📍 16438 County Rd 294, Arp, Smith County, 75750
Arp el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Arp, Smith County. The school has 473 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Beth Hines. It is part of the Arp Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Arp el enrolls 473 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 316 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 66 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 59 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
286 of the school's 473 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 256 qualify for free lunch and 30 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Arp el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-10, state senate district 1, state house district 5.
Arp el is one of 3 schools in ARP ISD, based in ARP, Texas. The district serves 1,008 students district-wide and employs 80 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 473 students, Arp el is larger than the district average of about 336 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant