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Enrollment
671
Elementary
DISTRICT 575 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIDOR ISD·NCES 484416005022
Oak Forest Elementary School
2400 HWY 12, VIDOR, TX 77662 · (409) 951-8864 · Orange County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL671 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
423 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 64 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 123 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 133 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (114) is 10% smaller than its 4th grade class (126).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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 VIDOR ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
40.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 25.0% | 29.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 23.0% | 24.0% | 42.0% |
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 | 40.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 63.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Oak Forest Elementary School
Oak Forest Elementary School's state test result (38.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Forest Elementary School this school | 671 | 63.0% | 38.3% |
| Quitman Elementary School QUITMAN | 580 | 60.2% | 48.6% |
| Onalaska Elementary School ONALASKA | 704 | 68.5% | 48.5% |
| Tarkington Elementary School CLEVELAND | 738 | 56.9% | 34.3% |
| Central Elementary School POLLOK | 633 | 65.9% | 33.2% |
| Vidor Elementary School VIDOR | 528 | 67.0% | 44.0% |
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 Oak Forest Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #2,803 of 4,401 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,598 of 4,466 ▼ 1,089 | #5 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #3,714 of 4,466 ▼ 175 | #5 of 9 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.0pp | #542 of 3,998 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 671 | #1,116 of 4,938 | #6 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #3,174 of 4,622 | #8 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.6% | #3,302 of 4,628 | #8 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.0% | #2,963 of 4,789 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.2% | #1,108 of 1,307 | #6 of 7 |
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
671
+145 (+28%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 752
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 671 | 42.3 | 15.8:1 | 63% (423) |
| 2023-24 | 673 | 43.3 | 15.6:1 | 69% (463) |
| 2022-23 | 672 | 42.4 | 15.8:1 | 69% (464) |
| 2020-21 | 526 | 40 | 13.2:1 | 62% (324) |
| 2017-18 | 650 | 49.3 | 13.2:1 | 81% (524) |
| 2015-16 | 772 | 52 | 14.8:1 | 61% (471) |
| 2010-11 | 713 | 50 | 14.3:1 | 62% (442) |
| 2000-01 | 754 | 49 | 15.4:1 | 57% (432) |
| 1990-91 | 752 | 44 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Forest Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (650 to 671); teachers down 14% (49.3 to 42.3).
About Oak Forest Elementary School
In VIDOR, Texas, part of Orange County, Oak Forest Elementary School is an elementary school. Students in pre-K through 4 attend the school, which enrolls 671 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students.
VIDOR ISD enrolls 4,165 students in 7 schools, including Oak Forest Elementary School.
At Oak Forest Elementary School, White students make up 80% of the student body. The school is also 14% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is close to the 79% White share among all Orange County residents. Oak Forest Elementary School has a diversity index of 34%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.8:1. That ratio is over the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Oak Forest Elementary School is 63%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 38.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 46.8%.
Among Orange County residents, median household income is about $72,104, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 25 public schools in Orange County, with a combined enrollment of about 15,100.
Vidor Middle School is located about 0.2 miles from Oak Forest Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 6. Nearby schools with test data average 38.9% proficiency; Oak Forest Elementary School posts 38.3%.
Oak Forest Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels Suburb: Mid-size.
Oak Forest Elementary School had 526 students in 2020-21 and 671 in 2024-25, a 28% gain. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.2:1 in 2020-21, and 15.8:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
85,307
Census ACS
Median income
$72,104
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
15,100 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VIDOR ISD
- Vidor High SchoolHigh · 1,175 students
- Vidor Middle SchoolMiddle · 653 students
- Vidor Junior High SchoolMiddle · 612 students
- Vidor Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
- Pine Forest Elementary SchoolElementary · 525 students
- Vidor JJAEPMiddle · 1 students
Other schools in VIDOR
- Vidor High SchoolHigh · 1,175 students
- Vidor Middle SchoolMiddle · 653 students
- Vidor Junior High SchoolMiddle · 612 students
- Vidor Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
- Pine Forest Elementary SchoolElementary · 525 students
- Vidor JJAEPMiddle · 1 students
Other Oak Forest Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 3 states are named Oak Forest Elementary. Oak Forest Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Oak Forest Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 950 students
- Oak Forest Elementary SchoolHUMBLE, TX · 732 students
- Oak Forest Elementary SchoolJackson, MS · 436 students
- Oak Forest ElementaryMemphis, TN · 432 students
Nearby schools
- Vidor Middle School0.2 mi · 653
- Vidor Junior High School1.0 mi · 612
- Vidor Elementary School1.6 mi · 528
- Vidor JJAEP1.7 mi · 1
- Vidor High School1.7 mi · 1,175
- Pine Forest Elementary School3.4 mi · 525
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Forest Elementary SchoolHow large is Oak Forest Elementary School?
Oak Forest Elementary School enrolls approximately 671 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Oak Forest Elementary School serve?
Oak Forest Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oak Forest Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oak Forest Elementary School is approximately 15.8:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Oak Forest Elementary School?
Student demographics at Oak Forest Elementary School are roughly 80% White, 14% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Oak Forest Elementary School public or private?
Oak Forest Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by VIDOR ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.