OVERTON EL

OVERTON EL is a low-enrollment elementary-level community in OVERTON, Texas, run under OVERTON ISD. The school works with 256 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 51% smaller than typical.

Within OVERTON ISD, which oversees 2 schools and 523 students, OVERTON EL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, OVERTON EL logs that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. Other groups include 12% Black, 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Rusk County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, OVERTON EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.5%.

Across the wider county, Rusk County reports that median household income runs about $68,658, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. OVERTON EL is one of 29 public schools in Rusk County (combined enrollment of about 10,350 students).

Nearest neighbor: OVERTON H S, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around OVERTON EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts OVERTON EL at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 48.0%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 7%: 276 students in 2018 compared to 256 in 2025.

On this page, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.