Arp Elementary

Summary:

Arp Elementary is a public elementary school in Arp, Texas, serving 473 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Chapel Hill Independent School District, which is ranked 573 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Arp Elementary has a higher percentage of White students (66.81%) compared to the state average, as well as a lower percentage of Hispanic (13.95%) and African American (12.47%) students. Academically, the school's performance on STAAR tests is generally below the state average across all grade levels and subjects, with only 38.36% of 3rd graders achieving proficiency in reading compared to the state average of 48.85%. However, the school's Gifted and Talented students perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 0.5% of Texas elementary schools, while the school's African American and English Language Learner students perform significantly worse, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Texas elementary schools.

Arp Elementary's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past several years, and its performance is generally lower than that of nearby schools, such as Wise Elementary and the Whitehouse ISD schools (H.L. Higgins Elementary, Gus Winston Cain Elementary, and Stanton-Smith Elementary), which have higher test scores and statewide rankings. Despite the school's relatively high spending per student ($10,658 in 2020-2021) and low student-teacher ratio (14.2 in 2022-2023), these resources do not appear to be translating into strong academic outcomes for all students, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 16438 County Rd 294
       Arp, TX  75750-0070


(903) 859-4650

District: Arp Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2779th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,658 Help


Students who attend Arp Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Arp J H
High:    Arp High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.4 Help
Number of students:  463

Racial breakdown:

White:
67.0%
Hispanic:
15.6%
African American:
11.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  62.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Arp Elementary ranks worse than 59.4% of elementary schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.54. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (67%), Hispanic (15.6%), African American (11%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 62.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Arp Elementary is 14.4. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Arp Elementary is $10,658.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Arp Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Arp Elementary 2779th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Arp Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Arp Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Arp Independent School District (Isd) 573rd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Arp Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Arp Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 36.77 2602nd 3465 24.9%
2005 29.61 2875th 3475 17.3%
2006 30.71 2820th 3476 18.9%
2007 35.88 2851st 3724 23.4%
2008 42.50 2555th 3768 32.2%
2009 69.79 1109th 3884 71.4%
2010 77.89 598th 3937 84.8%
2011 71.83 1060th 4095 74.1%
2012 71.30 1068th 4206 74.6%
2013 55.23 1995th 4221 52.7%
2014 62.20 1631st 4260 61.7%
2015 49.12 2383rd 4320 44.8%
2016 60.62 1740th 4286 59.4%
2017 43.91 2296th 4329 47.0%
2018 33.69 2964th 4359 32.0%
2019 38.57 2776th 4479 38.0%
2021 47.95 2139th 4578 53.3%
2022 43.81 2511th 4581 45.2%
2023 45.03 2468th 4647 46.9%
2024 40.54 2779th 4675 40.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Arp Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.20 774th 1046 26.0%
2019 43.04 678th 1112 39.0%
2021 19.96 833rd 961 13.3%
2022 30.20 783rd 1004 22.0%
2023 13.00 1035th 1099 5.8%
2024 22.82 962nd 1114 13.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Arp Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 16.52 3186th 3333 4.4%
2022 47.20 1810th 3487 48.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Arp Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.38 3340th 3558 6.1%
2019 60.80 909th 3684 75.3%
2021 53.94 1212th 3799 68.1%
2022 27.16 3227th 3952 18.3%
2023 47.54 1785th 4086 56.3%
2024 23.59 3635th 4261 14.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Arp Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.27 3019th 4264 29.2%
2019 38.05 2911th 4309 32.4%
2021 44.50 2421st 4451 45.6%
2022 37.31 3002nd 4477 32.9%
2023 45.68 2506th 4521 44.6%
2024 41.68 2757th 4560 39.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Arp Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.37 2971st 4306 31.0%
2019 45.62 2305th 4348 47.0%
2021 46.74 2204th 4499 51.0%
2022 42.03 2650th 4561 41.9%
2023 41.70 2689th 4588 41.4%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Arp Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 58.54 1593rd 3184 50.0%
2021 82.75 106th 3006 96.5%
2023 77.78 14th 2980 99.5%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Arp Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.20 3611th 4240 14.8%
2019 32.36 3238th 4295 24.6%
2021 38.36 2694th 4331 37.8%
2022 31.88 3391st 4461 24.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Arp Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.92 2915th 4319 32.5%
2019 33.49 3111th 4357 28.6%
2021 48.15 2070th 4498 54.0%
2022 45.72 2395th 4563 47.5%
2023 47.67 2288th 4585 50.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Arp Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.45 2014th 2483 18.9%
2019 35.56 1735th 2515 31.0%
2021 53.07 945th 2444 61.3%
2022 29.07 1921st 2421 20.7%
2023 23.39 2108th 2443 13.7%
2024 19.35 2203rd 2421 9.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Arp Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.23 3871st 4168 7.1%
2019 13.31 4061st 4188 3.0%
2021 37.04 2757th 4329 36.3%
2022 38.33 2863rd 4376 34.6%
2023 35.33 3066th 4401 30.3%
2024 32.49 3260th 4431 26.4%
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Rank History for White students at Arp Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.78 2320th 3127 25.8%
2019 37.53 2144th 3142 31.8%
2021 32.82 2234th 3082 27.5%
2022 34.86 2243rd 3082 27.2%
2023 39.25 2040th 3106 34.3%
2024 28.46 2459th 3078 20.1%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Reviews:
by a parent
Friday, October 25, 2019

