Enrollment
191
Middle
DISTRICT 263 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORE CITY ISD·NCES 483384006024
Ore City Middle School
100 REBEL RD, ORE CITY, TX 75683 · (903) 968-3300 · Upshur County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL191 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of Texas public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
122 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 70 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 66 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 55 | 29% |
Student demographics
52%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
Ore City Middle School→Ore City High School
Feeds from
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
57.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +44.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
32.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +26.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 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 44 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 26 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 34.0% | 22.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 26.0% | 35.0% | 33.0% |
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 | 57.0% | 32.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 22.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 21.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 10.0% |
| 2020-21 | 13.0% | 6.0% |
% 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
35.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Middle School
Ore City Middle School's state test result (35.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ore City Middle School this school | 191 | 63.9% | 35.8% |
| Woden Junior High School WODEN | 194 | 61.9% | 58.1% |
| Cooper Junior High School COOPER | 189 | 59.8% | 38.9% |
| Pewitt Junior High School OMAHA | 176 | 60.2% | 52.2% |
| Moody Middle School MOODY | 210 | 60.0% | 44.6% |
| Seymour Middle School SEYMOUR | 188 | 57.4% | 53.4% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Upshur County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #1,134 of 1,635 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #1,300 of 1,670 ▼ 286 | #7 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #705 of 1,670 ▼ 63 | #6 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.0pp | #621 of 1,570 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 191 | #1,557 of 1,749 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.9% | #859 of 1,648 | #2 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
191
-17 (-8%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 214
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 191 | 20 | 9.5:1 | 64% (122) |
| 2023-24 | 181 | 20.1 | 9.0:1 | 71% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 183 | 21.1 | 8.7:1 | 68% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 208 | 19 | 10.9:1 | 65% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 196 | 17.3 | 11.4:1 | 69% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 201 | 15 | 13.4:1 | 66% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 188 | 15 | 12.5:1 | 27% (50) |
| 2000-01 | 187 | 14 | 13.4:1 | 49% (91) |
| 1990-91 | 214 | 14 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ore City Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (196 to 191); teachers up 16% (17.3 to 20).
About Ore City Middle School
Ore City Middle School is a middle-grades school in ORE CITY, Texas, according to federal school records. The school has 191 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Texas have about 643 students on average; enrollment here is 70% lower.
ORE CITY ISD (3 schools, 788 students) runs Ore City Middle School.
More than half of enrollment at Ore City Middle School is White: 64%. Next come 25% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 79% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Ore City Middle School scores 52%.
There are 20 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 9.5:1. Across middle schools in Texas, the average ratio is 14.4:1. Of all students at Ore City Middle School, 64% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Texas public middle schools, Ore City Middle School outscored 27%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Ore City Middle School is -10.6 points: 35.8% actual, 46.4% predicted.
The school's county is Upshur County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $66,208 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Upshur County number 25, with about 7,918 students.
Ore City High School is the nearest public school to Ore City Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Ore City Middle School ranks 9th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Ore City Middle School enrolled 208 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 191. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 10.9:1 to 9.5:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Ore City Middle School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- Ore City High SchoolHigh · 220 students
Other schools in ORE CITY
- Ore City Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- Ore City High SchoolHigh · 220 students
Nearby schools
- Ore City High School0.0 mi · 220
- Ore City Elementary School1.3 mi · 377
- New Diana Middle School7.0 mi · 269
- New Diana High School7.0 mi · 330
- Robert F Hunt Elementary School7.2 mi · 537
- Avinger School11.3 mi · 112
Frequently asked questions
About Ore City Middle SchoolHow many students attend Ore City Middle School?
Ore City Middle School enrolls approximately 191 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Ore City Middle School serve?
Ore City Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ore City Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ore City Middle School is approximately 9.5:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ore City Middle School?
At Ore City Middle School, the student body is approximately 64% White, 25% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Ore City Middle School in?
Ore City Middle School is part of ORE CITY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.