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Arlington Independent School District, Texas
| Arlington Independent School District |
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| Arlington, Texas |
| District details |
| Superintendent: Matt Smith |
| # of school board members: 7 |
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Arlington Independent School District is a school district in Texas.
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- Teacher salaries
- Academic performance
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Superintendent
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Matt Smith is the superintendent of the Arlington Independent School District. Smith was hired on January 10, 2024. His career experience includes working as superintendent of Belton Independent School District and chief academic officer at Leander Independent School District.[1]
Past superintendents
- Steven Wurtz was the interim superintendent of the Arlington Independent School District between 2023 and 2024.[2]
- Marcelo Cavazos was the superintendent of the Arlington Independent School District from June 2012 until his retirement on August 31, 2023. Cavazos began serving as interim superintendent and was appointed full superintendent on December 6, 2012.[3] Cavazos' previous career experience includes working as the district's associate superintendent for instruction and deputy superintendent.[4]
School board
The Arlington Independent School District board of trustees consists of seven members elected to three-year terms. All board members are elected at large by place.[5]
| Office | Name | Date assumed office |
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| Arlington Independent School District, Place 1 | Sarah McMurrough | May 20, 2021 |
| Arlington Independent School District, Place 2 | Melody Fowler | 2018 |
| Arlington Independent School District, Place 3 | Larry Mike | May 16, 2024 |
| Arlington Independent School District, Place 4 | David Wilbanks | 2019 |
| Arlington Independent School District, Place 5 | Justin Chapa | 2018 |
| Arlington Independent School District, Place 6 | Brooklyn Richardson | May 18, 2023 |
| Arlington Independent School District, Place 7 | Leanne Haynes | May 18, 2023 |
Elections
Members of the board are elected annually in May to overlapping three-year terms.[5]
Two seats on the board were up for general election on May 3, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was February 14, 2025.
Ballotpedia covered school board elections in 367 school districts in 29 states in 2024. Those school districts had a total student enrollment of 12,203,404 students. Click here to read an analysis of those elections.
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Public participation in board meetings
The Arlington Independent School District board of trustees maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[6]
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A board shall allow each member of the public who desires to address the board regarding an item on an agenda for an open meeting of the board to address the board regarding the item at the meeting before or during the board's consideration of the item. A board may adopt reasonable rules regarding the public's right to address the board under these provisions, including rules that limit the total amount of time that a member of the public may address the board on a given item. If a board does not use simultaneous translation equipment in a manner that allows the board to hear the translated public testimony simultaneously, a rule adopted that limits the amount of time that a member of the public may address the board must provide that a member of the public who addresses the board through a translator must be given at least twice the amount of time as a member of the public who does not require the assistance of a translator in order to ensure that non-English speakers receive the same opportunity to address the board. A board may not prohibit public criticism of the board, including criticism of any act, omission, policy, procedure, program, or service. This does not apply to public criticism that is otherwise prohibited by law. It is a criminal offense for a person, with intent to prevent or disrupt a lawful meeting, to substantially obstruct or interfere with the ordinary conduct of a meeting by physical action or verbal utterance and thereby curtail the exercise of others' First Amendment rights. Penal Code 42.05; Morehead v. State, 807 S.W. 2d 577 (Tex. Cr. App. 1991) [7] |
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Budget
The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[8]
| SOURCE | AMOUNT | AMOUNT PER STUDENT | PERCENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal: | $66,164,000 | $1,164 | 9% |
| Local: | $450,491,000 | $7,926 | 61% |
| State: | $218,395,000 | $3,842 | 30% |
| Total: | $735,050,000 | $12,932 |
| TYPE | AMOUNT | AMOUNT PER STUDENT | PERCENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Expenditures: | $780,567,000 | $13,732 | |
| Total Current Expenditures: | $587,325,000 | $10,332 | |
| Instructional Expenditures: | $369,831,000 | $6,506 | 47% |
| Student and Staff Support: | $76,725,000 | $1,349 | 10% |
| Administration: | $60,195,000 | $1,059 | 8% |
| Operations, Food Service, Other: | $80,574,000 | $1,417 | 10% |
| Total Capital Outlay: | $134,995,000 | $2,375 | |
| Construction: | $126,002,000 | $2,216 | |
| Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: | $19,519,000 | $343 | |
| Interest on Debt: | $37,547,000 | $660 |
Teacher salaries
The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.
