990
2015 101 443 14 329 9 6 25 0 927
2016 75 468 10 312 11 2 41 0 919
2017 46 337 14 228 9 3 34 0 671
2018 43 368 13 239 7 7 27 0 704
2019 54 411 10 264 5 5 17 0 766
2020 53 412 8 190 7 3 17 0 690
2021 31 419 9 179 8 2 20 0 668
2022 38 511 9 180 5 1 31 0 775
2023 43 481 5 185 5 4 34 0 757

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ellis Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 717 31.9 22.4 n/a
1992 736 37.9 19.4 9.9
1993 784 39.0 20.1 14.8
1994 826 44.8 18.4 11
1995 930 48.9 19.0 12.4
1996 930 48.9 19.0 12.4
1997 938 51.5 18.2 13.1
1998 723 41.9 17.3 17.2
1999 750 43.1 17.4 27.9
2000 773 42.6 18.1 26
2001 808 46.5 17.4 31.6
2002 835 48.2 17.3 35.1
2003 835 48.2 17.3 35.1
2004 906 47.1 19.2 41.9
2005 845 46.7 18.1 48.3
2006 893 46.4 19.2 58.9
2007 902 49.6 18.2 57.5
2008 804 47.3 17.0 61.2
2009 807 45.7 17.7 66.4
2010 916 48.4 18.9 71.8
2011 941 50.6 18.5 75.9
2012 944 52.2 18.0 80.7
2013 947 51.6 18.3 86.5
2014 990 53.5 18.4 82.5
2015 927 52.0 17.8 78.5
2016 919 54.0 17.0 83.5
2017 671 46.3 14.4 79.1
2018 704 44.7 15.7 70.5
2019 766 47.0 16.2 79.4
2020 690 46.3 14.9 76.7
2021 668 45.0 14.8 82.9
2022 775 44.2 17.5 85.5
2023 757 47.9 15.8 83.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ellis Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 717 31.9 22.4 n/a
1992 736 37.9 19.4 9.9
1993 784 39.0 20.1 14.8
1994 826 44.8 18.4 11
1995 930 48.9 19.0 12.4
1996 930 48.9 19.0 12.4
1997 938 51.5 18.2 13.1
1998 723 41.9 17.3 17.2
1999 750 43.1 17.4 27.9
2000 773 42.6 18.1 26
2001 808 46.5 17.4 31.6
2002 835 48.2 17.3 35.1
2003 835 48.2 17.3 35.1
2004 906 47.1 19.2 41.9
2005 845 46.7 18.1 48.3
2006 893 46.4 19.2 58.9
2007 902 49.6 18.2 57.5
2008 804 47.3 17.0 61.2
2009 807 45.7 17.7 66.4
2010 916 48.4 18.9 71.8
2011 941 50.6 18.5 75.9
2012 944 52.2 18.0 80.7
2013 947 51.6 18.3 86.5
2014 990 53.5 18.4 82.5
2015 927 52.0 17.8 78.5
2016 919 54.0 17.0 83.5
2017 671 46.3 14.4 79.1
2018 704 44.7 15.7 70.5
2019 766 47.0 16.2 79.4
2020 690 46.3 14.9 76.7
2021 668 45.0 14.8 82.9
2022 775 44.2 17.5 85.5
2023 757 47.9 15.8 83.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Ellis Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $951 (11.2%) $7,518 (88.8%) $8,469
2020 $1,689 (18.6%) $7,374 (81.4%) $9,064
2021 $797 (8.2%) $8,878 (91.8%) $9,675

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ellis Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3793rd of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3951st of 4647 Elementary schools
 0.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Ellis Elementary)3240
 8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Arlington Independent School District (Isd))3739
 2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ellis Elementary)2431
 7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Arlington Independent School District (Isd))3933
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Ellis Elementary)2633
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Arlington Independent School District (Isd))3014
 16%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ellis Elementary)1333
 20%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Arlington Independent School District (Isd))2212
 10%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)3123
 8%
4th Grade Reading (Ellis Elementary)2725
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Arlington Independent School District (Isd))3738
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Ellis Elementary)2517
 8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Arlington Independent School District (Isd))3938
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Reading (Ellis Elementary)1325
 12%
   4th Grade Reading (Arlington Independent School District (Isd))1117
 6%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)2931
 2%
4th Grade Mathematics (Ellis Elementary)014
 14%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Arlington Independent School District (Isd))511
 6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)2622
 4%
5th Grade Reading (Ellis Elementary)3226
 6%
   5th Grade Reading (Arlington Independent School District (Isd))4542
 3%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Ellis Elementary)2915
 14%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Arlington Independent School District (Isd))4737
 10%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Ellis Elementary)2420
 4%
   5th Grade Science (Arlington Independent School District (Isd))3825
 13%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%
5th Grade Reading (Ellis Elementary)050
 50%
   5th Grade Reading (Arlington Independent School District (Isd))4420
 24%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5333
 20%
6th Grade Reading (Ellis Elementary)2840
 12%
   6th Grade Reading (Arlington Independent School District (Isd))3743
 6%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Ellis Elementary)4634
 12%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Arlington Independent School District (Isd))4934
 15%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students766757
 1.2%
African American411481
 17%
American Indian55
Asian105
 50%
Hispanic264185
 29.9%
Pacific Islander54
 20%
White5443
 20.4%
Two or More Races1734
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients79.4%83.8%
 4.4%


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Students at Ellis Elementary are 64% African American, 24% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% Two or more races.

Ellis Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.7% of Texas elementary schools.

Students who attend Ellis Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Nichols J H
High : Lamar High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 757 students attended Ellis Elementary.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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