Oak Forest Elementary School
Public elementary school in Vidor, Texas · Vidor ISD · Grades Pre-K–4
Oak Forest Elementary School serves 671 students in grades Pre-K–4 in Vidor (Orange County). It is one of 6 schools in Vidor ISD. By enrollment it is the 1113th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 42.34 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–4 |
| District | Vidor ISD |
| County | Orange County |
| Area type | Suburb, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484416005022 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Vidor ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 671 | 4,165 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.8 | 14.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 63% | 55.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 68% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Oak Forest Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 3 elementary schools in Vidor ISD, Oak Forest Elementary School is the largest, with 16.1% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 7.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 521; Oak Forest Elementary School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 3 with 133 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 64, against an average of 112 per grade. This year grade 4 has 11% more students than kindergarten (126 against 114). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 64 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 80.2% here and 84.3% across Vidor ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 13.7%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
63% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 55.7% across Vidor ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 42.34 full-time-equivalent teachers for 671 students, Oak Forest Elementary School has 15.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 671 students would have about 45.3 teachers, so Oak Forest Elementary School has 3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Oak Forest Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 100,000 to 250,000 people, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, midsize. The nearest other elementary school is Vidor Elementary School, 1.6 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 11 other elementary schools, 2 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 80.2% |
| Hispanic | 13.7% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
| Asian | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Black | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
46.9% of students are girls and 53.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 64 |
| Kindergarten | 114 |
| Grade 1 | 111 |
| Grade 2 | 123 |
| Grade 3 | 133 |
| Grade 4 | 126 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2400 Hwy 12, Vidor, TX 77662
Phone: (409)951-8864
Website: ofe.vidorisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Oak Forest Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vidor Elementary School | Vidor ISD | 1.6 mi | 528 | 14.4 | 67% |
| Pine Forest Elementary School | Vidor ISD | 3.4 mi | 525 | 14.4 | 53.5% |
| Martin Elementary School | Beaumont ISD | 7.2 mi | 517 | 17.3 | 97.3% |
| Charlton-Pollard Elementary School | Beaumont ISD | 7.7 mi | 502 | 16.1 | 94.4% |
| Mauriceville Elementary School | Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD | 7.8 mi | 507 | 11.5 | 68.4% |
| Dr. Mae E Jones-Clark Elementary School | Beaumont ISD | 8.3 mi | 530 | – | 90.6% |
| Orangefield Elementary School | Orangefield ISD | 8.6 mi | 828 | 15.4 | 32.9% |
| Fletcher Elementary School | Beaumont ISD | 8.7 mi | 479 | 14.5 | 97.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Vidor ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Forest Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 525 |
| Vidor Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 528 |
| Vidor High School | High | 9–12 | 1,175 |
| Vidor Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 612 |
| Vidor Middle School | Middle | 5–6 | 653 |