Enrollment
253
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·O'DONNELL ISD·NCES 483339003748
O'DONNELL SCHOOL
400 SMALL ST, O'DONNELL, TX 79351 · (806) 428-3241 · Lynn County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL253 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
32 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
162 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
55.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
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
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
253
-69 (-21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
was 10.1:1
% White
32%
was 30%
% Hispanic
67%
was 68%
% Black
0%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About O'DONNELL SCHOOL
O'DONNELL SCHOOL is a compact multi-level school in O'DONNELL, Texas, part of O'DONNELL ISD. The school educates 253 students in grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 485 students each, so O'DONNELL SCHOOL sits 48% leaner than that benchmark.
O'DONNELL SCHOOL is a school of O'DONNELL ISD, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.
On the student-mix side, O'DONNELL SCHOOL records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 67%. The remainder is composed of 32% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.
On the resource side, On paper, O'DONNELL SCHOOL has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.9:1. The state averages around 11.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Lynn County's rate of about 43%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, O'DONNELL SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.9%; this one delivers 47.0%.
Across the wider county, census data for Lynn County shows median household income runs about $73,679, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lynn County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,706 students), O'DONNELL SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: TAHOKA H S, around 13.9 miles off. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), O'DONNELL SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 39.9%.
Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.
Over the past 7-year window. O'DONNELL SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 21% since 2018, when it stood at 322 (now 253). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 10.1:1 in 2018 to 7.9:1 today.
On this page, members of the O'DONNELL SCHOOL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Lynn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,752
Census ACS
Median income
$73,679
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,706 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- TAHOKA H S13.9 mi · 183
- TAHOKA EL13.9 mi · 295
- TAHOKA MIDDLE14.0 mi · 134
- LAMESA SCHOOLS17.2 mi · 1,484
- DAWSON SCHOOL17.5 mi · 140
- WILSON SCHOOL24.9 mi · 133
Frequently asked questions
About O'DONNELL SCHOOLHow large is O'DONNELL SCHOOL?
O'DONNELL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 253 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does O'DONNELL SCHOOL serve?
O'DONNELL SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many teachers does O'DONNELL SCHOOL have?
O'DONNELL SCHOOL employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.9:1.
What is the student diversity at O'DONNELL SCHOOL?
Student demographics at O'DONNELL SCHOOL are roughly 32% White, 67% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is O'DONNELL SCHOOL in?
O'DONNELL SCHOOL is part of O'DONNELL ISD.
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