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Enrollment
807
Elementary
DISTRICT 565 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ECTOR COUNTY ISD·NCES 481800006688
Barbara Jordan Elementary School
9400 RAINBOW DR, ODESSA, TX 79765 · (432) 456-1299 · Ector County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL807 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-Test 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.
- C+Three-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
21.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
538 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 121 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 140 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 153 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 147 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 142 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (121) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (142).
Student demographics
40%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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +3.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 3 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 28.0% | 30.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 39.0% |
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 | 43.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 30.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
31.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 45% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Barbara Jordan Elementary School
Barbara Jordan Elementary School's state test result (31.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Jordan Elementary School this school | 807 | 66.7% | 31.4% |
| Zelma Hutsell Elementary School KATY | 804 | 67.3% | 35.0% |
| Eduardo Mata Montessori School DALLAS | 720 | 66.7% | 41.4% |
| Dumas North Elementary School DUMAS | 738 | 68.2% | 62.7% |
| Harmony Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 781 | 64.9% | 26.4% |
| Pine Shadows Elementary School HOUSTON | 859 | 69.7% | 43.9% |
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 Barbara Jordan Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Ector County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #3,539 of 4,401 | #14 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,092 of 4,466 ▲ 725 | #15 of 30 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #3,340 of 4,466 ▼ 35 | #16 of 30 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #2,191 of 3,998 | #17 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 807 | #420 of 4,938 | #4 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #4,513 of 4,622 | #19 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.8% | #3,061 of 4,628 | #12 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.7% | #2,742 of 4,789 | #24 of 33 |
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
807
-10 (-1%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 756
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 807 | 38.1 | 21.2:1 | 67% (538) |
| 2023-24 | 886 | 43.3 | 20.5:1 | 60% (534) |
| 2022-23 | 854 | 41.2 | 20.8:1 | 51% (439) |
| 2020-21 | 817 | 44 | 18.6:1 | 42% (340) |
| 2017-18 | 807 | 49.8 | 16.2:1 | 39% (316) |
| 2015-16 | 749 | 47 | 15.9:1 | 43% (323) |
| 2010-11 | 831 | 50 | 16.6:1 | 49% (406) |
| 2000-01 | 696 | 36 | 19.3:1 | 45% (315) |
| 1990-91 | 756 | 37 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barbara Jordan Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (807 to 807); teachers down 24% (49.8 to 38.1).
About Barbara Jordan Elementary School
Barbara Jordan Elementary School is a large elementary school based in ODESSA, Texas. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 807 students in kindergarten through 5. Against the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas, enrollment here is 55% higher.
The 45 schools of ECTOR COUNTY ISD, including Barbara Jordan Elementary School, enroll 34,336 students.
Hispanic students account for 75% of enrollment at Barbara Jordan Elementary School. Smaller groups are 18% White and 4% Black. For comparison, the population of Ector County is roughly 64% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Barbara Jordan Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 40%.
With 38.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Barbara Jordan Elementary School was 21.2:1. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 67%.
Barbara Jordan Elementary School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 11% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Barbara Jordan Elementary School is a bottom-10% school in Texas on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 31.4% against a predicted 45.2%.
Ector County has about 164,654 residents, and median household income is about $71,536, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Federal data list 56 public schools in Ector County, with a combined enrollment of about 38,123.
The closest public school to Barbara Jordan Elementary School is Lee Buice Elementary School, about 1.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Barbara Jordan Elementary School comes in 4th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 817 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 807. Students per teacher rose from 18.6 in 2020-21 to 21.2 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Barbara Jordan Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Other Barbara Jordan Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 2 states are named Barbara Jordan Elementary. Barbara Jordan Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Barbara Jordan Elementary SchoolDALLAS, TX · 492 students
- Barbara Jordan Elementary SchoolRICHMOND, TX · 410 students
- BARBARA JORDAN ELEM.UNIVERSITY CITY, MO · 386 students
Nearby schools
- Lee Buice Elementary School1.4 mi · 844
- Alter Ed Center2.5 mi · 85
- Ector Co Youth Center2.5 mi · 14
- Goliad Elementary School3.8 mi · 565
- Ross Elementary School4.1 mi · 512
- Ireland Elementary School4.4 mi · 431
Frequently asked questions
About Barbara Jordan Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Barbara Jordan Elementary School?
Barbara Jordan Elementary School enrolls approximately 807 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Barbara Jordan Elementary School serve?
Barbara Jordan Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Barbara Jordan Elementary School have?
Barbara Jordan Elementary School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Barbara Jordan Elementary School?
Student demographics at Barbara Jordan Elementary School are roughly 18% White, 75% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Barbara Jordan Elementary School in?
Barbara Jordan Elementary School is part of ECTOR COUNTY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.