📍 100 Rebel Rd, Ore City, Upshur County, 75683
Ore City Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Ore City, Upshur County. The school has 183 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Elyse Peterson. It is part of the Ore City Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.7:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Ore City Middle enrolls 183 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 4.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 127 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 | 21% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 4.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
124 of the school's 183 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 117 qualify for free lunch and 7 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 Middle 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 Middle 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 183 students, Ore City Middle is smaller than the district average of about 263 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant