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Enrollment
844
Elementary
DISTRICT 565 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ECTOR COUNTY ISD·NCES 481800013117
Lee Buice Elementary School
1800 E 87TH ST, ODESSA, TX 79765 · (432) 456-1339 · Ector County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL844 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% 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.
- DBeats 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
20.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
541 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 | 124 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 134 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 145 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 154 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 150 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 137 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (124) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (137).
Student demographics
50%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% . -19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +4.0pp 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 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 25.0% | 29.0% | 34.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 23.0% | 26.0% | 37.0% |
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% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 60.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 56.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% 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 Lee Buice Elementary School
Lee Buice Elementary School's state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Buice Elementary School this school | 844 | 64.1% | 30.3% |
| Zelma Hutsell Elementary School KATY | 804 | 67.3% | 35.0% |
| Stephen F Austin Elementary School BAYTOWN | 792 | 64.9% | 42.9% |
| Floresville South Elementary School FLORESVILLE | 938 | 65.1% | 34.5% |
| Double Creek Elementary School JARRELL | 787 | 69.1% | 27.2% |
| Barbara Jordan Elementary School ODESSA | 807 | 66.7% | 31.4% |
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 Lee Buice Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Ector County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #3,642 of 4,401 | #17 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,215 of 4,466 ▲ 603 | #18 of 30 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,916 of 4,466 ▼ 96 | #23 of 30 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #922 of 3,998 | #7 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 844 | #317 of 4,938 | #2 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #4,490 of 4,622 | #17 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.8% | #2,444 of 4,628 | #4 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.1% | #2,902 of 4,789 | #27 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +30.0% | #253 of 1,307 | #5 of 19 |
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
844
+75 (+10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 844 | 40.7 | 20.8:1 | 64% (541) |
| 2023-24 | 821 | 42 | 19.5:1 | 58% (474) |
| 2022-23 | 843 | 40.1 | 21.0:1 | 54% (454) |
| 2020-21 | 769 | 42 | 18.3:1 | 43% (329) |
| 2017-18 | 649 | 37.5 | 17.3:1 | 34% (221) |
| 2015-16 | 579 | 34 | 17.0:1 | 32% (183) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lee Buice Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (649 to 844); teachers up 8% (37.5 to 40.7).
About Lee Buice Elementary School
Lee Buice Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school in ODESSA, Texas, administered by ECTOR COUNTY ISD. The school reports 844 students in kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students.
Lee Buice Elementary School is in ECTOR COUNTY ISD, a district with 34,336 students across 45 schools.
Hispanic students account for 67% of enrollment at Lee Buice Elementary School. Other students are 23% White, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, Ector County is about 64% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Lee Buice Elementary School comes in at 50%.
The school has about 20.8 students per teacher and 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, lower than at this school. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades Lee Buice Elementary School a D. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Lee Buice Elementary School is a bottom-10% school in Texas on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 30.3% against a predicted 46.3%.
Lee Buice Elementary School is located in Ector County, where median household income is about $71,536, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Lee Buice Elementary School is one of 56 public schools in Ector County, which together enroll about 38,123 students.
The shortest distance from Lee Buice Elementary School to another public school is about 1.4 miles, to Barbara Jordan Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Lee Buice Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 769 to 844. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 20.8:1, from 18.3:1.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Lee Buice Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Nearby schools
- Barbara Jordan Elementary School1.4 mi · 807
- Ector Co Youth Center1.7 mi · 14
- Alter Ed Center1.7 mi · 85
- Goliad Elementary School3.0 mi · 565
- Ross Elementary School3.2 mi · 512
- Ireland Elementary School3.4 mi · 431
Frequently asked questions
About Lee Buice Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lee Buice Elementary School?
Lee Buice Elementary School enrolls approximately 844 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Lee Buice Elementary School serve?
Lee Buice Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Lee Buice Elementary School?
Approximately 20.8:1 students per teacher at Lee Buice Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Lee Buice Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lee Buice Elementary School are roughly 23% White, 67% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Lee Buice Elementary School in?
Lee Buice Elementary School is part of ECTOR COUNTY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.