Open Quote 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



Enrollment information for Arp Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 276 122 0 14 0 n/a n/a 0 412
1990 261 131 0 14 0 n/a n/a 0 406
1991 273 111 0 8 1 n/a n/a 0 393
1992 251 116 0 7 1 n/a n/a 0 375
1993 238 115 1 10 0 n/a n/a 0 364
1994 231 127 4 7 0 n/a n/a 0 369
1995 249 97 5 8 0 n/a n/a 0 359
1996 249 97 5 8 0 n/a n/a 0 359
1997 258 91 6 13 1 n/a n/a 0 369
1998 250 108 6 10 2 n/a n/a 0 376
1999 261 96 4 14 7 n/a n/a 0 382
2000 282 103 3 8 3 n/a n/a 0 399
2001 273 93 3 9 2 n/a n/a 0 380
2002 308 103 4 16 0 n/a n/a 0 431
2003 308 103 4 16 0 n/a n/a 0 431
2004 290 80 3 15 4 n/a n/a 0 392
2005 299 74 3 21 4 n/a n/a 0 401
2006 291 64 5 23 0 n/a n/a 0 383
2007 311 72 2 25 0 n/a n/a 0 410
2008 294 70 3 32 1 n/a n/a 0 400
2009 279 63 0 30 1 n/a n/a 0 373
2010 295 62 4 37 1 n/a n/a 0 399
2011 284 61 1 45 2 0 5 0 398
2012 298 70 1 53 2 0 9 0 433
2013 277 61 1 54 1 0 22 0 416
2014 274 67 1 60 2 0 19 0 423
2015 268 56 2 60 1 0 18 0 405
2016 272 52 2 60 2 0 17 0 405
2017 265 53 1 55 2 0 22 0 398
2018 281 67 1 60 2 0 32 0 443
2019 278 68 1 48 1 0 28 0 424
2020 271 61 1 44 1 0 29 0 407
2021 270 55 2 52 1 0 32 0 412
2022 280 57 2 63 1 0 39 0 442
2023 316 59 2 66 2 1 27 0 473
2024 310 51 1 72 1 0 28 0 463