| Year | Minimum | Maximum |
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| 2024-2025[9] | $64,600 | $78,900 |
| 2023-2024[10] | $62,500 | $76,700 |
| 2020[11] | $56,500 | $70,600 |
Academic performance
Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[12]
The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:
| School year | All (%) | Asian/Pacific Islander (%) | Black (%) | Hispanic (%) | Native American (%) | Two or More Races (%) | White (%) |
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| 2020-2021 | 24 | 54 | 15 | 19 | 15-19 | 28 | 42 |
| 2018-2019 | 45 | 76 | 35 | 42 | 40-44 | 47 | 61 |
| 2017-2018 | 42 | 74 | 30 | 38 | 35-39 | 47 | 59 |
| 2016-2017 | 74 | 92 | 65 | 72 | 70-74 | 78 | 84 |
| 2015-2016 | 70 | 90 | 59 | 67 | 65-69 | 74 | 83 |
| 2014-2015 | 67 | 88 | 56 | 64 | 70-74 | 73 | 80 |
| 2013-2014 | 71 | 89 | 61 | 67 | 65-69 | 77 | 83 |
| 2012-2013 | 73 | 91 | 63 | 68 | 70-74 | 78 | 84 |
| 2011-2012 | 79 | 93 | 70 | 77 | 75-79 | 83 | 88 |
| 2010-2011 | 80 | 92 | 72 | 77 | 80-84 | 89 |
The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:
| School year | All (%) | Asian/Pacific Islander (%) | Black (%) | Hispanic (%) | Native American (%) | Two or More Races (%) | White (%) |
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| 2020-2021 | 34 | 55 | 27 | 28 | 35-39 | 39 | 53 |
| 2018-2019 | 42 | 65 | 33 | 37 | 35-39 | 46 | 59 |
| 2017-2018 | 41 | 65 | 32 | 35 | 35-39 | 50 | 59 |
| 2016-2017 | 67 | 83 | 60 | 63 | 75-79 | 74 | 81 |
| 2015-2016 | 67 | 82 | 59 | 63 | 65-69 | 75 | 82 |
| 2014-2015 | 70 | 83 | 63 | 65 | 70-74 | 79 | 83 |
| 2013-2014 | 72 | 84 | 66 | 66 | 70-74 | 81 | 85 |
| 2012-2013 | 77 | 86 | 72 | 71 | 80-84 | 83 | 88 |
| 2011-2012 | 87 | 93 | 84 | 84 | 85-89 | 91 | 93 |
| 2010-2011 | 86 | 92 | 82 | 82 | 85-89 | 93 |
The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:
| School year | All (%) | Asian/Pacific Islander (%) | Black (%) | Hispanic (%) | Native American (%) | Two or More Races (%) | White (%) |
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| 2018-2019 | 87 | 94 | 85 | 84 | >=50 | 80-84 | 91 |
| 2017-2018 | 86 | 95 | 85 | 82 | >=80 | 85-89 | 92 |
| 2016-2017 | 85 | 94 | 83 | 82 | >=80 | 85-89 | 90 |
| 2015-2016 | 83 | 93 | 80 | 79 | >=80 | 85-89 | 88 |
| 2014-2015 | 84 | 96 | 81 | 79 | 60-79 | 70-74 | 89 |
| 2013-2014 | 83 | 93 | 83 | 78 | >=80 | 80-89 | 88 |
| 2012-2013 | 84 | 92 | 81 | 80 | >=50 | 90-94 | 89 |
| 2011-2012 | 83 | 90 | 79 | 77 | >=50 | 85-89 | 90 |
| 2010-2011 | 81 | 94 | 78 | 74 | >=80 | 90-94 | 87 |
Students
| Year | Enrollment | Year-to-year change (%) |
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| 2022-2023 | 56,167 | -0.3 |
| 2021-2022 | 56,311 | -0.9 |
| 2020-2021 | 56,840 | -4.7 |
| 2019-2020 | 59,532 | -0.6 |
| 2018-2019 | 59,900 | -2.0 |
| 2017-2018 | 61,076 | -1.8 |
| 2016-2017 | 62,181 | -1.7 |
| 2015-2016 | 63,210 | -1.1 |
| 2014-2015 | 63,882 | -1.3 |
| 2013-2014 | 64,688 | -0.5 |
| 2012-2013 | 65,001 | 0.5 |
| 2011-2012 | 64,703 | 0.3 |
| 2010-2011 | 64,484 | 1.5 |
| 2009-2010 | 63,487 | 0.7 |
| 2008-2009 | 63,045 | 0.3 |
| 2007-2008 | 62,863 | -0.3 |
| 2006-2007 | 63,082 | -0.5 |
| 2005-2006 | 63,397 | 1.8 |
| 2004-2005 | 62,267 | -0.3 |
| 2003-2004 | 62,454 | 0.8 |
| 2002-2003 | 61,928 | 2.8 |
| 2001-2002 | 60,222 | 2.3 |
| 2000-2001 | 58,866 | 3.6 |
| 1999-2000 | 56,773 | 0.0 |
