Enrollment
292
Elementary
DISTRICT 565 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ECTOR COUNTY ISD·NCES 481800001595
El Magnet at Travis
1400 S LEE, ODESSA, TX 79761 · (432)456-1229 · Ector County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL292 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
261 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 108 | 37% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 31% |
Student demographics
18%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.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
30.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2023-24
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 7.0% | 23.0% | 37.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 28.0% | 30.0% | 33.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 16.0% | 12.0% |
| 2021-22 | 15.0% | 14.0% |
| 2020-21 | 9.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
29.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 →
Where El Magnet at Travis ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Ector County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #3,735 of 4,401 | #20 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,214 of 4,466 ▲ 1,204 | #17 of 30 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #4,281 of 4,466 ▲ 158 | #29 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +22.5pp | #375 of 3,998 | #1 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 292 | #4,245 of 4,938 | #32 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #2,732 of 4,622 | #2 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.4% | #3,810 of 4,628 | #26 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.4% | #1,139 of 4,789 | #5 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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
292
-41 (-12%) vs 2017
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 677
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 13.0:1
% White
4%
was 7%
% Hispanic
90%
was 90%
% Black
5%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 292 | 19.1 | 15.3:1 | 89% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 300 | 19.6 | 15.3:1 | 90% (270) |
| 2020-21 | 355 | 26 | 13.7:1 | 74% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 333 | 25.6 | 13.0:1 | 75% (249) |
| 2015-16 | 334 | 33 | 10.1:1 | 78% (259) |
| 2010-11 | 611 | 41 | 14.9:1 | 86% (526) |
| 2000-01 | 438 | 33 | 13.3:1 | 83% (365) |
| 1990-91 | 677 | 44 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for El Magnet at Travis.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (333 to 292); teachers down 25% (25.6 to 19.1).
About El Magnet at Travis
El Magnet at Travis is classified as an elementary school. It is located in ODESSA, Texas. Grades offered run from 3 through 5, with 292 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 44% smaller than that.
The district, ECTOR COUNTY ISD, has 34,336 students enrolled across 45 schools.
El Magnet at Travis's enrollment is 90% Hispanic. It is also 5% Black and 4% White. For comparison, the population of Ector County is roughly 64% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is an 18% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 15.3 students per teacher and 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Ector County averages 71%, lower than here.
The model predicts 35.5% for a school in Texas with El Magnet at Travis's free or reduced-price lunch share. El Magnet at Travis posts 29.3%.
El Magnet at Travis is located in Ector County, where the median household income is $71,536, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Besides El Magnet at Travis, Ector County has 55 other public schools.
Ector College Prep Success Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles away. The five-mile area around El Magnet at Travis holds at least 8 other public schools. El Magnet at Travis's average proficiency of 29.3% compares with 40.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
El Magnet at Travis's enrollment dropped from 333 in 2017-18 to 292 in 2023-24. There were more students per teacher in 2023-24 (15.3:1) than in 2017-18 (13.0:1).
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at El Magnet at Travis. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Ector College Prep Success Academy0.7 mi · 1,272
- El Magnet at Milam Elementary School0.8 mi · 583
- El Magnet at Blackshear0.9 mi · 715
- Carver Early Ee-Kg0.9 mi · 385
- El Magnet at Hays1.0 mi · 511
- El Magnet at Zavala1.1 mi · 726
Frequently asked questions
About El Magnet at TravisHow many students attend El Magnet at Travis?
El Magnet at Travis enrolls approximately 292 students in grades 03-05.
Is El Magnet at Travis an elementary, middle, or high school?
El Magnet at Travis is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at El Magnet at Travis?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at El Magnet at Travis.
How diverse is El Magnet at Travis?
El Magnet at Travis reports a student body of 4% White, 90% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees El Magnet at Travis?
El Magnet at Travis 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.