📍 101 School St, Arp, Smith County, 75750
Arp J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Arp, Smith County. The school has 219 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Miranda Maldonado. It is part of the Arp Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Arp J H enrolls 219 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 135 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40 | 18% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 6.8% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
135 of the school's 219 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 118 qualify for free lunch and 17 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 J H 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 J H 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 219 students, Arp J H is smaller than the district average of about 336 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant