Best Public Schools in Texarkana, AR

Summary:

The city of Texarkana, Arkansas is home to 12 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 3 high schools, serving students from kindergarten through 12th grade. The data analysis reveals a tale of two school districts in the area: the high-performing Genoa Central School District and the underperforming Texarkana School District.

The Genoa Central School District stands out as a standout performer, with its schools, including Genoa Central Elementary School, Genoa Central Junior High, Gary E. Cobb Middle School, and Genoa Central High School, consistently ranking among the top schools in the state. These schools demonstrate high proficiency rates across various subjects, outperforming the state and district averages.

In contrast, the Texarkana School District, which most of the schools in the data set belong to, generally underperforms the state averages across various subjects and grade levels. This underperformance is particularly evident in schools like Arkansas High School and Edward D. Trice Elementary School, which have relatively low proficiency rates, especially in Mathematics and Science. However, the North Heights Community School, a public magnet elementary school in the Texarkana School District, stands out as a relatively high-performing school within the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2024)									ATLAS Reading (2024)									ATLAS Mathematics (2024)							ATLAS Algebra (2024)			ATLAS Geometry (2024)					ATLAS Science (2024)							ATLAS Biology (2024)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ATLAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 9th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 10th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts All Grades	ATLAS Reading 3rd Grade	ATLAS Reading 4th Grade	ATLAS Reading 5th Grade	ATLAS Reading 6th Grade	ATLAS Reading 7th Grade	ATLAS Reading 8th Grade	ATLAS Reading 9th Grade	ATLAS Reading 10th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 6th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 7th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 8th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Algebra 8th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 9th Grade	ATLAS Algebra All Grades	ATLAS Geometry 9th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 10th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 11th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 12th Grade	ATLAS Geometry All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science 6th Grade	ATLAS Science 7th Grade	ATLAS Science 8th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	ATLAS Biology 9th Grade	ATLAS Biology 10th Grade	ATLAS Biology 11th Grade	ATLAS Biology 12th Grade	ATLAS Biology All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Arkansas High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1500 Jefferson Ave	Texarkana	71875	Miller County	Texarkana School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(870) 774-7641	1,108	124	8.9	100.0%	353 (31.9%)	616 (55.6%)	72 (6.5%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	56 (5.1%)	42.9	174^th of 305 public high schools	43.0%		31.5	219^th of 295 public high schools	25.8%	45							27.7	33.3	30.4							28.3	32.4	30.2									4.8	4.8	36.5	5.5	3.0		11.8								63.1	16.2	20.0		29.1	$12,660	$2,226	$10,434
Fairview Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	801 E 16th St	Texarkana	71854	Miller County	Texarkana School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(870) 774-9211	236	21	11.3	100.0%	88 (37.3%)	126 (53.4%)	13 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	36.5	338^th of 497 public elementary schools	32.0%		39.3	335^th of 492 public elementary schools	31.9%	3	18.5	30.0	30.5						26.3	21.1	30.0	27.8						26.3	13.2	27.5	50.0				29.8									21.1	37.5	33.3				30.7						$10,305	$1,726	$8,579
Vera Kilpatrick Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	1002 E 35th St	Texarkana	71854	Miller County	Texarkana School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(870) 774-9691	374	24	15.4	100.0%	48 (12.8%)	295 (78.9%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	32.5	363^rd of 497 public elementary schools	27.0%		21.7	401^st of 492 public elementary schools	18.5%	38	30.7	28.6	22.0						27.2	32.3	28.6	23.7						28.2	27.4	11.1	18.7				19.0									37.1	27.0	28.8				31.0						$9,997	$1,878	$8,119
