Summary:
In zip code 75683, there is one elementary school, Ore City Elementary, serving grades PK through 5 in the Ore City Independent School District (Isd), a high-poverty area where over 67% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Ore City Elementary has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1, which is lower than the state average and suggests potential for individualized attention. However, the school has struggled academically, earning a 1-star rating and ranking in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools (26th percentile) for the 2025-2026 school year. A positive trend is the school's year-over-year improvement: reading proficiency rose from 38.0% to 46.6%, and math proficiency increased from 26.2% to 30.1% between the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years. The most dramatic gain was in 5th grade reading, which jumped from 47.95% to 55.36% proficient.
Mathematics remains a critical weakness, with average proficiency (30.1%) trailing reading proficiency (46.6%) by 16.5 percentage points. The gap is widest in 4th grade, where only 21.57% of students are proficient in math versus 39.22% in reading. Interestingly, 5th grade science scores in 2024-2025 (32.4% proficient) exceeded the state average (29.57%), suggesting a potential strength in that subject. Per-student spending of $10,033 is slightly below the national average, which may limit the school's ability to provide comprehensive support services needed to overcome the challenges of high poverty. The school's low student-teacher ratio offers an opportunity for targeted interventions to address these academic gaps.
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