MURRY FLY EL

MURRY FLY EL is a high-enrollment elementary school in ODESSA, Texas, run under ECTOR COUNTY ISD. The school teaches 1,091 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so MURRY FLY EL sits 110% larger than that benchmark.

ECTOR COUNTY ISD comprises 45 schools with combined enrollment of 34,336 students; MURRY FLY EL is among them.

Looking at the student body, MURRY FLY EL lists that 94% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 6% White. By comparison, Ector County as a whole is about 64% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Ector County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MURRY FLY EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.3%; this one delivers 32.2%.

In the surrounding community, 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), MURRY FLY EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: EDWARD K DOWNING EL, around 2.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around MURRY FLY EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MURRY FLY EL at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 28.2%.

MURRY FLY EL operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 34%: 814 students in 2018 compared to 1,091 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 88% to 94% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 22.0:1 today.

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