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Arp Elementary

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Arp Elementary ranks 2610 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2610^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Arp Elementary is a PK-5 school in the small, rural community of Arp, TX, serving 455 students as the sole elementary school within the Arp Independent School District (Isd).

Arp Elementary stands out as a solid, middle-of-the-pack performer in a neighborhood that includes some of the highest-performing schools in the state. While nearby schools like H L Higgins Elementary, Gus Winston Cain Elementary, and Stanton-Smith Elementary (all in Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)) consistently rank in the top 5-10% of Texas elementary schools, Arp's overall state ranking sits at the 44th percentile. However, the school has a unique strength: its 5th-grade science scores are above the state average, a notable exception compared to its reading and math performance. The school also serves a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students (59% free/reduced lunch) compared to the more affluent Whitehouse schools, which have rates between 42% and 52%.

Arp Elementary shows some promising trends but also faces clear challenges. The school has seen a dramatic improvement for its multi-racial students, who recently ranked in the 98th percentile after years of low performance. Hispanic students have also shown a positive upward trend over the last three years. However, the school struggles with consistency in key areas. Fourth-grade math is a persistent weakness, with proficiency rates consistently falling 10 to 18 percentage points below the state average. Additionally, performance for special education students and African American students has been volatile, with the latter ranking in the 9th percentile for two of the last three years. The school's per-student spending ($10,658) is in the middle of the pack compared to nearby schools, suggesting that challenges are more about instructional strategy than a lack of resources.

455

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,432

Per pupil spending ?

58.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16438 County Rd 294
Arp, TX 75750-0070

(903) 859-4650

District: Arp Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Arp Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Arp J H
High:	Arp High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.6%

Hispanic:

18.7%

African American:

12.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (45% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg45%

Texas avg51%

2,610^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to bottom 44% (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	41.7	2610 of 4627	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.5	2800 of 4651	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	2805 of 4710	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	2468 of 4647	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	2511 of 4581	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.0	2139 of 4578	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.6	2776 of 4479	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	2964 of 4359	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.9	2296 of 4329	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	60.6	1740 of 4286	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.1	2383 of 4320	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	62.2	1631 of 4260	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.2	1995 of 4221	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.3	1068 of 4206	74.6%	★★★★☆
2011	71.8	1060 of 4095	74.1%	★★★★☆
2010	77.9	598 of 3937	84.8%	★★★★☆
2009	69.8	1109 of 3884	71.4%	★★★★☆
2008	42.5	2555 of 3768	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.9	2851 of 3724	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.7	2820 of 3476	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.6	2875 of 3475	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	36.8	2602 of 3465	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	2199 of 2406	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.6	1597 of 1905	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	2221 of 2443	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	2108 of 2443	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	1921 of 2421	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.1	945 of 2444	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.6	1735 of 2515	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.5	2014 of 2483	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	31.9	3391 of 4461	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.4	2694 of 4331	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	3238 of 4295	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	3611 of 4240	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	47.2	1810 of 3487	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.5	3186 of 3333	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	2437 of 4575	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.7	2342 of 3744	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	3218 of 4658	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	2689 of 4588	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	2650 of 4561	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.7	2204 of 4499	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	2305 of 4348	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	2971 of 4306	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.6	2925 of 3075	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	77.8	14 of 2980	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	82.7	106 of 3006	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	58.5	1593 of 3184	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.4	1508 of 4413	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.0	1787 of 3644	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.5	3288 of 4465	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	3066 of 4401	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	2863 of 4376	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	2757 of 4329	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.3	4061 of 4188	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	3871 of 4168	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	2603 of 4520	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.6	2706 of 3705	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.7	2780 of 4594	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	2506 of 4521	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	3002 of 4477	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.5	2421 of 4451	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	2911 of 4309	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	3019 of 4264	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	2905 of 4582	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.2	1953 of 3739	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	2605 of 4647	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	2288 of 4585	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.7	2395 of 4563	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	2070 of 4498	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.5	3111 of 4357	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	2915 of 4319	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	23 of 975	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	22.8	974 of 1128	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	1035 of 1099	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	783 of 1004	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	833 of 961	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	678 of 1112	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	774 of 1046	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	3217 of 4301	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.9	1877 of 3549	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	3662 of 4292	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.5	1785 of 4086	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.2	3227 of 3952	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.9	1212 of 3799	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	909 of 3684	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	18.4	3340 of 3558	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	2180 of 3006	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.8	2014 of 2612	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	2484 of 3108	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	2040 of 3106	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	2243 of 3082	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	2234 of 3082	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	2144 of 3142	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	2320 of 3127	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)98th percentile+58 vs school

Hispanic (2026)66th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)48th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)47th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)37th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)27th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2026)25th percentile-18 vs school

