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Orr Elementary

Public Grades 3-5

4357^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Orr Elementary in Tyler, TX, is a public school in the Tyler Independent School District (Isd) serving 460 students in grades 2 through 5, located in a high-poverty area where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has faced significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 20% of Texas elementary schools over the past decade, with a current statewide ranking in the 6th percentile for the 2025-2026 school year. This performance is notably lower than nearby schools with similar demographics, such as Bonner Elementary (60th percentile) and Jones Elementary (53rd percentile), highlighting a critical gap in academic outcomes.

A key differentiator is Orr's extreme weakness in mathematics, with only 13.79% of 3rd graders proficient in math in 2025-2026, far below the district average of 38.8% and the state average of 44.33%. This is also much lower than comparable high-poverty schools like Bonner (42.86%) and Ramey Elementary (43.66%). In contrast, reading scores are relatively stronger, with 4th-grade reading proficiency at 42.86% versus 27.19% in math, suggesting math instruction is a more pressing area for improvement. Interestingly, English Language Learner (ELL) students at Orr performed well, ranking in the 54th percentile statewide in 2024-2025, indicating effective programs for this group, though Hispanic student performance has been inconsistent, dropping from the 45th percentile to the 17th percentile in one year.

Spending per student at Orr ($8,777) is lower than at higher-performing peers like Bonner ($10,617) and Jones ($11,101), suggesting that resource allocation or instructional strategies, rather than funding alone, may be driving struggles. The school also has a separate campus, A W Orr Elementary - Cp, serving Pre-K through 1st grade at the same address, making it difficult to assess whether students arrive behind or decline after 2nd grade. Additionally, Special Education students face severe challenges, ranking in the 4th percentile statewide in 2025-2026, indicating a critical need for targeted support for this vulnerable group.

460

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,811

Per pupil spending ?

90.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3350 Pine Haven Rd
Tyler, TX 75702

(903) 262-2400

District: Tyler Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Orr Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Boulter Middle
High:	Tyler High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.9%

African American:

29.3%

White:

3.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (28% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 25 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg47%

Texas avg50%

4,357^th of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Tyler Independent School District (Isd)

461^st of 947Tyler 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	13.9	4357 of 4643	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.7	3813 of 4651	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	4293 of 4710	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	4116 of 4647	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	3768 of 4581	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.6	2639 of 4578	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	3759 of 4479	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	3753 of 4359	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.8	3222 of 4329	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.9	4038 of 4286	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.2	4163 of 4320	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.9	4048 of 4260	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	25.6	3589 of 4221	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.8	3786 of 4206	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	4.5	4052 of 4095	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	26.9	3390 of 3937	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.6	3697 of 3884	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.4	3594 of 3768	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	19.8	3396 of 3724	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	27.9	2933 of 3476	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	33.7	2719 of 3475	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	36.0	2635 of 3465	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.8	2329 of 2414	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	1658 of 1905	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	2213 of 2443	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	1938 of 2443	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	2166 of 2421	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.5	1436 of 2444	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	2142 of 2515	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	2187 of 2483	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	41.0	2752 of 4461	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.3	1033 of 4331	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	43.7	2429 of 4295	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	2868 of 4240	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	1330 of 2918	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.9	2797 of 3668	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.8	2214 of 3556	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.8	1432 of 3487	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.7	771 of 3446	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	51.4	1488 of 3333	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.4	1960 of 3226	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.4	4290 of 4588	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	3015 of 3744	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	4424 of 4658	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	3864 of 4588	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	3740 of 4561	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.7	2709 of 4499	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.6	3927 of 4348	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	3608 of 4306	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.3	2150 of 3080	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.1	1531 of 2619	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	2639 of 2980	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.6	2130 of 2958	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.2	1582 of 3006	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.7	2609 of 3184	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	2724 of 3106	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	3671 of 4425	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.0	1988 of 3644	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	3711 of 4465	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	3318 of 4401	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.0	2448 of 4376	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.1	1499 of 4329	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.4	2729 of 4188	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	2638 of 4168	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	4225 of 4535	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	34.9	2638 of 3705	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	4099 of 4594	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	3644 of 4521	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	3150 of 4477	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.3	1804 of 4451	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.0	3050 of 4309	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	3332 of 4264	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	4280 of 4597	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.9	3076 of 3739	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	4134 of 4647	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	4143 of 4585	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	3714 of 4563	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.5	2530 of 4498	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	3335 of 4357	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	3712 of 4319	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	4145 of 4308	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.6	3344 of 3549	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	4194 of 4292	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	3890 of 4086	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	2903 of 3952	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	76.6	398 of 3799	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	49.1	1471 of 3684	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	1616 of 3558	54.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	2329 of 3015	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	2993 of 3082	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	2974 of 3142	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)54th percentile+36 vs school

