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Schools in Oak Ridge · Kaufman Independent School District, Terrell Independent School District

Oak Ridge’s public schools score below 64% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 31% of Oak Ridge’s students scored proficient, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Oak Ridge, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
43%
▼ 8 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
▼ 10 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
▲ 1 pts vs TX 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.2K
▼ 5% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024 · Terrell Independent
Students per teacher
16.2
TX 14.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
7,631 students on the public path
In brief

Oak Ridge’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 445 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Oak Ridge’s, its schools beat 27%, lower than their 36% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 43% of tested students were proficient in reading and 31% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 99% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Kaufman Independent spends $11,996 per student and Terrell Independent $12,215, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Oak Ridge’s grade

C Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 36% of Texas school districts. Graduation is above the Texas average; test scores are below it.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 36%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (445)Better than 27%
CC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 5,052 test results and a graduating class of 319 could put Oak Ridge anywhere from C to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Oak Ridge’s students in the tested grades sat them (4,969 in math, 5,135 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Oak Ridge, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+

Oak Ridge runs its own schools through grade 12 (Kaufman Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Terrell Independent School District, shared with Poetry and Terrell. Its elementary school is in Terrell. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Oak Ridge

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Kaufman Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 4,356 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 15.2 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$11,996TX $12,815 · FY2024
B+
Terrell Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 5,283 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 17.1 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$12,215TX $12,815 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Kaufman Independent School District51%
State average 51.1% · 2339 students tested
Math · PK–12, Kaufman Independent School District42%
State average 40.9% · 2264 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Terrell Independent School District36%
State average 51.1% · 2796 students tested
Math · PK–12, Terrell Independent School District22%
State average 40.9% · 2705 students tested

Oak Ridge vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Oak Ridge’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Oak RidgeC+Kaufman Independent PK–12 · Terrell Independent PK–12
TerrellC−Terrell Independent

Every school in Oak Ridge

10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Oak Ridgein other towns
Helen Edward Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Kaufman
505 students17:1Rate it →
J W Long El
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Terrell
D
681 students17:1Rate it →
Gilbert Willie Sr. El
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Terrell
C−
671 students18:1Rate it →
Dr. Bruce Wood El
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Terrell
C−
655 students18:1Rate it →
Global Leadership Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Terrell
A+
219 students16:1Rate it →
Herman Furlough Jr. Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Terrell
C
1,166 students17:1Rate it →
Norman J H
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kaufman
B−
961 students16:1Rate it →
Tisd Child & Adolescent School
High · Grades 7–12 · Terrell
21 students6:1Rate it →
Terrell H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Terrell
C+
1,458 students17:1Rate it →
Kaufman H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Kaufman
B+
1,294 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Oak Ridge’s schools

Are Oak Ridge’s schools good?

On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Oak Ridge children attend score below 64% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 27%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Oak Ridge in?

Two districts: Kaufman Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Terrell Independent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Poetry and Terrell.

Where do Oak Ridge kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Terrell H S, Kaufman H S and Tisd Child & Adolescent School.

What is Oak Ridge’s graduation rate?

91% of the class of 2023 in Terrell Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.

How much does Oak Ridge spend per student?

$11,996 in Kaufman Independent School District and $12,215 in Terrell Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.