IRELAND EL

Set in ODESSA, Texas, IRELAND EL is a tight-knit primary school, operated by ECTOR COUNTY ISD. It teaches 431 students across grades K through 5.

ECTOR COUNTY ISD comprises 45 schools with combined enrollment of 34,336 students; IRELAND EL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, IRELAND EL reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 68%. Other groups include 24% White, 3% Black, 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, IRELAND EL has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting IRELAND EL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, IRELAND EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.0%, the actual is 29.5%, a residual of -12.5 points.

Across the wider county, Ector County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,536 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Ector County's 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,123 students), IRELAND EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PERMIAN H S, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), IRELAND EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 33.3%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at IRELAND EL has shrank 14%, going from 499 students in 2018 to 431 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 34% to 24%. Class-load math has grew: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 in 2025.

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