Amos El, Arlington TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Amos El

Amos Elementary sits on Daniel Drive in Arlington, a public PK-through-sixth-grade campus within Arlington ISD in Tarrant County. The school draws from a predominantly Hispanic and Black student body, with Asian and white students making up smaller shares of enrollment. The campus is not large for its grade band. The vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing this in the category of a high-poverty school by that measure. English learner and special education population data were not available in the data provided.

On the Texas STAAR, the picture is mixed and worth looking at closely. Across all tested subjects and grades combined, Amos sits just above the midpoint relative to districts in Tarrant County on an overall proficiency index, which is a meaningful position to hold given the economic profile of the student body, but it is not a strong absolute result. Within individual grades and subjects, the pattern is uneven. Third and fourth grade reading and math proficiency rates are low, with fewer than two in five students reaching the meets-or-masters threshold at those grade levels. Fifth grade improves somewhat in reading but science proficiency at that grade is low. Sixth grade shows the strongest results on campus, with a majority reaching proficiency in both reading and math. The proportion reaching the masters level across all subjects remains modest. Multi-year trend data is only available for a single year, so it is not possible from this data to say whether performance has been improving, holding steady, or declining. A parent would do well to ask the campus directly about how students are progressing over time and what interventions are in place for students who are not yet meeting grade-level expectations.

Because Amos serves only through sixth grade, there is no graduation rate applicable here, and the school does not offer advanced coursework such as AP or dual credit, which are high school features. Program offerings beyond what is captured in the demographic and test data were not available.

The surrounding housing market in the zip code shows home values modestly below both the Texas and national medians, and they have edged slightly downward year over year. Rents have moved in the opposite direction, rising over the same period. The rent-to-income ratio sits at a relatively affordable level by national standards, though affordability always depends on a household's specific circumstances.

Arlington ISD itself is navigating a period of real change. Publicly reported district news indicates the board recently voted to permanently close Blanton Elementary due to declining enrollment, and officials have signaled that additional consolidations or closures are possible as enrollment continues to contract. Families considering a home near Amos should ask the district whether that campus's attendance zone is stable, since boundary shifts tied to consolidation can redirect children to different schools. On the positive side, Arlington ISD has launched a universal pre-K program that is free for all four-year-olds regardless of income, which is directly relevant to families with younger children. Amos itself serves pre-K, so this program is available here. Voters also approved a bond measure in May 2026 covering new construction and facility renovations across the district, with one proposition failing. Arlington ISD's board also adopted new state-aligned math instructional materials in a close vote earlier in 2026, a change that will directly affect what math instruction looks like in classrooms districtwide.

For a family weighing Amos, the most grounded summary is this: the campus serves a high-need population and sits just above the middle of Tarrant County's proficiency distribution, with stronger results in the upper elementary grades and weaker ones in the early tested grades. The district context adds genuine uncertainty around attendance zones and campus stability. The free pre-K access is a concrete family benefit. Parents of children who are behind or who need early reading and math support would be wise to ask specifically what the campus offers in that area.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 338%

School 38% · District 16% · ▲ 22 pts above district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 424%

School 24% · District 13% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 533%

School 33% · District 17% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 653%

School 53% · District 36% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 338%

School 38% · District 20% · ▲ 18 pts above district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 432%

School 32% · District 42% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 552%

School 52% · District 47% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 658%

School 58% · District 47% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Science

Grade 524%

School 24% · District 6% · ▲ 18 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

This schoolARLINGTON ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 4Lower-income34%Higher-income20%14 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income56%Higher-income33%23 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income59%Higher-income50%9 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income28%Higher-income0%28 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income36%Higher-income17%19 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income51%Higher-income67%16 pp gap