Port O Connor School
Public elementary school in Port O'Connor, Texas · Calhoun County ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Port O Connor School serves 64 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Port O'Connor (Calhoun County). It is one of 7 schools in Calhoun County ISD. By enrollment it is the 4696th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 9.5 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 6.73 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Calhoun County ISD |
| County | Calhoun County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481248000749 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Calhoun County ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 64 | 3,514 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 9.5 | 14.8 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 71.9% | 65.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 1% 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.
Port O Connor School in context
Size
Of the 4 elementary schools in Calhoun County ISD, Port O Connor School is the smallest, with 1.8% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 24.4 miles away and have a median of 272 students, so Port O Connor School is smaller 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 2 with 16 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 3, against an average of 9 per grade. This year grade 5 has 37% fewer students than kindergarten (5 against 8). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 13 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 53.1% of enrollment, a higher share than across Calhoun County ISD (24.6%). Hispanic students are next, at 39.1%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
71.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 65.7% across Calhoun County 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
Port O Connor School has 6.73 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 64 students would have about 4.3 teachers, so Port O Connor School has 2.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Jackson/Roosevelt Elementary School, 16.8 miles away in the same district. No other elementary school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 53.1% |
| Hispanic | 39.1% |
| Two or more races | 6.3% |
| Asian | 1.6% |
59.4% of students are girls and 40.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 13 |
| Kindergarten | 8 |
| Grade 1 | 9 |
| Grade 2 | 16 |
| Grade 3 | 10 |
| Grade 4 | 3 |
| Grade 5 | 5 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
508 W Monroe St, Port O'Connor, TX 77982
Phone: (361)983-2341
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Port O Connor School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson/Roosevelt Elementary School | Calhoun County ISD | 16.8 mi | 836 | 16.9 | 73.2% |
| Harrison/Jefferson/Madison Elementary School | Calhoun County ISD | 17.7 mi | 709 | 15.4 | 68.7% |
| Seadrift School | Calhoun County ISD | 19.4 mi | 202 | 12.3 | 65.8% |
| Palacios Elementary School | Palacios ISD | 20.5 mi | 610 | 14.4 | 77.2% |
| Industrial El East | Industrial ISD | 28.4 mi | 264 | 15.3 | 51.9% |
| Austwell-Tivoli Elementary School | Austwell-Tivoli ISD | 29.2 mi | 67 | 11.1 | 34.3% |
| Placedo Elementary School | Bloomington ISD | 30.5 mi | 210 | 16.2 | 84.8% |
| Blessing Elementary School | Tidehaven ISD | 31.5 mi | 279 | 16.4 | 64.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Calhoun County ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun High School | High | 9–12 | 989 |
| Harrison/Jefferson/Madison Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 709 |
| Hope High School | High | 10–12 | 21 |
| Jackson/Roosevelt Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 836 |
| Seadrift School | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 202 |
| Travis Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 693 |