📍 501 e Henderson, Overton, Rusk County, 75684
Overton el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Overton, Rusk County. The school has 237 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nikki Fenter. It is part of the Overton Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Overton el enrolls 237 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 163 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 7.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
172 of the school's 237 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 157 qualify for free lunch and 15 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.
Overton 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-10, state senate district 1, state house district 11.
Overton el is one of 2 schools in OVERTON ISD, based in OVERTON, Texas. The district serves 523 students district-wide and employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 237 students, Overton el is close to the district average of about 262 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant