L B JOHNSON EL

Located at 6401 AMBER DR, in ODESSA, Texas, L B JOHNSON EL is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school that caters to 475 students (grades K through 5), part of ECTOR COUNTY ISD.

ECTOR COUNTY ISD runs 45 schools in total, collectively educating 34,336 students. L B JOHNSON EL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, L B JOHNSON EL records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 74%; the rest consists of 18% White, 4% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, L B JOHNSON EL has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.5:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, L B JOHNSON EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.9%; this one delivers 34.8%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Ector County) records that median household earnings sit near $71,536, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ector County's 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,123 students), L B JOHNSON EL is one campus in the mix.

THE STEM ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around L B JOHNSON EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts L B JOHNSON EL at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 48.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. L B JOHNSON EL's enrollment has decreased 34% since 2018, when it stood at 722 (now 475). White enrollment moved from 25% to 18% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 20.5:1 today.

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