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What's the one class at OWENS EL every student should take?
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Enrollment
712
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TYLER ISD·NCES 484347006180
Owens Elementary School
11780 C R 168, TYLER, TX 75703 · (903) 262-2175 · Smith County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL712 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
16.7:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
338 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 68 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (111).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
63.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 37.0% | 26.0% | 17.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 30.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 20.0% |
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 | 63.0% | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | 60.0% |
| 2021-22 | 75.0% | 75.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
58.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Owens Elementary School
Owens Elementary School's state test result (58.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owens Elementary School this school | 712 | 47.5% | 58.0% |
| Gordon-Reed Elementary School MONTGOMERY | 705 | 46.7% | 51.2% |
| Hallsville West Elementary School LONGVIEW | 703 | 49.5% | 63.7% |
| Woods Elementary School TYLER | 810 | 41.9% | 63.2% |
| Irene Clinkscale Elementary School BURLESON | 609 | 41.1% | 52.7% |
| Little Elementary School ARLINGTON | 740 | 45.4% | 49.1% |
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 Owens Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Smith County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #872 of 4,401 | #11 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,354 of 4,466 ▼ 327 | #13 of 31 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #1,213 of 4,466 ▼ 145 | #12 of 31 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.0pp | #307 of 3,998 | #7 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 712 | #844 of 4,938 | #2 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #3,705 of 4,622 | #27 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #1,375 of 4,628 | #10 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.5% | #3,676 of 4,789 | #27 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.9% | #378 of 1,307 | #4 of 16 |
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
712
+95 (+15%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 825
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 712 | 42.7 | 16.7:1 | 47% (338) |
| 2023-24 | 693 | 44.1 | 15.7:1 | 49% (337) |
| 2022-23 | 665 | 41.3 | 16.1:1 | 49% (325) |
| 2020-21 | 617 | 38 | 16.2:1 | 46% (282) |
| 2017-18 | 584 | 36.4 | 16.0:1 | 36% (212) |
| 2015-16 | 636 | 37 | 17.2:1 | 36% (226) |
| 2010-11 | 628 | 40 | 15.7:1 | 32% (204) |
| 2000-01 | 786 | 45 | 17.5:1 | 15% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 825 | 40 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Owens Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (584 to 712); teachers up 17% (36.4 to 42.7).
About Owens Elementary School
Owens Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Texas, located in TYLER. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 712 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Texas enroll about 519 students on average.
Besides Owens Elementary School, TYLER ISD runs 25 other schools. The district enrolls 18,708 students.
Federal enrollment data show Owens Elementary School is 57% White. Next come 20% Hispanic, 15% Black, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 67% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
The school lists 42.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A total of 338 students, or 47%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Smith County, the average is 64%.
On the allk12 Grade, Owens Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 69% of Texas public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Owens Elementary School is 53.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 58.0%.
In the wider Smith County area, the median household earns about $74,192 a year, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Smith County, 65 public schools serve about 37,385 students.
Dr Bryan C Jack Elementary School is about 2.0 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Owens Elementary School is 3rd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 617 to 712, a 15% increase.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Smith County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
241,740
Census ACS
Median income
$74,192
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
37,385 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TYLER ISD
- Tyler Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,770 students
- Tyler High SchoolHigh · 2,148 students
- Moore Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,019 students
- Three Lakes Middle SchoolMiddle · 948 students
- Boulter Middle SchoolMiddle · 901 students
- Hubbard Middle SchoolMiddle · 869 students
Other schools in TYLER
- Tyler Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,770 students
- Tyler High SchoolHigh · 2,148 students
- Moore Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,019 students
- Chapel Hill High SchoolHigh · 990 students
- Three Lakes Middle SchoolMiddle · 948 students
- Boulter Middle SchoolMiddle · 901 students
Other Owens Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Owens Elementary. Owens Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Owens Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 779 students
- Owens Elementary SchoolWikieup, AZ · 9 students
Nearby schools
- Dr Bryan C Jack Elementary School2.0 mi · 706
- Three Lakes Middle School2.9 mi · 948
- The Leadership Academy3.2 mi · 332
- Rice Elementary School5.3 mi · 613
- Cumberland High School5.7 mi · 503
- Tyler Legacy High School6.0 mi · 2,770
Frequently asked questions
About Owens Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Owens Elementary School?
Owens Elementary School enrolls approximately 712 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Owens Elementary School serve?
Owens Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Owens Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Owens Elementary School is approximately 16.7:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Owens Elementary School?
At Owens Elementary School, the student body is approximately 57% White, 20% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Owens Elementary School?
Owens Elementary School is overseen by TYLER ISD in Smith County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.