At Risk (2022)38th percentile+21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)30th percentile+24 vs school

White (2026)23rd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)17th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school

Female (2026)6th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)4th percentile~ school

African American (2026)4th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading34%-21 vs state

Mathematics22%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (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 (2025)	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 Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Orr Elementary	Public	3-5	3350 Pine Haven Rd	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2400	460	29	15.8	90.9%	17 (3.7%)	135 (29.3%)	303 (65.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	13.9	4357^th of 4643 public elementary schools	6.2%		23.7	3813^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.0%	544								20.9	42.9	38.5				13.8	27.2	26.7					$8,811
A W Orr Elementary - Cp	Public	PK, KG-2	3350 Pine Haven Rd	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(903) 262-2400	247	14	17.2	92.3%	10 (4.0%)	83 (33.6%)	146 (59.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)								(n/a)																					$00
Ramey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 N Forest	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2505	517	37	13.9	93.6%	0 (0.0%)	155 (30.0%)	347 (67.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	45.9	2344^th of 4643 public elementary schools	49.5%		33.9	3195^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.3%	851								42.3	46.0	44.3				43.7	68.5	40.9					$9,699
T J Austin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1105 W Franklin	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1765	359	25	14.2	98.1%	13 (3.6%)	117 (32.6%)	221 (61.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	12.5	4414^th of 4643 public elementary schools	4.9%		24.2	3784^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.6%	630								14.3	21.3	18.2				16.3	37.1	36.4					$10,995
Griffin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2650 N Broadway Ave	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2310	649	38	17.1	93.8%	15 (2.3%)	187 (28.8%)	435 (67.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	22.6	3913^th of 4643 public elementary schools	15.7%		19.2	4070^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.5%	157								24.4	29.8	48.5				35.4	32.3	36.7					$8,533
Dixie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	213 Patton Ln	Tyler	75704	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2040	619	39	15.9	91.8%	62 (10.0%)	163 (26.3%)	363 (58.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.7%)	19.1	4106^th of 4643 public elementary schools	11.6%		30	3432^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	26.2%	674	18.8	25.0	13.3		33.3	0.0		36.1	35.9	41.2				27.0	32.3	27.3					$8,797
Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3450 Chandler Hwy	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2360	355	22	16.2	92.7%	24 (6.8%)	171 (48.2%)	150 (42.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	49.2	2169^th of 4643 public elementary schools	53.3%		35.2	3108^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.2%	939								37.5	50.0	63.4				31.3	63.9	42.5					$11,048
Douglas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1525 N Carlyle	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2100	591	34	17.3	94.8%	19 (3.2%)	70 (11.8%)	489 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	32.8	3250^th of 4643 public elementary schools	30.0%		30.7	3380^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.3%	130	14.3		33.3	14.3				43.2	46.5	38.8				21.6	65.1	23.9					$8,988
Peete Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1511 Bellwood Dr	Tyler	75701	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2460	385	27	14.4	97.1%	17 (4.4%)	168 (43.6%)	185 (48.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	19.3	4097^th of 4643 public elementary schools	11.8%		16.8	4191^st of 4651 public elementary schools	9.9%	94								10.9	38.9	41.7				17.9	42.6	33.3					$11,732
Caldwell Arts Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	331 S College	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2250	618	39	15.8	49.8%	210 (34.0%)	121 (19.6%)	268 (43.4%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	80.8	730^th of 4643 public elementary schools	84.3%		82.4	663^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	85.7%	67							100.0	60.9	62.9	81.1	79.5	77.5	87.1	43.5	71.4	62.2	60.3	63.4	72.7	59.7	$8,799

Frequently Asked Questions about Orr Elementary

Is Orr Elementary a good school?

Orr Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.2% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Orr Elementary attend?

Students who attend Orr Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Boulter Middle
High : Tyler High School

What district is Orr Elementary in?

Tyler Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Orr Elementary?

Students at Orr Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 29% African American, 4% White.

How many students attend Orr Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended Orr Elementary.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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