Enrollment
295
Elementary
DISTRICT 195 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STAMFORD ISD·NCES 484140004735
Oliver Elementary School
400 E OLIVER, STAMFORD, TX 79553 · (325) 773-5713 · Jones County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL295 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- FThree-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
12.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
222 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 42 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (38).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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 STAMFORD ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +4.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 4 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 26.0% | 29.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 22.0% | 33.0% | 28.0% |
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 | 47.0% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 67.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 43.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Oliver Elementary School
Oliver Elementary School's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Elementary School this school | 295 | 75.3% | 34.5% |
| Itasca Elementary School ITASCA | 276 | 74.3% | 37.1% |
| Lillian Elementary School ALVARADO | 309 | 76.1% | N/A |
| Post Elementary School POST | 311 | 79.1% | 27.0% |
| San Saba Elementary School SAN SABA | 305 | 73.1% | 31.3% |
| Belaire Elementary School SAN ANGELO | 342 | 74.3% | 18.1% |
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 Oliver Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #3,213 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #3,025 of 4,466 ▲ 826 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,943 of 4,466 ▲ 413 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -24.0pp | #39 of 3,998 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 295 | #4,225 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #677 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.4% | #2,190 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.3% | #2,264 of 4,789 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #2,175 of 2,838 |
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
295
+27 (+10%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 334
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 295 | 23.1 | 12.8:1 | 75% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 302 | 23.4 | 12.9:1 | 75% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 303 | 23.4 | 12.9:1 | 75% (226) |
| 2020-21 | 268 | 23 | 11.7:1 | 72% (193) |
| 2017-18 | 322 | 23.8 | 13.5:1 | 71% (230) |
| 2015-16 | 354 | 24 | 14.8:1 | 71% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 350 | 24 | 14.6:1 | 82% (286) |
| 2000-01 | 281 | 23 | 12.2:1 | 74% (207) |
| 1990-91 | 334 | 22 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oliver Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (322 to 295); teachers down 3% (23.8 to 23.1).
About Oliver Elementary School
Oliver Elementary School is a small elementary school that serves part of STAMFORD, Texas. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 295 students. The school is 43% below the average for elementary schools in Texas.
Oliver Elementary School sits within STAMFORD ISD, which has 3 schools and 586 students.
Federal enrollment data show Oliver Elementary School is 60% Hispanic. Next come 33% White, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 29% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 52%.
Based on 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, Oliver Elementary School has a ratio of 12.8:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is 2.3 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 75%. Among public schools in Jones County, the average eligibility rate is 58%.
On the allk12 Grade, Oliver Elementary School lands at C-, ahead of 16% of Texas public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Oliver Elementary School is 7.0 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
In Jones County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $59,464 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 12% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county has 14 public schools and about 2,572 students.
The closest school to Oliver Elementary School is Stamford High School, located about 0.6 miles away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Oliver Elementary School. On proficiency, Oliver Elementary School is behind the 49.2% nearby average, ranking 8th of 9.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school's enrollment rose 10% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.8:1) than in 2020-21 (11.7:1).
The discussion board for Oliver Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Jones County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,304
Census ACS
Median income
$59,464
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
2,572 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in STAMFORD ISD
- Stamford High SchoolHigh · 173 students
- Stamford Middle SchoolMiddle · 118 students
Other schools in STAMFORD
- Stamford High SchoolHigh · 173 students
- Stamford Middle SchoolMiddle · 118 students
Other Oliver Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Oliver Elementary. Oliver Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Oliver Elementary SchoolSeale, AL · 481 students
- Oliver Elementary SchoolLawrence, MA · 469 students
- Oliver Elementary SchoolRiverdale, GA · 452 students
Nearby schools
- Stamford High School0.6 mi · 173
- Stamford Middle School0.6 mi · 118
- Lueders-Avoca High School7.4 mi · 28
- Paint Creek School10.8 mi · 111
- Anson Elementary School14.3 mi · 360
- Lueders-Avoca El/J H14.4 mi · 60
Frequently asked questions
About Oliver Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Oliver Elementary School?
Oliver Elementary School enrolls approximately 295 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Oliver Elementary School serve?
Oliver Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Oliver Elementary School have?
Oliver Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Oliver Elementary School?
Student demographics at Oliver Elementary School are roughly 33% White, 60% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Oliver Elementary School in?
Oliver Elementary School is part of STAMFORD ISD.
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