📍 500 S Eugenia, Orange Grove, Jim Wells County, 78372
Orange Grove el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Orange Grove, Jim Wells County. The school has 358 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sarah Boyle. It is part of the Orange Grove Isd school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Orange Grove el enrolls 358 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Hispanic or Latino, 37% White and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 222 | 62% |
| White | 134 | 37% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
242 of the school's 358 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 218 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 el 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 el 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 358 students, Orange Grove el 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