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Arp Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 412 n/a n/a n/a
1990 406 23.0 17.6 n/a
1991 393 23.1 17.0 n/a
1992 375 22.9 16.3 46.1
1993 364 24.0 15.2 56.6
1994 369 24.2 15.2 52.6
1995 359 25.0 14.4 45.4
1996 359 25.0 14.4 45.4
1997 369 24.8 14.9 48
1998 376 25.0 15.0 48.4
1999 382 25.0 15.3 55.2
2000 399 26.0 15.3 49.9
2001 380 26.6 14.3 45.3
2002 431 30.9 13.9 60.8
2003 431 30.9 13.9 60.8
2004 392 30.0 13.1 59.4
2005 401 30.1 13.3 56.4
2006 383 30.2 12.7 54
2007 410 32.4 12.7 51
2008 400 32.0 12.5 53.3
2009 373 32.0 11.7 52.8
2010 399 32.6 12.2 55.1
2011 398 32.0 12.4 60.1
2012 433 30.9 13.9 52.9
2013 416 28.0 14.8 57.7
2014 423 30.0 14.1 52
2015 405 30.0 13.5 48.9
2016 405 27.0 15.0 60
2017 398 28.9 13.7 60.3
2018 443 28.5 15.5 59.8
2019 424 30.9 13.7 56.6
2020 407 31.5 12.9 60.4
2021 412 30.6 13.4 62.4
2022 442 34.7 12.7 61.3
2023 473 33.1 14.2 60.5
2024 463 32.0 14.4 62.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Arp Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 412 n/a n/a n/a
1990 406 23.0 17.6 n/a
1991 393 23.1 17.0 n/a
1992 375 22.9 16.3 46.1
1993 364 24.0 15.2 56.6
1994 369 24.2 15.2 52.6
1995 359 25.0 14.4 45.4
1996 359 25.0 14.4 45.4
1997 369 24.8 14.9 48
1998 376 25.0 15.0 48.4
1999 382 25.0 15.3 55.2
2000 399 26.0 15.3 49.9
2001 380 26.6 14.3 45.3
2002 431 30.9 13.9 60.8
2003 431 30.9 13.9 60.8
2004 392 30.0 13.1 59.4
2005 401 30.1 13.3 56.4
2006 383 30.2 12.7 54
2007 410 32.4 12.7 51
2008 400 32.0 12.5 53.3
2009 373 32.0 11.7 52.8
2010 399 32.6 12.2 55.1
2011 398 32.0 12.4 60.1
2012 433 30.9 13.9 52.9
2013 416 28.0 14.8 57.7
2014 423 30.0 14.1 52
2015 405 30.0 13.5 48.9
2016 405 27.0 15.0 60
2017 398 28.9 13.7 60.3
2018 443 28.5 15.5 59.8
2019 424 30.9 13.7 56.6
2020 407 31.5 12.9 60.4
2021 412 30.6 13.4 62.4
2022 442 34.7 12.7 61.3
2023 473 33.1 14.2 60.5
2024 463 32.0 14.4 62.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Arp Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,289 (13.7%) $8,143 (86.3%) $9,432
2020 $1,397 (13.4%) $9,014 (86.6%) $10,411
2021 $1,785 (16.7%) $8,873 (83.3%) $10,658

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Arp Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2776th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2468th of 4647 Elementary schools
 8.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Arp Elementary)2948
 19%
   3rd Grade Reading (Arp Independent School District (Isd))2948
 19%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Arp Elementary)3433
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Arp Independent School District (Isd))3433
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Arp Elementary)3144
 13%
   4th Grade Reading (Arp Independent School District (Isd))3144
 13%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Arp Elementary)3236
 4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Arp Independent School District (Isd))3236
 4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Arp Elementary)4145
 4%
   5th Grade Reading (Arp Independent School District (Isd))4145
 4%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Arp Elementary)5439
 15%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Arp Independent School District (Isd))5439
 15%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Arp Elementary)5452
 2%
   5th Grade Science (Arp Independent School District (Isd))5452
 2%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students424473
 11.6%
African American6859
 13.2%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian12
 100%
Hispanic4866
 37.5%
Pacific Islander01
White278316
 13.7%
Two or More Races2827
 3.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients56.6%60.5%
 3.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Arp Elementary

Arp Elementary ranks 2779th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 463 students attended Arp Elementary.

Students at Arp Elementary are 67% White, 16% Hispanic, 11% African American, 6% Two or more races.

Students who attend Arp Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Arp J H
High : Arp High School


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