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Ore City Elementary

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Ore City Elementary ranks 3402 nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3402^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Ore City Elementary, located in Ore City, TX, serves 377 students in grades PK-5 within the Ore City Independent School District (Isd), a district that has received a 2-star rating and ranks in the 42nd percentile statewide. The school has experienced significant volatility in its state ranking over the past decade, currently sitting at the 26th percentile (1 star) after a notable decline from the 41st percentile just two years prior. While 67.37% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, this represents an improvement from the previous year's 77.72% rate, and the school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1, which is lower than most nearby peers.

Academically, Ore City Elementary consistently scores below the state average on STAAR exams across all subjects and grade levels. For example, only 21.57% of 4th graders were proficient in Math compared to the state average of 49.28%. This performance gap is stark when compared to nearby Robert F Hunt Elementary (89th percentile) in New Diana Independent School District (Isd) and Spring Hill Intermediate (93rd percentile) in Spring Hill Independent School District (Isd), which consistently score 20-40 percentage points higher in nearly every subject. The school's favorable student-teacher ratio, which is better than both of these high-performing schools, suggests that the challenges are not due to staffing levels but rather instructional quality or curriculum effectiveness.

The most alarming data point involves Special Education students, who ranked in the 2nd percentile statewide in the most recent testing year, a catastrophic decline from the 43rd percentile just two years prior. This suggests a systemic failure in the school's special education program. On a more positive note, 5th-grade Science has been a relative bright spot, with the school occasionally outperforming the state average in this subject. The school's per-student spending of $10,033 is in the middle of the pack compared to peers, reinforcing that the issues are not primarily financial but rather related to how resources are utilized and the effectiveness of instruction for all students.

377

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,631

Per pupil spending ?

67.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7001 Us Hwy 259 N
Ore City, TX 75683-0100

(903) 968-3300

District: Ore City Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Ore City Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ore City Middle
High:	Ore City High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.2%

Hispanic:

29.4%

Two or more races:

6.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg39%

Texas avg51%

3,402^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

551^st of 951Ore City Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	3402 of 4627	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.3	3593 of 4651	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.9	2789 of 4710	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	3221 of 4647	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	3571 of 4581	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.1	2556 of 4578	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	2516 of 4479	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	2104 of 4359	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	19.0	3827 of 4329	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	42.5	2688 of 4286	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.5	2292 of 4320	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.1	1878 of 4260	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.8	1619 of 4221	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.1	1413 of 4206	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.3	2276 of 4095	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.6	1983 of 3937	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	64.2	1473 of 3884	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.3	2186 of 3768	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.9	2014 of 3724	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	69.1	1069 of 3476	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	70.9	941 of 3475	72.9%	★★★★☆
2004	81.8	323 of 3465	90.7%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	17.0	4196 of 4461	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	3161 of 4331	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	3127 of 4295	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	2772 of 4240	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	1409 of 1643	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	57.7	1281 of 3668	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.3	2242 of 3556	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.3	3167 of 3487	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	41.9	1954 of 3446	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.8	3056 of 3333	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	2830 of 3226	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.8	3766 of 4575	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.4	2722 of 3744	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	2954 of 4658	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	2865 of 4588	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	2800 of 4561	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	2642 of 4499	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	2386 of 4348	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	2561 of 4306	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	1550 of 3075	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.2	2366 of 2619	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	49.3	1953 of 2980	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.0	311 of 3184	90.2%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	1078 of 3106	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	3491 of 4413	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.6	2330 of 3644	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.8	1471 of 4465	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	2471 of 4401	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.9	3768 of 4376	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.2	2374 of 4329	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	2362 of 4188	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	2396 of 4168	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	2778 of 4520	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.5	2265 of 3705	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.6	1761 of 4594	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.3	2914 of 4521	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.0	3634 of 4477	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.8	2040 of 4451	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.8	1654 of 4309	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	1903 of 4264	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	2856 of 4582	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.6	2874 of 3739	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.9	2362 of 4647	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	3389 of 4585	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	4015 of 4563	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.5	2356 of 4498	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	2534 of 4357	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.9	1737 of 4319	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	11.6	914 of 961	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	920 of 1112	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.4	4210 of 4301	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	36.2	2344 of 3549	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	2455 of 4292	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	3456 of 4086	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	3407 of 3952	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.9	1986 of 3799	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	2244 of 3684	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	1962 of 3558	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	2711 of 3006	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.5	2477 of 2612	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	2766 of 3108	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	2758 of 3106	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	2858 of 3082	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	2725 of 3082	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	2461 of 3142	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	2215 of 3127	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Gifted and Talented (2026)50th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)38th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)18th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)14th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)10th percentile-17 vs school

