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Enrollment
550
Elementary
DISTRICT 565 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ECTOR COUNTY ISD·NCES 481800001567
Austin Montessori Magnet
901 N LEE AVE, ODESSA, TX 79761 · (432) 456-1029 · Ector County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL550 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
316 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 139 | 25% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 106% larger than its 6th grade class (33).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Austin Montessori Magnet→Ector Co Youth Center
Based on grade levels within ECTOR COUNTY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 35.0% | 28.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 24.0% | 31.0% | 29.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 53.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 55.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 39.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Austin Montessori Magnet
Austin Montessori Magnet's state test result (37.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Montessori Magnet this school | 550 | 57.5% | 37.1% |
| Tom Green Elementary School BUDA | 612 | 59.6% | 34.6% |
| Rayburn Elementary School MCALLEN | 530 | 57.5% | 65.0% |
| Jones Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 520 | 54.4% | 51.9% |
| Eastwood Heights Elementary School EL PASO | 508 | 60.4% | 66.0% |
| Buena Vista Elementary School DEL RIO | 515 | 54.4% | 41.3% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Austin Montessori Magnet ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Ector County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #2,938 of 4,401 | #12 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,843 of 4,466 ▲ 408 | #12 of 30 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #2,139 of 4,466 ▲ 307 | #5 of 30 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #2,679 of 3,998 | #18 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 550 | #2,035 of 4,938 | #17 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #4,380 of 4,622 | #11 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.5% | #3,512 of 4,628 | #18 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.5% | #3,249 of 4,789 | #31 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.5% | #366 of 1,307 | #7 of 19 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
550
+93 (+20%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 629
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 16.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 550 | 28.8 | 19.1:1 | 57% (316) |
| 2023-24 | 553 | 28.6 | 19.4:1 | 54% (299) |
| 2022-23 | 537 | 28.2 | 19.0:1 | 57% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 457 | 28 | 16.3:1 | 46% (212) |
| 2017-18 | 449 | 27.6 | 16.3:1 | 38% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 442 | 27 | 16.4:1 | 40% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 517 | 27 | 19.1:1 | 53% (272) |
| 2000-01 | 582 | 37 | 15.7:1 | 81% (472) |
| 1990-91 | 629 | 37 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Austin Montessori Magnet.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (449 to 550); teachers up 4% (27.6 to 28.8).
About Austin Montessori Magnet
ODESSA, Texas, is home to Austin Montessori Magnet, a mid-sized elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 6 and reported 550 students in 2024-25.
ECTOR COUNTY ISD counts 34,336 students in its 45 schools, and Austin Montessori Magnet is one of them.
Hispanic students are 84% of those enrolled at Austin Montessori Magnet. Other reported shares: 11% White. That compares with about 64% Hispanic among all Ector County residents. A diversity index of 27% means there is a 27% chance two randomly chosen students at Austin Montessori Magnet are from different groups.
Its staff includes 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 19.1 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is lower. Austin Montessori Magnet has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 57%. Compared with the 71% average for public schools in Ector County, the school's rate is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Austin Montessori Magnet lands at C-, ahead of 19% of Texas public elementary schools.
Austin Montessori Magnet's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.1% is 12.1 points below the 49.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school's county is Ector County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $71,536 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Austin Montessori Magnet shares Ector County with 55 other public schools.
Austin Montessori Magnet's nearest public school is Odessa High School (about 0.5 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Austin Montessori Magnet. On state test proficiency, Austin Montessori Magnet ranks 5th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Austin Montessori Magnet is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 550, up from 457 in 2020-21. The school's ratio increased from 16.3:1 to 19.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion board for Austin Montessori Magnet is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Ector County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
164,654
Census ACS
Median income
$71,536
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
38,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ECTOR COUNTY ISD
- Permian High SchoolHigh · 4,138 students
- Odessa High SchoolHigh · 3,814 students
- Nimitz Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,310 students
- Ector College Prep Success AcademyMiddle · 1,272 students
- Wilson & Young Medal of Honor Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,227 students
- Crockett Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,181 students
Other schools in ODESSA
- Permian High SchoolHigh · 4,138 students
- Odessa High SchoolHigh · 3,814 students
- Compass Academy Charter SchoolCombined · 1,558 students
- Nimitz Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,310 students
- Ector College Prep Success AcademyMiddle · 1,272 students
- Wilson & Young Medal of Honor Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,227 students
Nearby schools
- Odessa High School0.5 mi · 3,814
- Premier H S Odessa0.6 mi · 99
- Lamar Early Ee-Kg0.8 mi · 338
- Bowie Middle School0.9 mi · 874
- San Jacinto Elementary School1.0 mi · 656
- Odessa Collegiate Academy Early College High School1.1 mi · 476
Frequently asked questions
About Austin Montessori MagnetHow large is Austin Montessori Magnet?
Austin Montessori Magnet enrolls approximately 550 students in grades PK-06.
Is Austin Montessori Magnet an elementary, middle, or high school?
Austin Montessori Magnet is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Austin Montessori Magnet?
Approximately 19.1:1 students per teacher at Austin Montessori Magnet.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Austin Montessori Magnet?
At Austin Montessori Magnet, the student body is approximately 11% White, 84% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Austin Montessori Magnet?
Austin Montessori Magnet is overseen by ECTOR COUNTY ISD in Ector County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.