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Enrollment
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 565 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ECTOR COUNTY ISD·NCES 481800001583
Ireland Elementary School
4301 DAWN AVE, ODESSA, TX 79762 · (432) 456-1149 · Ector County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% 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.
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
18.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
315 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 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
48%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
37.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -3.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
26.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 3 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 10.0% | 27.0% | 32.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 17.0% | 27.0% | 47.0% |
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 | 37.0% | 26.0% |
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 100.0% | 80.0% |
| 2021-22 | 71.0% | 86.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 42% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Ireland Elementary School
Ireland Elementary School's state test result (28.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland Elementary School this school | 431 | 73.1% | 28.3% |
| Dalhart Intermediate School DALHART | 430 | 73.7% | 32.7% |
| H T Faulk Elementary School ARANSAS PASS | 432 | 73.6% | N/A |
| Venus Primary School VENUS | 397 | 73.8% | N/A |
| Cathelene Thomas Elementary School SLATON | 435 | 69.9% | 36.0% |
| Main Street Elementary School TAYLOR | 446 | 74.2% | 32.6% |
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 Ireland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Ector County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #3,812 of 4,401 | #22 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #4,156 of 4,466 ▼ 123 | #28 of 30 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,915 of 4,466 ▼ 34 | #22 of 30 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 431 | #3,215 of 4,938 | #25 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #4,323 of 4,622 | #8 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.4% | #2,548 of 4,628 | #5 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.1% | #2,390 of 4,789 | #22 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #1,720 of 2,838 | #7 of 9 |
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
431
-62 (-13%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 630
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 431 | 23.1 | 18.7:1 | 73% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 21.7 | 19.6:1 | 67% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 22.3 | 20.0:1 | 60% (269) |
| 2020-21 | 493 | 32 | 15.4:1 | 58% (285) |
| 2017-18 | 499 | 31.5 | 15.9:1 | 42% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 463 | 33 | 14.0:1 | 36% (166) |
| 2010-11 | 548 | 31 | 17.7:1 | 52% (287) |
| 2000-01 | 593 | 39 | 15.2:1 | 48% (282) |
| 1990-91 | 630 | 37 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ireland Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (499 to 431); teachers down 27% (31.5 to 23.1).
About Ireland Elementary School
Ireland Elementary School is a small elementary school in ODESSA, Texas, (ZIP code 79762). A total of 431 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5.
Ireland Elementary School sits within ECTOR COUNTY ISD, which has 45 schools and 34,336 students.
At Ireland Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 68% of the student body. Next come 24% White, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. Ireland Elementary School's diversity index is 48%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Ireland Elementary School is 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 18.7:1. This ratio sits 3.6 above the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 73%. That tracks the 71% average for public schools in Ector County.
The allk12 Grade for Ireland Elementary School is F. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 4% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school in Texas with Ireland Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 42.5%. Ireland Elementary School scores 28.3%.
Among Ector County residents, the median household income is $71,536, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ireland Elementary School is one of 56 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Ireland Elementary School to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Permian High School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Ireland Elementary School is 7th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment is down 13% from 2020-21, when Ireland Elementary School had 493 students, to 2024-25, when it had 431. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.4:1 in 2020-21, and 18.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Ireland Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Ireland Elementary. Ireland Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Ireland Elementary SchoolIreland, IN · 548 students
Nearby schools
- Permian High School0.4 mi · 4,138
- Ross Elementary School0.6 mi · 512
- Burnet Elementary School0.7 mi · 325
- Wilson & Young Medal of Honor Middle School1.0 mi · 1,227
- Goliad Elementary School1.1 mi · 565
- Harmony Science Academy - Odessa1.2 mi · 541
Frequently asked questions
About Ireland Elementary SchoolHow large is Ireland Elementary School?
Ireland Elementary School enrolls approximately 431 students in grades KG-05.
Is Ireland Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ireland Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Ireland Elementary School have?
Ireland Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Ireland Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ireland Elementary School are roughly 24% White, 68% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Ireland Elementary School in?
Ireland Elementary School is part of ECTOR COUNTY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.