Best Public Schools in Texarkana, TX

Summary:

The city of Texarkana, Texas, is served by 22 public schools across five independent school districts and one charter network, offering education from early childhood through 12th grade in a community marked by stark contrasts in academic performance. The educational landscape is a tale of two extremes, with Pleasant Grove Independent School District (Isd) and Red Lick Independent School District (Isd) consistently ranking among the state's best, while Liberty-Eylau Independent School District (Isd) and several schools in the larger Texarkana Independent School District (Isd) face significant challenges, often landing in the bottom percentiles.

Standout schools include Martha & Josh Morriss Math & Engineering Elementary, a magnet school ranked in the top 1% of Texas elementary schools with near-perfect test scores, and Red Lick Elementary and Red Lick Middle, which achieve top-5% rankings with the lowest per-student spending in the city. Conversely, Westlawn Elementary ranks in the bottom 1% with single-digit math proficiency, while Liberty-Eylau High School posts a 94% graduation rate yet shows alarmingly low Algebra I proficiency, suggesting students may graduate without mastering core skills. The Digital Academy Of Texas presents a volatile trend, dropping from the 77th to the 21st percentile between school years, warranting close observation.

Key metrics reveal that higher spending does not guarantee success—Liberty-Eylau High School spends $14,576 per student yet underperforms, while Red Lick Elementary spends just $8,128 and excels. Economic disadvantage strongly correlates with performance, as schools with over 90% free/reduced lunch rates, like Theron Jones Early Literacy Center and Highland Park Elementary, are among the lowest-ranked. For parents, this data highlights that district choice matters immensely, with Pleasant Grove Independent School District (Isd) and Red Lick Independent School District (Isd) offering consistent excellence, while Texarkana Independent School District (Isd) provides a mixed bag, anchored by its standout magnet school but burdened by struggling neighborhood campuses.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd 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
Premier H S Of Texarkana	Public, Charter	9-12	3448 Summerhill Rd	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	88	5	17.6	67.0%	53 (60.2%)	22 (25.0%)	5 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.1%)	13.2	1756^th of 2009 public high schools	12.6%		30.9	1372^nd of 1974 public high schools	30.5%	384	12.5	40.0	28.6	36.8	42.3														$8,846
Leary Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	9500 W New Boston Rd	Texarkana	75501	Bowie County	Leary Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 838-8960	119	11	10.9	95.0%	94 (79.0%)	10 (8.4%)	5 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.4%)	44.8	2398^th of 4627 public elementary schools	48.2%		9.5	4504^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.2%	2106						36.4	57.1	50.0	71.4		66.7	54.6	23.1	0.0	57.1		40.0	20.0	$10,338
Liberty-Eylau Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	3105 Norris Cooley Dr	Texarkana	75501	Bowie County	Liberty-Eylau Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 831-5352	269	20	13.1	91.4%	70 (26.0%)	151 (56.1%)	17 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.5%)								(n/a)																			$8,329
Liberty-Eylau High School	Public	9-12	2905 Leopard Dr	Texarkana	75501	Bowie County	Liberty-Eylau Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 832-1535	543	65	8.3	82.3%	139 (25.6%)	330 (60.8%)	40 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	11.2	1776^th of 2009 public high schools	11.6%		13.3	1722^nd of 1974 public high schools	12.8%	54	5.7	42.5	30.9	35.8	28.8														$14,646
Liberty-Eylau Elementary	Public	1-4	5492 Us-59	Texarkana	75501	Bowie County	Liberty-Eylau Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 831-5347	531	40	13.2	91.5%	131 (24.7%)	279 (52.5%)	48 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (13.2%)	12.3	4411^th of 4627 public elementary schools	4.7%		18	4142^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	10.9%	269						23.0	29.2					30.3	20.7						$8,138
Liberty-Eylau Middle	Public	5-8	5555 Leopard Dr	Texarkana	75501	Bowie County	Liberty-Eylau Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 838-5555	594	44	13.5	87.9%	138 (23.2%)	336 (56.6%)	61 (10.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (9.1%)	25.8	1860^th of 2335 public middle schools	20.3%		12	2202^nd of 2344 public middle schools	6.1%	342	75.7							30.5	37.2	32.0	42.7			18.2	27.0	25.6	36.0	12.7	$7,757
Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	2800 Galleria Oaks	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Pleasant Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 838-0528	494	35	14.1	47.4%	303 (61.3%)	74 (15.0%)	55 (11.1%)	11 (2.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (9.3%)								(n/a)																			$7,605
Pleasant Grove High School	Public	9-12	5406 McKnight Rd	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Pleasant Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 832-8005	821	65	12.7	37.9%	548 (66.7%)	137 (16.7%)	62 (7.6%)	23 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.1%)	75.6	313^th of 2009 public high schools	84.4%		68.7	446^th of 1974 public high schools	77.4%	133	53.2	89.1	77.8	76.0	81.8														$13,500
Pleasant Grove Middle	Public	6-8	5605 Cooks Ln	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Pleasant Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 831-4295	537	41	13.0	40.2%	346 (64.4%)	83 (15.5%)	50 (9.3%)	21 (3.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.1%)	85.9	212^th of 2335 public middle schools	90.9%		81.3	306^th of 2344 public middle schools	86.9%	94	97.3								79.2	74.4	86.3				62.2	20.8	67.6	53.6	$9,415
