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Arp J H

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Arp J H ranks 1684 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1684^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 28% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Arp J H is a small, rural middle school in Arp, TX, serving 245 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Arp Independent School District (Isd).

Over the past decade, Arp J H has experienced a significant academic decline, dropping from a solid 3-star rating to a 1-star rating. The most pressing concern is mathematics, where proficiency rates are critically low. For example, only 3.51% of 7th graders were proficient in math, compared to the state average of 29.41%. This is far below nearby schools like Hubbard Middle (39.54%) and Troup Middle (56.76% in 6th grade math). Reading scores also lag, with only 39.44% of 8th graders proficient, nearly 20 points below the state average and the lowest among comparable schools like Whitehouse J H (75.75%). Despite these challenges, the school has a bright spot: 80% of students taking Algebra I were proficient, far exceeding the state average of 54.03%. This creates a "two-schools-in-one" dynamic, where a small group of advanced students excels while the majority struggles.

Compared to similarly sized peers, Arp J H underperforms. Troup Middle (254 students) ranks in the 73rd percentile, while West Rusk Middle (242 students) ranks in the 55th percentile—both significantly higher than Arp's 24th-28th percentile. The school also struggles to support its most vulnerable students, with low socio-economic status students ranking in the 10th percentile and special education students in the 5th percentile. On a positive note, Arp J H has maintained a 0.0% dropout rate for five years, and it spends $11,101 per student, higher than many nearby districts like Kilgore Independent School District (Isd) ($7,953). This suggests the issue is not funding, but how resources are used to improve instruction and support.

245

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,578

Per pupil spending ?

57.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 School St
Arp, TX 75750-0070

(903) 859-4936

District: Arp Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Arp J H usually attend:

High:

Arp High School

Feeder schools for Arp J H:

Elementary:

Arp Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.1%

Hispanic:

13.9%

African American:

12.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (33% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg32%

Texas avg47%

1,684^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

603^rd of 951Arp Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	1684 of 2335	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.4	1785 of 2344	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	1596 of 2372	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	1507 of 2330	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.0	1040 of 2254	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	890 of 2252	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	727 of 2193	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	780 of 2080	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.5	870 of 2027	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.2	1148 of 1987	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.9	820 of 2043	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.7	426 of 1987	78.6%	★★★★☆
2013	75.2	365 of 1973	81.5%	★★★★☆
2012	66.1	603 of 1951	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.0	327 of 1895	82.7%	★★★★☆
2010	69.0	436 of 1803	75.8%	★★★★☆
2009	62.5	684 of 1763	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.8	915 of 1718	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.7	918 of 1684	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.1	1172 of 1585	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	37.1	1143 of 1582	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.6	1236 of 1573	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	9.2	1279 of 1295	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	857 of 997	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	1174 of 1280	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	966 of 1273	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.3	615 of 1251	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.0	320 of 1213	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	24.8	984 of 1193	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	995 of 1167	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	40.5	1260 of 2182	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.0	644 of 2118	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.3	1461 of 2058	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.6	1306 of 2008	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	48.9	778 of 1770	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.3	1111 of 1376	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	1643 of 2240	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	1473 of 1825	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	1602 of 2242	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	1460 of 2241	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	1142 of 2221	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.7	907 of 2151	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	955 of 2047	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	880 of 2008	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	1009 of 1497	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.9	900 of 1230	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	59.5	755 of 1481	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	917 of 1488	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.8	921 of 1501	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.4	298 of 1446	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	51.2	849 of 1430	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.3	1351 of 2141	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.5	994 of 1731	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	1346 of 2119	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	1058 of 2116	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.5	1340 of 2077	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	1212 of 2043	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.2	809 of 1935	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	592 of 1895	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	2036 of 2253	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.7	1538 of 1820	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	1721 of 2235	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	1398 of 2251	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	1014 of 2220	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	778 of 2172	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.4	623 of 2073	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	46.3	1017 of 2039	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	1659 of 2253	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.1	1336 of 1818	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	1483 of 2246	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	1437 of 2245	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.9	942 of 2228	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.4	839 of 2168	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.9	544 of 2069	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	57.0	713 of 2030	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	27.0	649 of 818	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	723 of 817	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.0	502 of 813	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	564 of 743	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	672 of 720	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	1524 of 1956	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.6	1496 of 1568	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	49.6	836 of 1891	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.2	1407 of 1815	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.0	774 of 1757	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.6	344 of 1712	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	43.8	775 of 1626	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.1	152 of 1597	90.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	1401 of 1731	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	1312 of 1439	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	1471 of 1733	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	1449 of 1749	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.5	1127 of 1723	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.9	962 of 1700	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	843 of 1684	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	878 of 1673	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)56th percentile+23 vs school

At Risk (2022)42nd percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile+9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile~ school

