Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 263 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORE CITY ISD·NCES 483384003769
Ore City Elementary School
7001 US HWY 259 N, ORE CITY, TX 75683 · (903) 968-3300 · Upshur County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% 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.
- 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
11.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
254 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 57 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 44% smaller than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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 ORE CITY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +36.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
32.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 36 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 26.0% | 19.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 19.0% | 30.0% | 38.0% |
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 | 49.0% | 32.0% |
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 18.0% |
| 2020-21 | 13.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
37.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Ore City Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ore City Elementary School this school | 377 | 67.4% | 37.1% |
| Springtown Reno Elementary School AZLE | 382 | 63.6% | 43.3% |
| Rhodes Elementary School VAN | 402 | 63.7% | N/A |
| Winnsboro Elementary School WINNSBORO | 348 | 71.3% | N/A |
| Whitney Elementary School WHITNEY | 387 | 70.0% | N/A |
| Wolfe City Elementary School WOLFE CITY | 329 | 68.1% | 42.5% |
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 Ore City Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Upshur County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #2,929 of 4,401 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #3,776 of 4,466 ▲ 66 | #7 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #2,668 of 4,466 ▲ 775 | #6 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #2,230 of 3,998 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #3,689 of 4,938 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #284 of 4,622 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #1,978 of 4,628 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.4% | #2,700 of 4,789 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.1% | #1,248 of 2,838 | N/A |
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
377
-63 (-14%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 360
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 377 | 32 | 11.8:1 | 67% (254) |
| 2023-24 | 395 | 30 | 13.2:1 | 78% (307) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 34 | 11.7:1 | 76% (305) |
| 2020-21 | 440 | 35 | 12.6:1 | 71% (313) |
| 2017-18 | 466 | 32.8 | 14.2:1 | 75% (349) |
| 2015-16 | 449 | 33 | 13.6:1 | 65% (293) |
| 2010-11 | 457 | 35 | 13.1:1 | 29% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 419 | 30 | 14.0:1 | 64% (268) |
| 1990-91 | 360 | 28 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ore City Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (466 to 377); teachers down 3% (32.8 to 32).
About Ore City Elementary School
Students in ORE CITY, Texas, attend Ore City Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. It has an enrollment of 377 students in pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students, which makes this school 27% below average.
Ore City Elementary School is part of ORE CITY ISD, where 3 schools serve 788 students.
The student body at Ore City Elementary School is 60% White. After that, the student body is 29% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. Among all residents of Upshur County, the White share is about 79%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 55%.
Ore City Elementary School reported 32 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 11.8:1. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 3.3 more students per teacher than here. There are 254 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 67% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Upshur County report 59%.
Ore City Elementary School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 26% of Texas public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Ore City Elementary School would be expected to post about 44.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 37.1%.
In the surrounding county, Upshur County, median household income comes to about $66,208, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 25, with about 7,918 students.
Ore City High School is about 1.3 miles from Ore City Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Ore City Elementary School ranks 8th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Ore City Elementary School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 14%, from 440 to 377.
Ore City Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Upshur County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,567
Census ACS
Median income
$66,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
7,918 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ORE CITY ISD
- Ore City High SchoolHigh · 220 students
- Ore City Middle SchoolMiddle · 191 students
Other schools in ORE CITY
- Ore City High SchoolHigh · 220 students
- Ore City Middle SchoolMiddle · 191 students
Nearby schools
- Ore City High School1.3 mi · 220
- Ore City Middle School1.3 mi · 191
- New Diana Middle School5.6 mi · 269
- New Diana High School5.6 mi · 330
- Robert F Hunt Elementary School5.9 mi · 537
- Harleton Elementary School11.7 mi · 323
Frequently asked questions
About Ore City Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Ore City Elementary School?
Ore City Elementary School enrolls approximately 377 students in grades PK-05.
Is Ore City Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ore City Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Ore City Elementary School have?
Ore City Elementary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
How diverse is Ore City Elementary School?
Ore City Elementary School reports a student body of 60% White, 29% Hispanic, 4% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Ore City Elementary School public or private?
Ore City Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ORE CITY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.