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Ireland El

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

4301 Dawn Ave, Odessa, TX 79762 · (432) 456-1149 · Part of Ector County Independent School District

Odessa’s School Grade D better than 14% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
431
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Ireland El

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 21% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 12.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Odessa kids: 6 middle schools

On the path

Where Odessa kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Ireland ElYou are here
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency23%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts23%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4301 Dawn Ave, Odessa

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten63
Grade 166
Grade 275
Grade 384
Grade 470
Grade 573
Enrollment over time
493’20
436’21
446’22
424’23
431’24

Down 12.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 68%White 24%Black 3%Two or more races 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ireland El from Odessa families.

Other schools in Ector County Independent School District

The district →
Murry Fly El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Odessa
C
1,091 students22:1
El Magnet at Zavala
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Odessa
726 students21:1
El Magnet at Reagan El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Odessa
A+
685 students22:1
Cameron Dual Language Magnet
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Odessa
C+
644 students22:1
Pease El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Odessa
621 students21:1
Lauro Cavazos El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Odessa
D−
614 students23:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Odessa’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.