ODOM EL

As a compact elementary campus in AUSTIN, Texas, ODOM EL hosts 286 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under AUSTIN ISD. That puts it 45% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Across the 123 schools in AUSTIN ISD (72,272 students total), ODOM EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, ODOM EL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (88%). Other groups include 7% White, 4% Black. By comparison, Travis County as a whole is about 33% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting ODOM EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Travis County (around 54%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ODOM 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 30.0%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Travis County put median household income runs about $99,611, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. ODOM EL is one of 333 public schools in Travis County (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students).

Nearest neighbor: AUSTIN OAKS, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ODOM EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 35.1%.

ODOM EL operates from a metropolitan location.

Five-year trend. ODOM EL's enrollment has ticked down 38% since 2018, when it stood at 463 (now 286). Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

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