Edward D. Trice Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	4505 Pinson St	Texarkana	71854	Miller County	Texarkana School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(870) 772-8431	512	36	14.1	100.0%	204 (39.8%)	250 (48.8%)	39 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.7%)	34.2	354^th of 497 public elementary schools	28.8%		46.7	301^st of 492 public elementary schools	38.8%	53	29.3	28.9	22.8						27.0	31.5	32.5	26.1						30.0	18.5	16.9	26.1				20.6									37.0	28.0	30.4				31.9						$9,020	$1,358	$7,662
College Hill Harmony Leadership Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	1600 Forrest Street	Texarkana	71854	Miller County	Texarkana School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(870) 772-0281	412	31	13.4	100.0%	64 (15.5%)	307 (74.5%)	18 (4.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	13.1	454^th of 497 public elementary schools	8.7%		10.4	454^th of 492 public elementary schools	7.7%		9.1	17.0	21.6						15.3	10.6	17.0	19.6						15.3	13.6	15.1	11.7				13.6									16.7	9.5	27.4				17.6
College Hill Pre-K Center	Public	PK	200 Artesian Street	Texarkana	71854	Miller County	Texarkana School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 774-9241	154	11	14.6	98.1%	35 (22.7%)	105 (68.2%)	7 (4.5%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)								(n/a)
North Heights Community School	Public, Magnet	K-5	2118 East 35th Street	Texarkana	71854	Miller County	Texarkana School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(870) 774-9241	240	16	14.5	100.0%	146 (60.8%)	68 (28.3%)	12 (5.0%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	79.5	82^nd of 497 public elementary schools	83.5%		74.1	121^st of 492 public elementary schools	75.4%	39	40.0	54.3	40.8						45.6	40.0	52.1	47.0						47.2	56.7	58.7	59.2				58.4									50.0	39.1	44.9				44.0
Arkansas Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	5443 Jefferson Ave	Texarkana	71854	Miller County	Texarkana School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(870) 774-9241	876	70	12.4	100.0%	295 (33.7%)	486 (55.5%)	48 (5.5%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.5%)	22.8	279^th of 335 public middle schools	16.7%		28.2	257^th of 330 public middle schools	22.1%	22				16.9	20.3	23.9			20.6				16.6	22.4	24.1			21.2				13.9	26.0	8.0	16.5	43.2		43.2									18.2	24.5	22.2	21.8
Premier High School Of Texarkana	Public, Charter	9-12	3216 N. Stateline Rd.	Texarkana	71854	Miller County	Premier High Schools Of Arkansas	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(870) 571-6246	68	7	9.4	67.6%	30 (44.1%)	32 (47.1%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.9%)	17.7	270^th of 305 public high schools	11.5%					(n/a)							17.4	13.0	15.2							21.7	8.3	14.9									6.3	5.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0								33.3	12.5			21.4
Genoa Central Elementary School	Public	K-3	12018 Hwy 196	Texarkana	71854	Miller County	Genoa Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 653-2248	383	23	16.3	50.4%	357 (93.2%)	5 (1.3%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	92.8	24^th of 497 public elementary schools	95.2%		93.6	14^th of 492 public elementary schools	97.2%	10	57.7								57.7	56.7								56.7	65.9						65.9									54.6						54.6						$7,384	$903	$6,482
Genoa Central High School	Public	10-12	12472 Hwy 196	Texarkana	71854	Miller County	Genoa Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 653-2272	263	41	6.3	27.0%	252 (95.8%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	88.7	17^th of 305 public high schools	94.4%		76.9	47^th of 295 public high schools	84.1%	30								45.7	45.7								47.2	47.2												31.3	0.0		30.8									44.7		100.0	45.9	$9,332	$702	$8,630
Gary E. Cobb Middle School	Public	4-6	11986 Hwy 196	Texarkana	71854	Miller County	Genoa Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 653-2132	261	16	16.1	40.6%	246 (94.3%)	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)								(n/a)		71.0	38.5	50.0					52.8		69.8	40.7	47.6					52.5		76.8	47.3	66.6			63.2										64.0	35.2	39.3			46.0						$8,059	$1,045	$7,014
Genoa Central Junior High	Public	7-9	12472 Highway 196	Texarkana	71854	Miller County	Genoa Central School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(870) 653-4343	278	20	13.8	33.1%	264 (95.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	90.1	21^st of 335 public middle schools	93.7%					(n/a)					52.7	45.4	44.6		47.7					48.4	45.3	43.3		45.8					63.2	58.6	61.4	89.7	25.0	51.5	53.8				53.8					59.0	46.4	52.6	84.6				84.6

Cities Near Texarkana

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fouke	14.33 mi	3	113^th
Ashdown	16.73 mi	4	181^st
Hope	23.56 mi	9	173^rd
Lewisville	25.99 mi	1	242^nd
Foreman	28.8 mi	2	142^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.