| RACE | Arlington Independent School District (%) | Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%) |
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| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| Black | 26.8 | 12.8 |
| Hispanic | 48.0 | 52.9 |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Two or More Races | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| White | 16.6 | 25.7 |
Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Staff
As of the 2022-2023 school year, Arlington Independent School District had 3,860.55 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.55.
| TYPE | NUMBER OF TEACHERS |
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| Prekindergarten: | 198.79 |
| Kindergarten: | 215.97 |
| Elementary: | 1,318.75 |
| Secondary: | 1,634.26 |
| Total: | 3,860.55 |
Arlington Independent School District employed 140.70 district administrators and 278.97 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.
| TYPE | NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS |
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| District Administrators: | 140.70 |
| District Administrative Support: | 312.55 |
| School Administrators: | 278.97 |
| School Administrative Support: | 233.11 |
| TYPE | NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF |
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| Instructional Aides: | 913.28 |
| Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: | 4.00 |
| Total Guidance Counselors: | 161.38 |
| Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 0.00 |
| Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 0.00 |
| Librarians/Media Specialists: | 69.14 |
| Library/Media Support: | 3.00 |
| Student Support Services: | 400.36 |
| Other Support Services: | 1,533.09 |
Schools
Contact information
Arlington Independent School District
690 E. Lamar Blvd.
Arlington, TX 76011
Phone: 682-867-4611
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See also
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External links
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- Arlington Independent School District
- Texas Education Agency
- Texas Association of School Boards
Footnotes
- ↑ KERA News, "Arlington ISD hires new superintendent from Belton ISD, sets salary at $335,000," accessed April 15, 2025
- ↑ Arlington Independent School District, "Arlington ISD Board of Trustees names Dr. Steven Wurtz interim superintendent," accessed September 1, 2023
- ↑ NBCDFW, "Arlington ISD Superintendent Announces Retirement After 11 Years Leading DFW's 3rd Largest District," accessed September 1, 2023
- ↑ Arlington Independent School District, "Superintendent," accessed November 2, 2019
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Arlington Independent School District, "Board Members - Elections," accessed April 2, 2021
- ↑ Arlington Independent School District, "Board Meetings - Public Participation," accessed April 15, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
- ↑ Arlington Independent School District, "Compensation Plan/Manual 2024-2025," accessed April 15, 2025
- ↑ Arlington Independent School District, "Compensation Plan/Manual 2023-2024," accessed January 31, 2024
- ↑ Arlington Independent School District, "2020-2021 Salary Schedule," accessed April 2, 2021
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
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