Enrollment
322
Elementary
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALDINE ISD·NCES 480771000064
Odom Elementary School
14701 HENRY RD, HOUSTON, TX 77060 · (281) 878-0390 · Harris County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL322 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% 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.
- B+Beats 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
12.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
297 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 26% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 24% |
This year's 1st grade class (49) is 36% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +32.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 32 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 30.0% | 29.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 31.0% | 18.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 51.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
39.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Odom Elementary School
Odom Elementary School's state test result (39.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odom Elementary School this school | 322 | 92.2% | 39.9% |
| David G Sanchez Elementary School LA FERIA | 330 | 92.7% | 52.1% |
| Castro Elementary School MISSION | 328 | 91.8% | 43.5% |
| Bowie Elementary School HARLINGEN | 335 | 93.4% | 61.3% |
| Burnet Elementary School HOUSTON | 324 | 90.1% | 33.4% |
| W J Turner Elementary School FORT WORTH | 341 | 93.8% | 24.2% |
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 Odom Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #2,605 of 4,401 | #346 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,723 of 4,466 ▲ 164 | #226 of 625 ▲ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #2,344 of 4,466 ▲ 77 | #307 of 625 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.0pp | #776 of 3,998 | #106 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 322 | #4,062 of 4,938 | #604 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #774 of 4,622 | #113 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.2% | #4,100 of 4,628 | #610 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.2% | #816 of 4,789 | #201 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -57.0% | #23 of 2,838 | #7 of 441 |
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
322
-96 (-23%) vs 2020
-72% since 1990-91, when it was 1,140
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 322 | 24.9 | 12.9:1 | 92% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 342 | 25 | 13.7:1 | 97% (332) |
| 2022-23 | 374 | 26.9 | 13.9:1 | 98% (365) |
| 2020-21 | 418 | 31 | 13.5:1 | 95% (399) |
| 2017-18 | 749 | 47 | 15.9:1 | 95% (713) |
| 2015-16 | 893 | 53 | 16.9:1 | 93% (827) |
| 2010-11 | 850 | 50 | 17.0:1 | 92% (781) |
| 2000-01 | 836 | 52 | 16.1:1 | 81% (677) |
| 1990-91 | 1,140 | 65 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Odom Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 57% (749 to 322); teachers down 47% (47 to 24.9).
About Odom Elementary School
In HOUSTON, Texas, part of Harris County, Odom Elementary School is an elementary school. Students in grades 1 through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 322 students. Elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students, which makes this school 38% below average.
ALDINE ISD serves 56,419 students across 76 schools.
At Odom Elementary School, 95% of students are Hispanic. The school is also 2% Black. That is higher than the 44% Hispanic share among all Harris County residents. The diversity index for Odom Elementary School is 10%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 24.9 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is higher. Roughly 92% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Harris County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Odom Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 58% of Texas public elementary schools.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Odom Elementary School's results are 5.5 points above predicted: 39.9% against 34.3%.
In the surrounding county, Harris County, median household income comes to about $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. The county's public schools total 1,205, with about 886,911 students.
Thompson Elementary School sits about 1.3 miles from Odom Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Odom Elementary School is 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 322, down from 418 in 2020-21.
The Odom Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
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Other Odom Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Odom Elementary. Odom Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Odom Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 286 students
- Odom Elementary SchoolMoultrie, GA · 518 students
Nearby schools
- Thompson Elementary School1.3 mi · 455
- Grantham Academy1.3 mi · 1,006
- Reed Academy1.3 mi · 637
- Raymond Elementary School1.4 mi · 297
- Hinojosa Ec/PK/K1.4 mi · 578
- Stovall Middle School1.5 mi · 1,039
Frequently asked questions
About Odom Elementary SchoolHow large is Odom Elementary School?
Odom Elementary School enrolls approximately 322 students in grades 01-05.
What grades does Odom Elementary School serve?
Odom Elementary School serves grades 01-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Odom Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Odom Elementary School is approximately 12.9:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Odom Elementary School?
Odom Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 95% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Odom Elementary School?
Odom Elementary School is overseen by ALDINE ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.