📍 205 Dahme Ave, Orange Grove, Jim Wells County, 78372
Orange Grove Pri is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Orange Grove, Jim Wells County. The school has 443 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Herlinda Perez. It is part of the Orange Grove Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Orange Grove Pri enrolls 443 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Hispanic or Latino, 38% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 272 | 61% |
| White | 167 | 38% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
282 of the school's 443 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 258 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Orange Grove Pri is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 20, state house district 43.
Orange Grove Pri is one of 4 schools in ORANGE GROVE ISD, based in ORANGE GROVE, Texas. The district serves 1,648 students district-wide and employs 114 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 443 students, Orange Grove Pri is close to the district average of about 412 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant