📍 7001 Us Hwy 259 N, Ore City, Upshur County, 75683
Ore City el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ore City, Upshur County. The school has 399 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Dale Mizell. It is part of the Ore City Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Ore City el enrolls 399 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 34 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 6.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 255 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 99 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 6.3% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 4.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
305 of the school's 399 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 280 qualify for free lunch and 25 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.
Ore City 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-50, state senate district 1, state house district 7.
Ore City el is one of 3 schools in ORE CITY ISD, based in ORE CITY, Texas. The district serves 788 students district-wide and employs 84 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 399 students, Ore City el is larger than the district average of about 263 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant