O'CONNOR EL

O'CONNOR EL is one of the close-knit K-5 schools in VICTORIA, Texas, run under VICTORIA ISD, with 440 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

O'CONNOR EL is one of 25 schools operated by VICTORIA ISD, a district that serves 12,919 students overall.

In terms of who attends, O'CONNOR EL reports that 82% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school records 10% White, 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting O'CONNOR EL higher than the state norm the norm. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Victoria County's rate of about 69%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), O'CONNOR EL is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 36.1%; O'CONNOR EL posts 18.7%, -17.4 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Victoria County shows median household income runs about $70,896, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Victoria County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,160 students), of which O'CONNOR EL is one.

SECONDARY DAEP is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around O'CONNOR EL. On composite proficiency, O'CONNOR EL comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 22.1%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at O'CONNOR EL has expanded 16%, going from 378 students in 2018 to 440 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 71% to 82%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.