Male (2026)26th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)22nd percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)21st percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)19th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile-18 vs school

African American (2026)1st percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I80%+26 vs state

Reading49%-6 vs state

Social Studies21%-11 vs state

Mathematics18%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)					STAAR Mathematics (2026)					STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Arp J H	Public	6-8	101 School St	Arp	75750	Smith County	Arp Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 859-4936	245	19	12.7	57.6%	162 (66.1%)	31 (12.7%)	34 (13.9%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.7%)	31.1	1684^th of 2335 public middle schools	27.9%		28.4	1785^th of 2344 public middle schools	23.8%	101			80.0			50.0	57.9	39.4			17.7	3.5	28.8	21.1	$8,578
Troup Middle	Public	6-8	817 N Arp Dr	Troup	75789	Smith County	Troup Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 842-3081	254	21	12.2	52.4%	175 (68.9%)	22 (8.7%)	48 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	64.9	625^th of 2335 public middle schools	73.2%		55	913^th of 2344 public middle schools	61.0%	288			79.3			63.0	52.4	70.5			56.8	21.7	53.7	35.2	$10,118
West Rusk Middle	Public	6-8	10705 S Main Hwy 42	New London	75682	Rusk County	West Rusk County Consolidated Independent School District (	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 392-7855	242	16	15.0	76.0%	122 (50.4%)	25 (10.3%)	73 (30.2%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.0%)	49.7	1049^th of 2335 public middle schools	55.1%		49.8	1081^st of 2344 public middle schools	53.9%	32			100.0			44.1	59.4	60.9			28.4	30.0	40.0	33.3	$8,430
J W Holloway Sixth Grade School	Public	6	701 E Main	Whitehouse	75791	Smith County	Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 839-5656	355	24	14.9	49.0%	203 (57.2%)	52 (14.6%)	63 (17.7%)	17 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)								(n/a)						68.7					55.9				$8,202
Chapel Hill J H	Public	7-8	13174 State Hwy 64 E	Tyler	75707	Smith County	Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 566-1491	426	38	11.1	81.7%	80 (18.8%)	78 (18.3%)	240 (56.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	23.1	1969^th of 2335 public middle schools	15.7%		44.4	1244^th of 2344 public middle schools	46.9%	725			68.6				34.8	41.8				7.4	30.7	20.8	$10,006
Leveretts Chapel J H	Public	6-8	8956 State Hwy 42 N	Overton	75684	Rusk County	Leveretts Chapel Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 834-3181	52	3	15.0	84.6%	25 (48.1%)	4 (7.7%)	22 (42.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	33.8	1601^st of 2335 public middle schools	31.4%		25.2	1887^th of 2344 public middle schools	19.5%	286						40.0	92.3	45.8			20.0	46.2	0.0	16.7	$3,938
W L Kissam Intermediate	Public	4-6	12800 State Hwy 64 E	Tyler	75707	Smith County	Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 566-8334	675	48	13.9	83.1%	145 (21.5%)	107 (15.9%)	388 (57.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.6%)								(n/a)	18.8	20.0		44.1	44.0	41.5			38.3	46.2	30.8				$8,148
Whitehouse J H	Public	6-8	406 W Main	Whitehouse	75791	Smith County	Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 839-5590	751	51	14.7	42.6%	476 (63.4%)	99 (13.2%)	110 (14.6%)	23 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.3%)	77.9	359^th of 2335 public middle schools	84.6%		80.7	317^th of 2344 public middle schools	86.5%	42			100.0				61.3	75.8				33.0	69.6	43.7	$8,403
Cumberland Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2448 Roy Rd	Tyler	75707	Smith County	Cumberland Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(903) 385-3558	361	29	12.4	45.2%	153 (42.4%)	71 (19.7%)	106 (29.4%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	23.9	1941^st of 2335 public middle schools	16.9%		30.4	1719^th of 2344 public middle schools	26.7%	222			60.0			38.1	28.4	41.9			14.0	25.8	9.5	29.7	$11,569
Hubbard Middle	Public	6-8	4400 New Copeland Rd	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1560	869	53	16.5	57.3%	321 (36.9%)	209 (24.1%)	259 (29.8%)	21 (2.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.3%)	61	725^th of 2335 public middle schools	69.0%		53.9	952^nd of 2344 public middle schools	59.4%	227			95.7			60.5	57.1	64.7			41.3	39.5	37.9	32.7	$10,569

Frequently Asked Questions about Arp J H

Is Arp J H a good school?

Arp J H ranks 1684^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Arp J H?

Students at Arp J H are 66% White, 14% Hispanic, 13% African American, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Arp J H?

In the 2024-25 school year, 245 students attended Arp J H.

What district is Arp J H in?

Arp Independent School District (Isd)

What high school do graduates of Arp J H attend?

Students who attend Arp J H usually go on to attend Arp High School

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