At Risk (2022)24th percentile-21 vs school

African American (2026)9th percentile-35 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)5th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading49%-5 vs state

Mathematics41%-6 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, October 25, 2019

Excellent parent/teacher communication. I always know what my child is learning in class and what is improving or needs to be improved. I love the fact that my child will have homework every week and I have the opportunity to be involved in her learning process. My child was enrolled in Tyler ISD and I wasn't even allowed to come to her classroom to check in on things. I never knew what the learning curriculum was and there were just to many students from all over tyler for the teachers to keep up with. Arp ISD has the best teachers and academically this school in my opinion is the best in East Texas. My child improved in so many different areas including her manners. I'm very pleased and want to thank the staff at arp elementary for being the great team they are. I feel they truly care for our kids in the community and want them to succeed. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (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 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Arp Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16438 County Rd 294	Arp	75750	Smith County	Arp Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 859-4650	455	30	14.9	58.9%	285 (62.6%)	55 (12.1%)	85 (18.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.5%)	41.7	2610^th of 4627 public elementary schools	43.6%		39.5	2800^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.8%	190		58.2	40.3	50.7	45.5	31.8	45.6	$7,432
Overton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 E Henderson	Overton	75684	Rusk County	Overton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 834-6144	256	17	15.0	68.8%	175 (68.4%)	31 (12.1%)	30 (11.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.4%)	27.7	3586^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.5%		46.2	2372^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	49.0%	1214		43.8	35.5	30.6	37.5	48.4	28.6	$8,382
Troup Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 E Bryant St	Troup	75789	Smith County	Troup Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 842-3071	498	38	13.2	58.0%	374 (75.1%)	30 (6.0%)	61 (12.2%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.2%)	42.7	2536^th of 4627 public elementary schools	45.2%		61.2	1519^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.3%	1017		49.3	44.6	63.4	42.5	36.1	36.1	$8,989
West Rusk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	10705 S Main	New London	75682	Rusk County	West Rusk County Consolidated Independent School District (	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 392-7857	216	18	12.1	79.2%	106 (49.1%)	14 (6.5%)	77 (35.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (8.3%)								(n/a)								$9,369
West Rusk Intermediate	Public	3-5	10705 S Main Hwy 42	New London	75682	Rusk County	West Rusk County Consolidated Independent School District (	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 392-7856	215	17	12.8	75.3%	109 (50.7%)	19 (8.8%)	74 (34.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	19.9	4048^th of 4627 public elementary schools	12.5%		31.8	3322^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	28.6%	726		47.7	42.5	36.8	23.4	27.4	15.6	$9,681
H L Higgins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	306 Bascom Rd	Whitehouse	75791	Smith County	Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 839-5580	597	40	14.8	48.4%	412 (69.0%)	42 (7.0%)	92 (15.4%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.9%)	79.2	782^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	83.1%		80	748^th of 4651 public elementary schools	83.9%	34		68.4	71.7	63.1	64.2	76.1	50.5	$8,139
Gus Winston Cain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 Hwy 110 S	Whitehouse	75791	Smith County	Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 839-5600	508	36	14.3	52.2%	330 (65.0%)	60 (11.8%)	86 (16.9%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)	94	214^th of 4627 public elementary schools	95.4%		95.6	165^th of 4651 public elementary schools	96.5%	49		68.1	82.7	76.0	75.0	84.0	85.3	$9,007
Stanton-Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Zavala Trl	Whitehouse	75791	Smith County	Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 839-5730	486	35	14.0	42.0%	316 (65.0%)	50 (10.3%)	67 (13.8%)	17 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.0%)	95.2	164^th of 4627 public elementary schools	96.5%		97.2	95^th of 4651 public elementary schools	98.0%	69		78.0	69.3	89.3	79.1	79.3	85.9	$8,489
Leveretts Chapel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8956 State Hwy 42 N	Overton	75684	Rusk County	Leveretts Chapel Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 834-3181	118	7	16.3	89.0%	61 (51.7%)	8 (6.8%)	41 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (5.1%)	22.8	3888^th of 4627 public elementary schools	16.0%		16.1	4232^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	9.0%	344		40.0	21.7	53.9	40.0	26.1	30.8	$7,775
Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	16406 F M 2767	Tyler	75705	Smith County	Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 566-3530	388	29	13.3	89.9%	35 (9.0%)	76 (19.6%)	259 (66.8%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)								(n/a)	20.0	42.1			39.0			$9,818

Frequently Asked Questions about Arp Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Arp Elementary?

Students at Arp Elementary are 63% White, 19% Hispanic, 12% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Arp Elementary in?

Arp Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Arp Elementary attend?

Students who attend Arp Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Arp J H
High : Arp High School

How many students attend Arp Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 455 students attended Arp Elementary.

Is Arp Elementary a good school?

Arp Elementary ranks 2610^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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