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Enrollment
455
Elementary
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARP ISD·NCES 480873000269
Arp Elementary School
16438 COUNTY RD 294, ARP, TX 75750 · (903) 859-4650 · Smith County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL455 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
268 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
Based on grade levels within ARP ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 28.0% | 35.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 27.0% | 31.0% | 28.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 49.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 13.0% | 0.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 42.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 →
Schools most like Arp Elementary School
Arp Elementary School's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arp Elementary School this school | 455 | 58.9% | 39.1% |
| Early Childhood Center LINDALE | 462 | 56.7% | N/A |
| Brownsboro Elementary School BROWNSBORO | 422 | 60.2% | 41.8% |
| Western Plateau Elementary School AMARILLO | 400 | 61.8% | 46.8% |
| Carthage Primary School CARTHAGE | 513 | 60.6% | N/A |
| Lamar Elementary School DENISON | 425 | 63.5% | 43.5% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Arp Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Smith County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #2,707 of 4,401 | #18 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,694 of 4,466 ▼ 164 | #16 of 31 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #2,595 of 4,466 ▲ 680 | #17 of 31 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +38.5pp | #39 of 3,998 | #2 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 455 | #2,964 of 4,938 | #24 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #2,383 of 4,622 | #19 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.5% | #1,873 of 4,628 | #16 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.9% | #3,171 of 4,789 | #19 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.7% | #1,135 of 1,307 | #16 of 16 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
455
+43 (+10%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 393
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 13.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 455 | 30.5 | 14.9:1 | 59% (268) |
| 2023-24 | 463 | 32 | 14.5:1 | 63% (291) |
| 2022-23 | 473 | 33.2 | 14.3:1 | 60% (286) |
| 2020-21 | 412 | 30 | 13.7:1 | 62% (257) |
| 2017-18 | 443 | 28.5 | 15.5:1 | 60% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 405 | 27 | 15.0:1 | 60% (243) |
| 2010-11 | 398 | 32 | 12.4:1 | 60% (239) |
| 2000-01 | 380 | 26 | 14.6:1 | 45% (172) |
| 1990-91 | 393 | 23 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arp Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (443 to 455); teachers up 7% (28.5 to 30.5).
About Arp Elementary School
Arp Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school for students in ARP, Texas. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 455 students in pre-K through 5.
A total of 3 schools make up ARP ISD, with 1,008 students enrolled.
White students account for 63% of enrollment at Arp Elementary School. Smaller groups are 19% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, Smith County is about 67% White. Arp Elementary School has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Arp Elementary School and a ratio of 14.9:1. Elementary schools in Texas average about 15.1:1, a similar figure. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 59% of enrollment.
The allk12 Grade for Arp Elementary School is C+. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 37% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Arp Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.1% is 9.4 points below the 48.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Smith County show that median household income is about $74,192, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Arp Elementary School is one of 65 public schools in Smith County, which together enroll about 37,385 students.
Nearest public school: Arp High School, about 0.8 miles away. The five-mile area around Arp Elementary School holds 2 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Arp Elementary School at 7th of 9.
Arp Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was 412 in 2020-21 and 455 in 2024-25, a gain of 43 students. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.7:1 in 2020-21 to 14.9:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Arp Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Smith County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
241,740
Census ACS
Median income
$74,192
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
37,385 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ARP ISD
- Arp High SchoolHigh · 308 students
- Arp Junior High SchoolMiddle · 245 students
Other schools in ARP
- Arp High SchoolHigh · 308 students
- Arp Junior High SchoolMiddle · 245 students
Other Arp Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Arp Elementary. Arp Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Arp ElementaryCheyenne, WY · 332 students
Nearby schools
- Arp High School0.8 mi · 308
- Arp Junior High School0.9 mi · 245
- Troup Middle School6.2 mi · 254
- Overton High School6.2 mi · 267
- Troup High School6.3 mi · 311
- Overton Elementary School6.3 mi · 256
Frequently asked questions
About Arp Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Arp Elementary School?
Arp Elementary School enrolls approximately 455 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Arp Elementary School serve?
Arp Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Arp Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Arp Elementary School is approximately 14.9:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Arp Elementary School?
At Arp Elementary School, the student body is approximately 63% White, 19% Hispanic, 12% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Arp Elementary School public or private?
Arp Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ARP ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.