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Barbara Jordan El

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

9400 Rainbow Dr, Odessa, TX 79765 · (432) 456-1299 · Part of Ector County Independent School District

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

Directions
Students
807
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Barbara Jordan El

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 55% of Texas’s public schools
  • Larger classes: 21 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Odessa kids: 6 middle schools

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency33%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 41.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

9400 Rainbow Dr, Odessa

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten121
Grade 1140
Grade 2104
Grade 3153
Grade 4147
Grade 5142
Enrollment over time
817’20
779’21
854’22
886’23
807’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 75%White 18%Black 4%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Barbara Jordan 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.