Arp Independent School District is a public

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based in Arp,

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Finances

As of the 2010-2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $369,413,000. The maintenance tax rate was $0.104 and the bond tax rate was $0.023 per $100 of appraised valuation.

Academic achievement

In 2011, the school district was rated "recognized" by the

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. Forty-nine percent of districts in Texas in 2011 received the same rating. A school district in Texas can receive one of four possible rankings from the Texas Education Agency: Exemplary (the highest possible ranking), Recognized, Academically Acceptable, and Academically Unacceptable (the lowest possible ranking). Historical district TEA accountability ratings *2011: Recognized *2010: Academically Acceptable *2009: Academically Acceptable *2008: Academically Acceptable *2007: Academically Unacceptable *2006: Academically Acceptable *2005: Academically Acceptable *2004: Academically Acceptable

Schools

In the 2011-2012 school year, the district had students in four schools. ;Regular instructional *Arp High School (Grades 9-12) *Arp Junior High (Grades 6-8) *Arp Elementary School (Headstart & Grades PK-5) ;JJAEP instructional *Smith County JJAEP (Grades 6-12)

Special programs

Athletics

Arp High School participates in the boys sports of baseball, basketball, football, and wrestling. The school participates in the girls sports of basketball, softball, and volleyball. For the 2012 through 2014 school years, Arp High School will play football in UIL Class 2A Division II.

Notable people

The late Everett Doerge, a

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from Webster Parish from 1992 to 1998, began his teaching career in Arp about 1960. So did his wife and legislative successor, Jean M. Doerge of

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, Louisiana.

References

External links

*{{URL, https://web.archive.org/web/20090414013231/http://www.arpisd.org:80/, Arp ISD School districts in Smith County, Texas School districts established in 1905