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How has OVERTON RAY EL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
526
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURKBURNETT ISD·NCES 481212000709
OVERTON RAY EL
100 N AVE D, BURKBURNETT, TX 76354 · (940) 569-5253 · Wichita County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL526 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
297 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
OVERTON RAY EL→BURKBURNETT MIDDLE
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BURKBURNETT ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
42.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
35.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
526
+68 (+15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 13.8:1
% White
68%
was 67%
% Hispanic
20%
was 19%
% Black
4%
was 6%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About OVERTON RAY EL
OVERTON RAY EL, a medium-sized K-5 school in BURKBURNETT, Texas, overseen by BURKBURNETT ISD, hosts 526 students, covering grades 3 through 5.
BURKBURNETT ISD runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 3,213 students. OVERTON RAY EL is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, OVERTON RAY EL shows that White students make up the majority at 68%. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. Compared to Wichita County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 35 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. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, OVERTON RAY EL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 49.2%; actual is 35.3%, a gap of -13.9 points.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Wichita County) shows that median household income runs about $63,524, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Wichita County runs 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,047 students), of which OVERTON RAY EL is one.
BURKBURNETT H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around OVERTON RAY EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts OVERTON RAY EL at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 45.0%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. OVERTON RAY EL's enrollment has expanded 15% since 2018, when it stood at 458 (now 526). The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.
On the community side, members of the OVERTON RAY EL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Wichita County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
129,996
Census ACS
Median income
$63,524
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
23,047 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BURKBURNETT ISD
- BURKBURNETT H SHigh · 901 students
- BURKBURNETT MIDDLEMiddle · 743 students
- I C EVANS ELElementary · 568 students
- JOHN G TOWER ELElementary · 448 students
- GATEWAY STUDENT SUPPORT CTRHigh · 25 students
- WICHITA CO JJAEPHigh · 2 students
Other schools in BURKBURNETT
- BURKBURNETT H SHigh · 901 students
- BURKBURNETT MIDDLEMiddle · 743 students
- I C EVANS ELElementary · 568 students
- GATEWAY STUDENT SUPPORT CTRHigh · 25 students
Nearby schools
- BURKBURNETT H S0.3 mi · 901
- BURKBURNETT MIDDLE0.6 mi · 743
- GATEWAY STUDENT SUPPORT CTR0.8 mi · 25
- I C EVANS EL1.0 mi · 568
- JOHN G TOWER EL7.7 mi · 448
- BIG PASTURE ES8.8 mi · 150
Frequently asked questions
About OVERTON RAY ELWhat is the total enrollment at OVERTON RAY EL?
OVERTON RAY EL enrolls approximately 526 students in grades 03-05.
Is OVERTON RAY EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
OVERTON RAY EL is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at OVERTON RAY EL?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at OVERTON RAY EL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at OVERTON RAY EL?
At OVERTON RAY EL, the student body is approximately 68% White, 20% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees OVERTON RAY EL?
OVERTON RAY EL is overseen by BURKBURNETT ISD in Wichita County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.