ORR EL

ORR EL operates as a mid-tier elementary campus in TYLER, Texas, overseen by TYLER ISD. Current enrollment sits at 460 students spanning grades 2 through 5.

Across the 26 schools in TYLER ISD (18,708 students total), ORR EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, ORR EL shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 66%; the rest comes out to 29% Black, 4% White. By comparison, Smith County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, ORR EL lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Smith County's rate of about 64%.

After controlling for student poverty, ORR EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.1%.

Across the wider county, census data for Smith County shows median household earnings sit near $74,192, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Smith County runs 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 37,385 students), of which ORR EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: A W ORR EL - CP, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ORR EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 30.6%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Trend over the last 7 years. ORR EL's enrollment has shrank 29% since 2018, when it stood at 645 (now 460). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 61% to 66% over that span.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.