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Enrollment
1,091
Elementary
DISTRICT 565 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ECTOR COUNTY ISD·NCES 481800005705
Murry Fly Elementary School
11688 WESTVIEW, ODESSA, TX 79764 · (432) 456-1269 · Ector County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,091 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
22.0:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
940 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 93 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 160 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 177 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 151 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 169 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 169 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 172 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (160) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (172).
Student demographics
12%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
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 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 17 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 22.0% | 25.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 30.0% |
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 | 44.0% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 40.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Murry Fly Elementary School
Murry Fly Elementary School's state test result (33.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murry Fly Elementary School this school | 1,091 | 86.2% | 33.9% |
| Dr R E Margo Elementary School WESLACO | 1,085 | 88.6% | 40.4% |
| Frank Macias Elementary School EL PASO | 975 | 86.1% | 36.4% |
| Wm David Surratt Elementary School CLINT | 939 | 85.5% | 36.5% |
| Cleckler/Heald Elementary School WESLACO | 909 | 82.5% | 55.0% |
| Desert Hills Elementary School EL PASO | 928 | 81.1% | 37.8% |
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 Murry Fly Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Ector County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #3,272 of 4,401 | #13 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #2,272 of 4,466 ▲ 165 | #8 of 30 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #3,240 of 4,466 ▲ 424 | #13 of 30 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #1,519 of 3,998 | #11 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,091 | #52 of 4,938 | #1 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #4,553 of 4,622 | #24 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.1% | #4,025 of 4,628 | #31 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.2% | #1,462 of 4,789 | #12 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +34.0% | #213 of 1,307 | #3 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
1,091
+228 (+26%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 722
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 1,091 | 49.5 | 22.0:1 | 86% (940) |
| 2023-24 | 1,089 | 51.3 | 21.2:1 | 86% (938) |
| 2022-23 | 998 | 52.7 | 19.0:1 | 81% (804) |
| 2020-21 | 863 | 50 | 17.3:1 | 70% (603) |
| 2017-18 | 814 | 44.9 | 18.1:1 | 64% (519) |
| 2015-16 | 784 | 42 | 18.7:1 | 71% (560) |
| 2010-11 | 749 | 42 | 17.8:1 | 77% (579) |
| 2000-01 | 644 | 38 | 16.9:1 | 77% (497) |
| 1990-91 | 722 | 39 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Murry Fly Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 34% (814 to 1,091); teachers up 10% (44.9 to 49.5).
About Murry Fly Elementary School
Murry Fly Elementary School is a large elementary school found in ODESSA, Texas. A total of 1,091 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. Against the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas, enrollment here is 110% higher.
Besides Murry Fly Elementary School, ECTOR COUNTY ISD runs 44 other schools. The district enrolls 34,336 students.
At Murry Fly Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 94% of the student body. The remaining students are 6% White. Among people living in Ector County, the Hispanic share is about 64%. Murry Fly Elementary School has a diversity index of 12%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 22.0 students per teacher. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is lower than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 86%. Among public schools in Ector County, the average eligibility rate is 71%.
The allk12 Grade for Murry Fly Elementary School is C. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 31% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Murry Fly Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 33.9%; the prediction is 36.9%.
Ector County census figures show that median household income is about $71,536, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. A total of 56 public schools operate in Ector County, serving about 38,123 students.
Of nearby public schools, Edward K Downing Elementary School is the closest, at about 2.5 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 27.9% proficiency; Murry Fly Elementary School posts 33.9%.
Murry Fly Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Mid-size locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 1,091 was 26% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 863. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.3:1 to 22.0:1 over the same years.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Edward K Downing Elementary School2.5 mi · 834
- Lauro Cavazos Elementary School3.0 mi · 614
- G E 'buddy' West Elementary School3.3 mi · 780
- Noel Elementary School6.5 mi · 501
- Crockett Middle School6.6 mi · 1,181
- Pease Elementary School6.8 mi · 621
Frequently asked questions
About Murry Fly Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Murry Fly Elementary School?
Murry Fly Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,091 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Murry Fly Elementary School serve?
Murry Fly Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Murry Fly Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Murry Fly Elementary School is approximately 22.0:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Murry Fly Elementary School?
Student demographics at Murry Fly Elementary School are roughly 6% White, 94% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Murry Fly Elementary School in?
Murry Fly Elementary School is part of ECTOR COUNTY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.