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Enrollment
475
Elementary
DISTRICT 565 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ECTOR COUNTY ISD·NCES 481800006687
L B Johnson Elementary School
6401 AMBER DR, ODESSA, TX 79762 · (432) 456-1289 · Ector County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL475 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
20.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
370 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 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
42%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% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp 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 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 26.0% | 31.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 22.0% | 32.0% | 34.0% |
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% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 18.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 12.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 L B Johnson Elementary School
L B Johnson Elementary School's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| L B Johnson Elementary School this school | 475 | 77.9% | 39.1% |
| Jones Elementary School MIDLAND | 483 | 77.8% | 22.7% |
| Birdville Elementary School HALTOM CITY | 479 | 78.9% | 39.5% |
| Smith STEM Academy VICTORIA | 447 | 79.2% | 33.5% |
| O'Hara Lanier Elementary School FREEPORT | 456 | 76.3% | 37.1% |
| Washington Elementary School BIG SPRING | 489 | 79.8% | 48.4% |
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 L B Johnson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Ector County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #2,710 of 4,401 | #11 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,545 of 4,466 ▼ 607 | #22 of 30 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #3,339 of 4,466 ▼ 989 | #15 of 30 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.5pp | #826 of 3,998 | #6 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 475 | #2,770 of 4,938 | #23 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #4,478 of 4,622 | #16 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.9% | #2,957 of 4,628 | #9 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.9% | #2,098 of 4,789 | #18 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.2% | #326 of 2,838 | #3 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
475
-137 (-22%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 763
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 475 | 23.1 | 20.5:1 | 78% (370) |
| 2023-24 | 510 | 29 | 17.6:1 | 68% (347) |
| 2022-23 | 517 | 29.1 | 17.8:1 | 67% (348) |
| 2020-21 | 612 | 36 | 17.0:1 | 48% (294) |
| 2017-18 | 722 | 42 | 17.2:1 | 45% (328) |
| 2015-16 | 733 | 40 | 18.3:1 | 46% (340) |
| 2010-11 | 653 | 40 | 16.3:1 | 43% (284) |
| 2000-01 | 635 | 37 | 17.2:1 | 28% (179) |
| 1990-91 | 763 | 34 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for L B Johnson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (722 to 475); teachers down 45% (42 to 23.1).
About L B Johnson Elementary School
L B Johnson Elementary School is an elementary school in ODESSA, Texas, and it is part of ECTOR COUNTY ISD. Enrollment totals 475 students across kindergarten through 5.
In ECTOR COUNTY ISD, 45 schools enroll a combined 34,336 students.
At L B Johnson Elementary School, 74% of students are Hispanic. The school is also 18% White and 4% Black. That is higher than the 64% Hispanic share among all Ector County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 42%.
There are 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at L B Johnson Elementary School, giving a ratio of 20.5:1. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 5.4 fewer students per teacher than here. A total of 370 students, or 78%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
L B Johnson Elementary School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 46% of Texas public elementary schools.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, L B Johnson Elementary School's results are 1.3 points below predicted: 39.1% against 40.4%.
In the wider Ector County area, the median household earns about $71,536 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Across Ector County, 56 public schools serve about 38,123 students.
The STEM Academy is about 0.9 miles from L B Johnson Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, L B Johnson Elementary School is 6th among 8 schools close by.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment fell 22% over 4 years, reaching 475 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.0:1 in 2020-21, and 20.5:1 in 2024-25.
The L B Johnson Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 L B Johnson Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 1 state are named L B Johnson Elementary. L B Johnson Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- L B Johnson Elementary SchoolEDINBURG, TX · 402 students
- L B Johnson Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 317 students
Nearby schools
- The STEM Academy0.9 mi · 755
- Nimitz Middle School1.6 mi · 1,310
- Compass Academy Charter School1.7 mi · 1,558
- The Odessa Y Learning Center1.9 mi · 209
- Blanton Elementary School1.9 mi · 510
- Gonzales Elementary School2.3 mi · 424
Frequently asked questions
About L B Johnson Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at L B Johnson Elementary School?
L B Johnson Elementary School enrolls approximately 475 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does L B Johnson Elementary School serve?
L B Johnson Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does L B Johnson Elementary School have?
L B Johnson Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
What is the student diversity at L B Johnson Elementary School?
Student demographics at L B Johnson Elementary School are roughly 18% White, 74% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is L B Johnson Elementary School in?
L B Johnson Elementary School is part of ECTOR COUNTY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.