At Risk (2022)6th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)5th percentile-39 vs school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading47%-7 vs state

Mathematics30%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Ore City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7001 Us Hwy 259 N	Ore City	75683	Upshur County	Ore City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 968-3300	377	32	11.7	67.4%	227 (60.2%)	14 (3.7%)	111 (29.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.4%)	30.4	3402^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	26.5%		27.3	3593^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	22.7%	191	45.3	39.2	55.4	27.8	21.6	41.1	$9,631
Robert F Hunt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11150 State Hwy 154 E	Diana	75640	Upshur County	New Diana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 663-8004	537	34	15.5	40.4%	429 (79.9%)	32 (6.0%)	48 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	79.3	781^st of 4627 public elementary schools	83.1%		86.2	529^th of 4651 public elementary schools	88.6%	252	61.5	62.6	82.7	55.4	56.0	64.3	$6,246
Harleton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17240 State Hwy 154	Harleton	75651	Harrison County	Harleton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 777-4092	323	25	12.9	58.2%	267 (82.7%)	3 (0.9%)	31 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.8%)	42	2592^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	44.0%		61.8	1480^th of 4651 public elementary schools	68.2%	1112	54.0	60.4	52.5	39.2	17.0	39.0	$8,030
Gilmer Elementary	Public	K-4	1625 Us Hwy 271 N	Gilmer	75644	Upshur County	Gilmer Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 841-7700	1,042	68	15.4	76.1%	588 (56.4%)	86 (8.3%)	245 (23.5%)	15 (1.4%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	101 (9.7%)	65.4	1326^th of 4627 public elementary schools	71.3%		66.6	1283^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	72.4%	43	55.4	63.8		48.2	50.9		$7,826
Johnston-McQueen Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	422 Fm 2751	Longview	75605	Gregg County	Longview Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 803-5300	464	35	13.2	76.1%	161 (34.7%)	153 (33.0%)	109 (23.5%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.3%)	51.7	2026^th of 4627 public elementary schools	56.2%		46.9	2325^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.0%	299	50.6	55.6	55.4	50.6	48.9	33.8	$10,128
Sharon A Richardson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2197 F M 2088	Gilmer	75644	Upshur County	Union Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 762-2139	141	9	15.3	73.8%	92 (65.2%)	11 (7.8%)	31 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.0%)	35.5	3048^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.1%		16.1	4226^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.1%	1178	75.0	23.1	42.1	75.0	7.7	31.6	$10,693
South Elementary	Public	3-5	1301 Linda Dr	Daingerfield	75638	Morris County	Daingerfield-Lone Star Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 645-3501	216	15	14.7	84.3%	70 (32.4%)	79 (36.6%)	45 (20.8%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.8%)	21.7	3956^th of 4627 public elementary schools	14.5%		12.8	4379^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.8%	423	38.5	45.1	39.7	36.5	26.8	17.7	$13,741
Hughes Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	809 Russell	Hughes Springs	75656	Cass County	Hughes Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 639-3880	531	36	14.7	51.8%	361 (68.0%)	68 (12.8%)	80 (15.1%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	33.6	3184^th of 4627 public elementary schools	31.2%		44.3	2477^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.7%	707	47.1	33.3	52.5	36.8	37.2	39.8	$7,689
Spring Hill Intermediate	Public	3-5	3211 Spring Hill Rd	Longview	75605	Gregg County	Spring Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 323-7701	454	31	14.7	38.5%	276 (60.8%)	44 (9.7%)	99 (21.8%)	15 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	87.7	467^th of 4627 public elementary schools	89.9%		91.7	309^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.4%	158	72.1	70.6	68.0	60.3	82.2	71.2	$8,674
Spring Hill Pri	Public	PK, KG-2	2700 Spring Hill Rd	Longview	75605	Gregg County	Spring Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 323-7848	426	31	13.8	44.1%	242 (56.8%)	54 (12.7%)	101 (23.7%)	13 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)								(n/a)							$8,288

Frequently Asked Questions about Ore City Elementary

What schools do graduates of Ore City Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ore City Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ore City Middle
High : Ore City High School

What is the racial makeup of Ore City Elementary?

Students at Ore City Elementary are 60% White, 29% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What district is Ore City Elementary in?

Ore City Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Ore City Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 377 students attended Ore City Elementary.

Is Ore City Elementary a good school?

Ore City Elementary ranks 3402^nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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