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What's the most underrated thing about BLANTON EL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
510
Elementary
DISTRICT 565 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ECTOR COUNTY ISD·NCES 481800005702
Blanton Elementary School
4101 LYNBROOK AVE, ODESSA, TX 79762 · (432) 456-1259 · Ector County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
20.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
409 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 | 52 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
51%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
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
53.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -9.0pp 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 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 31.0% | 25.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 31.0% | 24.0% | 23.0% |
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% | 53.0% |
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 75.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 62.0% |
% 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
39.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Blanton Elementary School
Blanton Elementary School's state test result (39.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanton Elementary School this school | 510 | 80.2% | 39.2% |
| Southern Hills Elementary School WICHITA FALLS | 521 | 82.7% | 23.4% |
| Roberts Elementary School LUBBOCK | 526 | 79.8% | 66.2% |
| Birdville Elementary School HALTOM CITY | 479 | 78.9% | 39.5% |
| Ross Elementary School ODESSA | 512 | 77.0% | 40.7% |
| James Elementary School PRINCETON | 477 | 81.1% | 31.3% |
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 Blanton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Ector County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #2,695 of 4,401 | #10 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,477 of 4,466 ▲ 221 | #3 of 30 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #2,140 of 4,466 ▲ 865 | #6 of 30 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -18.0pp | #94 of 3,998 | #1 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 510 | #2,428 of 4,938 | #21 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #4,470 of 4,622 | #15 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.3% | #2,285 of 4,628 | #1 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.2% | #1,946 of 4,789 | #17 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.0% | #419 of 1,307 | #9 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
510
+14 (+3%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 550
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 510 | 25 | 20.4:1 | 80% (409) |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 24.2 | 21.5:1 | 81% (421) |
| 2022-23 | 502 | 25.3 | 19.8:1 | 71% (355) |
| 2020-21 | 496 | 27 | 18.4:1 | 58% (290) |
| 2017-18 | 425 | 24.2 | 17.6:1 | 44% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 399 | 26 | 15.3:1 | 50% (199) |
| 2010-11 | 528 | 29 | 18.2:1 | 61% (322) |
| 2000-01 | 498 | 28 | 17.8:1 | 54% (267) |
| 1990-91 | 550 | 29 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blanton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (425 to 510); teachers up 4% (24.2 to 25).
About Blanton Elementary School
At 4101 LYNBROOK AVE in ODESSA, Texas, Blanton Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school. It educates 510 students in pre-K through 5.
ECTOR COUNTY ISD has 34,336 students spread across 45 schools.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Blanton Elementary School, at 67%. The next largest groups are 18% White, 9% Black, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The Hispanic share in Ector County as a whole is similar, at about 64%. Pick two students at random and there is a 51% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1 at Blanton Elementary School, with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 20.4:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 80% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Ector County report 71%.
The allk12 Grade for Blanton Elementary School is C. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 33% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Blanton Elementary School scores 39.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 39.4%.
County data help place the school in context: in Ector County, the median household income is $71,536, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Ector County is home to 56 public schools and about 38,123 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Nimitz Middle School is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Blanton Elementary School. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Blanton Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, Blanton Elementary School's enrollment grew 3%, to 510. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 18.4:1 in 2020-21 to 20.4:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Blanton Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 2 states are named Blanton Elementary. Blanton Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- Blanton Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 748 students
- Blanton Elementary SchoolCARROLLTON, TX · 503 students
- Blanton Elementary SchoolLANTANA, TX · 470 students
- Blanton Elementary SchoolARLINGTON, TX · 456 students
- BLANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLST PETERSBURG, FL · 427 students
Nearby schools
- Nimitz Middle School0.4 mi · 1,310
- Harmony Science Academy - Odessa1.0 mi · 541
- Permian High School1.1 mi · 4,138
- The STEM Academy1.1 mi · 755
- El Magnet at Reagan Elementary School1.3 mi · 685
- Gonzales Elementary School1.4 mi · 424
Frequently asked questions
About Blanton Elementary SchoolHow large is Blanton Elementary School?
Blanton Elementary School enrolls approximately 510 students in grades PK-05.
Is Blanton Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Blanton Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Blanton Elementary School have?
Blanton Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Blanton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Blanton Elementary School are roughly 18% White, 67% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Blanton Elementary School in?
Blanton Elementary School is part of ECTOR COUNTY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.