Arcola is a city in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States, within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area.

[7] Arcola is located near the eastern edge of Fort Bend County at 29°30′5″N 95°27′50″W / 29.50139°N 95.46389°W / 29.50139; -95.46389 (29.501339, –95.463760).

[6] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,034 people, 596 households, and 487 families residing in the city.

Emergency medical service is provided by Fort Bend County EMS.

[citation needed] Fort Bend County does not have a hospital district.

[14] The community is within the East Division, controlling school board slots 5 through 7.

[20] The Texas Legislature specifies that the Houston Community College (HCC) boundary includes "the part of the Fort Bend Independent School District that is not located in the service area of the Wharton County Junior College District and that is adjacent to the Houston Community College System District.

[26] Previously all pupils north of State Highway 6 attended Burton Elementary School in unincorporated Fort Bend County.

Some pupils south of Highway 6 attended Sienna Crossing Elementary School, and other pupils south of Highway 6 attended Schiff Elementary School in unincorporated Fort Bend County.

[27][28] Prior to the opening of Hightower in 1998,[29] Elkins High School served Arcola.

[33][34] Prior to 2023, portions of Arcola south of Highway 6 were zoned to Ridge Point High School; that year, they were rezoned to Crawford.