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Sam Houston El

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

300 E 37th St, Odessa, TX 79762 · (432) 456-1139 · Part of Ector County Independent School District

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

Directions
Students
450
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
89%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Sam Houston El

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 23% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 13.1% 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–5Sam Houston ElYou are here
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts22%
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 ↗

300 E 37th St, Odessa

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten69
Grade 186
Grade 274
Grade 391
Grade 469
Grade 561
Enrollment over time
398’20
357’21
392’22
412’23
450’24

Up 13.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 87%White 8%Black 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%Two or more races 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sam Houston 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.