Enrollment
303
Middle
DISTRICT 295 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GENOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050411000286
GARY E. COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL
11986 ST HWY 196, TEXARKANA, AR 71854 · (870) 653-7571 · Miller County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL303 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
116 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within GENOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
48.4%
AR avg 34.9% . -4.5pp since 2023
Math
58.6%
AR avg 38.9% . -4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
303
-75 (-20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 14.9:1
% White
95%
was 97%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About GARY E. COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL
GARY E. COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL is a 6-8 campus of compact scale in TEXARKANA, Arkansas, overseen by GENOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, serveing 303 students in grades 4 through 6. By comparison, Arkansas's public schools average about 464 students each, so GARY E. COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 35% below that benchmark.
Within GENOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 4 schools and 1,213 students, GARY E. COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, GARY E. COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). By comparison, Miller County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, GARY E. COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Roughly 38% of students at GARY E. COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Miller County runs at roughly 80%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, GARY E. COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.6%; this one delivers 53.2%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Miller County put the typical household earns roughly $48,836 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. Across Miller County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,217 students), GARY E. COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: GENOA CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, GARY E. COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 39.1%.
GARY E. COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from an outlying location.
Five-year trend. GARY E. COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 20% since 2018, when it stood at 378 (now 303). Class-load math has rose: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 in 2025.
On the community side, the feed for GARY E. COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Miller County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,360
Census ACS
Median income
$48,836
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
6,217 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GENOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- GENOA CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 365 students
- ALBERT J. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 287 students
- GENOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 258 students
Other schools in TEXARKANA
- ARKANSAS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,092 students
- ARKANSAS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 842 students
- EDWARD D. TRICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 473 students
- COLLEGE HILL HARMONY LEADERSHIP ACADEMYElementary · 391 students
- VERA KILPATRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 373 students
- GENOA CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 365 students
Nearby schools
- GENOA CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 365
- ALBERT J. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 287
- GENOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 258
- FOUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.8 mi · 514
- PAULETTE SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL7.8 mi · 244
- FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL7.8 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About GARY E. COBB MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is GARY E. COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL?
GARY E. COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 303 students in grades 04-06.
What age range does GARY E. COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
GARY E. COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 04 through grade 06.
How many teachers does GARY E. COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
GARY E. COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at GARY E. COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At GARY E. COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is GARY E. COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
GARY E. COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by GENOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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