Arlington High

5475 Airline Rd, Arlington TN, 38002 | Shelby County School District | 901-867-1541
  • grades 9-12
  • students 2015
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 39% 12% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 9 in Arlington
  • Ranked #0 of 2314 in Tennessee
Proficiency Averages
47%Arlington
35%Tennessee

Arlington High is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Shelby County School District" in Arlington, TN. There are a total of 2,015 students and 110 teachers at Arlington High, for a student to teacher ratio of 19 to 1.

Arlington High has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 39.0%, which is 12% higher than the Tennessee average.

Arlington High location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students2015
Teachers110
Student/Teacher ratio19:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Arlington High, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All23%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School23%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All55%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School55%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Arlington High race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictTennesseeNational
White n/a 10.4% 67.1% 51.1%
Black n/a 75.1% 21.2% 15.9%
Asian n/a 1.9% 1.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino n/a 11.3% 8.0% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan n/a 0.2% 0.3% 1.2%
Hawaiian n/a 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial n/a 1.1% 1.5% 3.1%

Arlington demographics profile

StatisticArlingtonTennesseeNational
Population11,7156,833,174328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)50916791
Median age33.338.537.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)68%57%55%
Speak English98%93%79%
Speak Spanish1%4%13%

Education level achieved in Arlington

IndexArlingtonTennesseeNational
Completed 8th grade95.1%82.0%84.3%
Completed high school94.0%79.9%83.0%
Completed some college78.4%53.2%59.4%
Completed associate degree49.7%32.2%38.5%
Completed bachelors41.3%25.4%30.3%
Completed masters14.3%9.3%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.0%2.8%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.3%1.2%1.3%
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Source: The Arlington High data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.