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Enrollment
565
Elementary
DISTRICT 565 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ECTOR COUNTY ISD·NCES 481800001579
Goliad Elementary School
501 E 52ND ST, ODESSA, TX 79762 · (432) 456-1109 · Ector County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL565 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Texas public elementary schools
- FTest 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.
- B-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
17.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
506 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 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
36%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
35.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +2.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 2 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 23.0% | 29.0% | 36.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 19.0% | 27.0% | 44.0% |
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 | 35.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 21.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
22.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Goliad Elementary School
Goliad Elementary School's state test result (22.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goliad Elementary School this school | 565 | 89.6% | 22.5% |
| Highland Lakes Elementary School GRANITE SHOALS | 524 | 90.3% | 24.9% |
| Long Elementary School MIDLAND | 575 | 89.2% | 32.6% |
| Dezavala Elementary School SAN MARCOS | 584 | 87.7% | 28.6% |
| Zundelowitz Elementary School WICHITA FALLS | 514 | 90.9% | 21.6% |
| Lamar Elementary School MIDLAND | 604 | 86.1% | 25.6% |
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 Goliad Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Ector County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #4,179 of 4,401 | #26 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #3,984 of 4,466 ▲ 157 | #26 of 30 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #4,054 of 4,466 ▼ 40 | #24 of 30 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #2,058 of 3,998 | #16 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 565 | #1,900 of 4,938 | #16 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #4,159 of 4,622 | #6 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.7% | #3,239 of 4,628 | #14 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.6% | #1,120 of 4,789 | #4 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.2% | #464 of 1,307 | #13 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
565
+48 (+9%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 527
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 565 | 31.7 | 17.8:1 | 90% (506) |
| 2023-24 | 616 | 32.1 | 19.2:1 | 87% (534) |
| 2022-23 | 606 | 30.4 | 19.9:1 | 85% (513) |
| 2020-21 | 517 | 34 | 15.2:1 | 84% (434) |
| 2017-18 | 478 | 29.7 | 16.1:1 | 71% (338) |
| 2015-16 | 485 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 74% (361) |
| 2010-11 | 676 | 37 | 18.3:1 | 83% (564) |
| 2000-01 | 451 | 31 | 14.6:1 | 70% (315) |
| 1990-91 | 527 | 30 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Goliad Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (478 to 565); teachers up 7% (29.7 to 31.7).
About Goliad Elementary School
Students in ODESSA, Texas, attend Goliad Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 565 students, from kindergarten through 5.
Across its 45 schools, ECTOR COUNTY ISD enrolls 34,336 students. Goliad Elementary School is one of those schools.
Goliad Elementary School's enrollment is 79% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 15% White, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Ector County, the Hispanic share is about 64%. Goliad Elementary School has a diversity index of 36%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Goliad Elementary School, 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 17.8:1. That ratio is over the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 90% of enrollment. The gap from the 71% average for public schools in Ector County is 19 points.
The allk12 Grade for Goliad Elementary School is D. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 5% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Goliad Elementary School would be expected to post about 35.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 22.5%.
Among Ector County residents, median household income is about $71,536, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Goliad Elementary School is one of 56 public schools in Ector County, which together enroll about 38,123 students.
The closest public school, Ross Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles from Goliad Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 31.5%; Goliad Elementary School's is 22.5%, ranking 6th of 7.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 517 in 2020-21 and 565 in 2024-25, a increase of 48 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.2:1 to 17.8:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Goliad Elementary School. 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
Other Goliad Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 1 state are named Goliad Elementary. Goliad Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Goliad Elementary SchoolGOLIAD, TX · 550 students
- Goliad Elementary SchoolSAN ANGELO, TX · 543 students
- Goliad Elementary SchoolBIG SPRING, TX · 271 students
Nearby schools
- Ross Elementary School0.5 mi · 512
- Wilson & Young Medal of Honor Middle School0.9 mi · 1,227
- Ireland Elementary School1.1 mi · 431
- Sam Houston Elementary School1.2 mi · 450
- Alter Ed Center1.3 mi · 85
- Ector Co Youth Center1.3 mi · 14
Frequently asked questions
About Goliad Elementary SchoolHow large is Goliad Elementary School?
Goliad Elementary School enrolls approximately 565 students in grades KG-05.
Is Goliad Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Goliad Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Goliad Elementary School?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at Goliad Elementary School.
How diverse is Goliad Elementary School?
Goliad Elementary School reports a student body of 15% White, 79% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Goliad Elementary School public or private?
Goliad Elementary School 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.