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Enrollment
511
Elementary
DISTRICT 565 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ECTOR COUNTY ISD·NCES 481800001581
El Magnet at Hays
1101 E MONAHANS ST, ODESSA, TX 79761 · (432) 456-1129 · Ector County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL511 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of Texas public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
22.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
306 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 | 65 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 32% larger than its 5th grade class (72).
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
78.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
65.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 44.0% | 12.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 29.0% | 36.0% | 22.0% | 13.0% |
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 | 78.0% | 65.0% |
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 66.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 77.0% |
| 2021-22 | 53.0% | 88.0% |
| 2020-21 | 58.0% | 81.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
66.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 El Magnet at Hays
El Magnet at Hays's state test result (66.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Magnet at Hays this school | 511 | 59.9% | 66.5% |
| Griffith Elementary School CLUTE | 493 | 63.1% | 53.8% |
| Lewis Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 437 | 56.5% | 42.5% |
| Austin Montessori Magnet ODESSA | 550 | 57.5% | 37.1% |
| Tom Green Elementary School BUDA | 612 | 59.6% | 34.6% |
| Jones Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 520 | 54.4% | 51.9% |
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 El Magnet at Hays ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Ector County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #437 of 4,401 | #2 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #637 of 4,466 ▼ 335 | #2 of 30 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #328 of 4,466 ▼ 101 | #2 of 30 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #892 of 3,998 | #5 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 511 | #2,413 of 4,938 | #20 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #4,558 of 4,622 | #27 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.9% | #3,053 of 4,628 | #11 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.9% | #3,120 of 4,789 | #30 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.9% | #317 of 1,307 | #6 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
511
+75 (+17%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 464
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 511 | 23 | 22.2:1 | 60% (306) |
| 2023-24 | 497 | 25.8 | 19.3:1 | 53% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 24.8 | 18.6:1 | 57% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 28 | 15.6:1 | 50% (217) |
| 2017-18 | 409 | 29.9 | 13.7:1 | 36% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 401 | 29 | 13.8:1 | 39% (155) |
| 2010-11 | 357 | 26 | 13.7:1 | 68% (244) |
| 2000-01 | 363 | 28 | 13.0:1 | 78% (284) |
| 1990-91 | 464 | 31 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for El Magnet at Hays.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (409 to 511); teachers down 23% (29.9 to 23).
About El Magnet at Hays
El Magnet at Hays is a medium-sized elementary school in ODESSA, Texas. A federal count lists 511 students at the school, in pre-K through 5.
El Magnet at Hays is run by ECTOR COUNTY ISD, whose 45 schools enroll 34,336 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at El Magnet at Hays, with 76% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 14% White, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Ector County, the Hispanic share is about 64%. The school's diversity index is 40%, meaning two students picked at random have a 40% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
El Magnet at Hays's 23 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 22.2:1. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 22.2:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 60%. That rate is below the 71% average among public schools in Ector County.
The allk12 Grade for El Magnet at Hays is A. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 90% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. El Magnet at Hays beats its 48.1% prediction with 66.5%, a top-10% result in Texas.
Ector County has about 164,654 residents, and the median household income is $71,536, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Besides El Magnet at Hays, Ector County has 55 other public schools.
The nearest public school is El Magnet at Milam Elementary School, at about 0.6 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, El Magnet at Hays is 1st among 7 schools close by.
NCES assigns El Magnet at Hays the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 4 years, El Magnet at Hays's enrollment climbed 17%, to 511. By 2024-25, the school had 22.2 students per teacher, compared with 15.6 in 2020-21.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at El Magnet at Hays, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- El Magnet at Milam Elementary School0.6 mi · 583
- El Magnet at Blackshear0.7 mi · 715
- Carver Early Ee-Kg0.7 mi · 385
- El Magnet at Travis1.0 mi · 292
- Lamar Early Ee-Kg1.5 mi · 338
- Ector College Prep Success Academy1.6 mi · 1,272
Frequently asked questions
About El Magnet at HaysHow many students attend El Magnet at Hays?
El Magnet at Hays enrolls approximately 511 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does El Magnet at Hays serve?
El Magnet at Hays serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at El Magnet at Hays?
The student-to-teacher ratio at El Magnet at Hays is approximately 22.2:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is El Magnet at Hays?
El Magnet at Hays reports a student body of 14% White, 76% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is El Magnet at Hays public or private?
El Magnet at Hays is a public K-12 school, overseen by ECTOR COUNTY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.