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Enrollment
424
Elementary
DISTRICT 565 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ECTOR COUNTY ISD·NCES 481800001580
Gonzales Elementary School
2700 DISNEY ST, ODESSA, TX 79761 · (432) 456-1119 · Ector County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Texas public elementary schools
- DTest 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.
- AThree-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
17.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
341 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 | 25 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
43%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% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp 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 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 29.0% | 31.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 25.0% | 26.0% | 35.0% |
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% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 24.0% |
| 2022-23 | 17.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 7.0% | 13.0% |
| 2020-21 | 11.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% 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 Gonzales Elementary School
Gonzales Elementary School's state test result (26.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzales Elementary School this school | 424 | 80.4% | 26.9% |
| Fannin Elementary School SAN ANGELO | 436 | 81.0% | 22.7% |
| Smith STEM Academy VICTORIA | 447 | 79.2% | 33.5% |
| Southwest Elementary School BELTON | 415 | 81.9% | 23.8% |
| Rice Elementary School RICE | 444 | 81.5% | 46.4% |
| Nixon Smiley Elementary School SMILEY | 438 | 80.4% | 44.1% |
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 Gonzales Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Ector County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #3,928 of 4,401 | #24 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #2,970 of 4,466 ▲ 1,206 | #14 of 30 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #3,338 of 4,466 ▲ 324 | #14 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +20.0pp | #490 of 3,998 | #2 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #3,288 of 4,938 | #26 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #4,179 of 4,622 | #7 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.2% | #2,890 of 4,628 | #8 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.4% | #1,928 of 4,789 | #16 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.9% | #1,188 of 1,307 | #19 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
424
-44 (-9%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 579
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 424 | 23.7 | 17.9:1 | 80% (341) |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 27.3 | 17.5:1 | 71% (341) |
| 2022-23 | 497 | 27.9 | 17.8:1 | 75% (373) |
| 2020-21 | 468 | 28 | 16.7:1 | 57% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 416 | 28.8 | 14.4:1 | 48% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 433 | 25 | 17.3:1 | 46% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 589 | 34 | 17.3:1 | 57% (334) |
| 2000-01 | 499 | 30 | 16.6:1 | 46% (228) |
| 1990-91 | 579 | 30 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gonzales Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (416 to 424); teachers down 18% (28.8 to 23.7).
About Gonzales Elementary School
Gonzales Elementary School is a small elementary school in ODESSA, Texas, (ZIP code 79761). It enrolls 424 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5.
The ECTOR COUNTY ISD system has 45 schools and 34,336 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Gonzales Elementary School is 73%, a majority. The school is also 19% White, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 64% Hispanic share among all Ector County residents. A diversity index of 43% means there is a 43% chance two randomly chosen students at Gonzales Elementary School are from different groups.
The school had 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 17.9:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is 2.8 students per teacher. The school reported 80% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Ector County is 71%.
Gonzales Elementary School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 15% of Texas public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Gonzales Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 26.9% actual against 39.4% predicted.
For Ector County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $71,536 a year, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Gonzales Elementary School, Ector County has 56 public schools.
The closest school to Gonzales Elementary School is The Odessa Y Learning Center, located about 0.6 miles away. Gonzales Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Gonzales Elementary School ranks 8th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 26.9% against a local average of 45.6%.
For locale, NCES codes Gonzales Elementary School as City: Mid-size.
From 468 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 424 by 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.7:1 in 2020-21, and 17.9:1 in 2024-25.
The Gonzales Elementary School discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Gonzales Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Gonzales Elementary. Gonzales Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Gonzales Elementary SchoolGONZALES, TX · 500 students
- GONZALES ELEMENTARYSANTA FE, NM · 328 students
Nearby schools
- The Odessa Y Learning Center0.6 mi · 209
- El Magnet at Reagan Elementary School0.7 mi · 685
- Harmony Science Academy - Odessa1.0 mi · 541
- Bonham Middle School1.0 mi · 835
- Nimitz Middle School1.2 mi · 1,310
- Blanton Elementary School1.4 mi · 510
Frequently asked questions
About Gonzales Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gonzales Elementary School?
Gonzales Elementary School enrolls approximately 424 students in grades PK-05.
Is Gonzales Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gonzales Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gonzales Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gonzales Elementary School is approximately 17.9:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gonzales Elementary School?
At Gonzales Elementary School, the student body is approximately 19% White, 73% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Gonzales Elementary School public or private?
Gonzales 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.