LAMAR EARLY EE-KG

LAMAR EARLY EE-KG operates as a small elementary campus in ODESSA, Texas, operated by ECTOR COUNTY ISD. Current enrollment sits at 338 students spanning grades pre-K through K. That puts it 35% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Across the 45 schools in ECTOR COUNTY ISD (34,336 students total), LAMAR EARLY EE-KG accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LAMAR EARLY EE-KG reports that nearly all students (86%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 9% White, 3% Black. By comparison, Ector County as a whole is about 64% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 27.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 72% of students at LAMAR EARLY EE-KG qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Ector County shows median household income runs about $71,536, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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), LAMAR EARLY EE-KG is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is CARVER EARLY EE-KG, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 48%: 652 students in 2018 compared to 338 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 35.6:1 in 2018 to 27.8:1 today.

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