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What's one thing LONE OAK EL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
540
Elementary
DISTRICT 284 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONE OAK ISD·NCES 482802003136
Lone Oak Elementary School
8080 HWY 69 S, LONE OAK, TX 75453 · (903) 662-5022 · Hunt County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL540 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
267 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 31 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within LONE OAK ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 27.0% | 28.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 29.0% | 30.0% | 24.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 51.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 11.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 33.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Lone Oak Elementary School
Lone Oak Elementary School's state test result (47.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Oak Elementary School this school | 540 | 49.4% | 47.1% |
| Merkel Elementary School MERKEL | 563 | 49.2% | 42.8% |
| Rio Vista Elementary School RIO VISTA | 507 | 50.3% | 41.0% |
| Callisburg Elementary School GAINESVILLE | 531 | 46.7% | 37.5% |
| Hilltop Elementary School AZLE | 537 | 48.2% | 42.6% |
| Canton Elementary School CANTON | 569 | 52.7% | N/A |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lone Oak Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hunt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #1,724 of 4,401 | #4 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,185 of 4,466 ▼ 553 | #4 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #2,410 of 4,466 ▼ 684 | #5 of 14 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #1,939 of 3,998 | #11 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 540 | #2,133 of 4,938 | #7 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #2,461 of 4,622 | #9 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.2% | #2,632 of 4,628 | #14 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.4% | #3,606 of 4,789 | #15 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.2% | #439 of 1,307 | #5 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
540
+150 (+38%) vs 2020
+126% since 1990-91, when it was 239
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 13.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 540 | 36 | 15.0:1 | 49% (267) |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 33.6 | 16.4:1 | 55% (301) |
| 2022-23 | 489 | 29 | 16.9:1 | 45% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 28 | 13.9:1 | 38% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 453 | 34 | 13.3:1 | 44% (199) |
| 2015-16 | 445 | 32 | 13.9:1 | 46% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 402 | 32 | 12.6:1 | 49% (197) |
| 2000-01 | 256 | 19 | 13.5:1 | 29% (75) |
| 1990-91 | 239 | 16 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lone Oak Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (453 to 540); teachers up 6% (34 to 36).
About Lone Oak Elementary School
Lone Oak Elementary School, located in LONE OAK, Texas, is a medium-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 540 students.
LONE OAK ISD is made up of 4 schools with 1,137 students in all.
Roughly 69% of students at Lone Oak Elementary School are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 22% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. That is close to the 70% White share among all Hunt County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 47% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 15.0:1 comes from the school's 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 49% in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Hunt County is 61%.
Lone Oak Elementary School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 48% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with Lone Oak Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 52.6%. Lone Oak Elementary School scores 47.1%, 5.5 points below that line.
In the county around the school, Hunt County, the median household income is $71,938, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 45 public schools in Hunt County, enrolling about 20,771 students in all.
Nearby, Lone Oak Middle School is about 0.1 miles away. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Lone Oak Elementary School ranks 4th of 7 nearby schools, at 47.1% versus a 48.5% average.
Lone Oak Elementary School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment grew 38% from its 2020-21 level of 390. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.9:1 to 15.0:1 over the same years.
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Hunt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
108,972
Census ACS
Median income
$71,938
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
20,771 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LONE OAK ISD
- Lone Oak High SchoolHigh · 335 students
- Lone Oak Middle SchoolMiddle · 236 students
- Lone Oak Choice Learning AcademyHigh · 26 students
Other schools in LONE OAK
- Lone Oak High SchoolHigh · 335 students
- Lone Oak Middle SchoolMiddle · 236 students
- Lone Oak Choice Learning AcademyHigh · 26 students
Other Lone Oak Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Lone Oak Elementary. Lone Oak Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Lone Oak Elementary SchoolPaducah, KY · 495 students
- Lone Oak ElementarySpartanburg, SC · 336 students
Nearby schools
- Lone Oak Middle School0.1 mi · 236
- Lone Oak High School0.3 mi · 335
- Lone Oak Choice Learning Academy0.8 mi · 26
- Miller Grove School8.0 mi · 310
- Boles Elementary School10.1 mi · 202
- Boles High School10.1 mi · 176
Frequently asked questions
About Lone Oak Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lone Oak Elementary School?
Lone Oak Elementary School enrolls approximately 540 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Lone Oak Elementary School serve?
Lone Oak Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lone Oak Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lone Oak Elementary School is approximately 15.0:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lone Oak Elementary School?
At Lone Oak Elementary School, the student body is approximately 69% White, 22% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Two or more.
Is Lone Oak Elementary School public or private?
Lone Oak Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by LONE OAK ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.