Pleasant Grove Intermediate	Public	3-5	8480 N Kings Hwy	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Pleasant Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 832-0001	514	32	16.0	44.4%	334 (65.0%)	72 (14.0%)	51 (9.9%)	18 (3.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.8%)	74.4	960^th of 4627 public elementary schools	79.3%		67	1261^st of 4651 public elementary schools	72.9%	301						61.9	56.9	72.8				53.3	59.6	58.1					$6,563
Red Lick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3511 N F M 2148	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Red Lick Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 838-8230	270	26	10.3		232 (85.9%)	5 (1.9%)	17 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	94.3	204^th of 4627 public elementary schools	95.6%		98.3	44^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.1%	160						82.8	76.9					75.9	70.8						$10,323
Red Lick Middle	Public	5-8	3511 N F M 2148	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Red Lick Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 838-6006	234	18	12.8		201 (85.9%)	6 (2.6%)	14 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	91.3	126^th of 2335 public middle schools	94.6%		82.7	276^th of 2344 public middle schools	88.2%	150	100.0							92.2	78.9	83.0	89.3			67.9	63.4	48.2	66.2	67.9	$12,047
Highland Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 W 25th St	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Texarkana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 794-8001	427	29	14.6	95.1%	38 (8.9%)	142 (33.3%)	230 (53.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)								(n/a)																			$7,868
Westlawn Elementary	Public	3-5	410 Westlawn Dr	Texarkana	75501	Bowie County	Texarkana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 223-4252	317	31	10.3	93.7%	19 (6.0%)	258 (81.4%)	27 (8.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	1.9	4624^th of 4627 public elementary schools	0.1%		2.4	4649^th of 4651 public elementary schools	0.0%	25						10.6	21.7	9.2				5.4	7.6	7.3					$11,818
Texas Middle	Public	6-8	2100 College Dr	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Texarkana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 793-5631	1,421	108	13.1	79.7%	372 (26.2%)	654 (46.0%)	275 (19.4%)	16 (1.1%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (6.8%)	29.9	1729^th of 2335 public middle schools	26.0%		21.2	1994^th of 2344 public middle schools	14.9%	265	85.7								38.4	37.5	44.7				22.1	25.9	30.9	25.3	$9,538
Texas High School	Public	9-12	4001 Summerhill Rd	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Texarkana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 794-3891	1,750	158	11.0	66.9%	571 (32.6%)	706 (40.3%)	346 (19.8%)	24 (1.4%)	7 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (5.5%)	33.8	1394^th of 2009 public high schools	30.6%		38.9	1192^nd of 1974 public high schools	39.6%	202	18.9	50.3	45.7	59.1	65.4														$11,759
Theron Jones Early Literacy Center	Public	K-2	2600 W 15th St	Texarkana	75501	Bowie County	Texarkana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 793-4871	329	35	9.5	97.9%	13 (4.0%)	257 (78.1%)	42 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)								(n/a)																			$11,646
Spring Lake Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4324 Ghio Fish Blvd	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Texarkana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 794-7525	334	31	10.7	90.1%	56 (16.8%)	216 (64.7%)	34 (10.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.2%)								(n/a)																			$9,921
Options Early Graduation High School	Public	9-12	905 Martine St	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Texarkana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 793-5632	61	8	7.3	85.2%	26 (42.6%)	25 (41.0%)	7 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3.5	1912^th of 2009 public high schools	4.8%		18.9	1638^th of 1974 public high schools	17.0%	274		20.0		17.9	29.6														$11,296
Martha & Josh Morriss Math & Engineering Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	4826 University Park	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Texarkana Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(903) 791-2262	351	22	16.1	33.6%	205 (58.4%)	66 (18.8%)	26 (7.4%)	22 (6.3%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.4%)	99.3	13^th of 4627 public elementary schools	99.7%		99.2	10^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.8%	3						95.7	94.1	88.6				97.8	98.0	100.0					$7,888
Waggoner Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6335 Gibson Ln	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Texarkana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 255-3301	337	23	14.5	41.5%	197 (58.5%)	68 (20.2%)	32 (9.5%)	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.9%)	50.4	2095^th of 4627 public elementary schools	54.7%		39.3	2819^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.4%	724						67.2	54.8	64.4				37.3	33.9	33.3					$9,470
Digital Academy Of Texas	Public, Virtual	5-12	4241 Summerhill Rd	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Texarkana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	Yes	No	(903) 794-3651	471			40.6%	198 (42.0%)	47 (10.0%)	191 (40.6%)	11 (2.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	24.1	1593^rd of 2009 public high schools	20.7%		68.4	463^rd of 1974 public high schools	76.5%	1130	24.3	55.0	34.2	44.2	57.1			35.1	27.8	34.6	32.8			7.7	9.0	8.0	9.9	4.7	$9,954

Cities Near Texarkana

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wake Village	0.47 mi	1	627^th
Nash	2.18 mi	1	717^th
Redwater	9.24 mi	4	151^st
Hooks	9.63 mi	3	242^nd
Maud	15.75 mi	1

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.