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Gonzales Elementary

Q: Is Gonzales Elementary a good school?

Gonzales Elementary ranks 3432 nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3432^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Gonzales Elementary in Odessa, TX, serves 424 students from Pre-K through 5th grade as part of the Ector County Independent School District (Isd), where over 80% of students come from low socio-economic backgrounds.

Gonzales Elementary has shown a remarkable ability to bounce back from low points, making it a school of recovery rather than decline. After hitting a low statewide ranking in the 9th percentile in 2024-2025, it rebounded to the 26th percentile in 2025-2026—a significant improvement not seen in nearby schools like Burnet Elementary (dropping from 14th to 5th percentile) or Ireland Elementary (dropping from 11th to 7th). A standout strength is 4th-grade reading, where 47.17% of students were proficient in 2025-2026, outperforming the district average (43.47%) and nearby schools like El Magnet At Blackshear (38.95%) and Dowling Elementary (22.03%). However, 5th-grade math remains a critical weakness, with only 27.27% proficient—far below the district (40.24%) and state (47.38%) averages.

An interesting contrast is the school’s proximity to El Magnet At Reagan Elementary, a top-30 school in Texas (99th percentile) just 0.7 miles away, highlighting how magnet programs can create vastly different outcomes despite similar neighborhoods. Gonzales spends $12,603 per student, higher than peers like Blanton Elementary ($9,050), but this hasn’t translated into higher rankings—unlike Gale Pond Alamo Elementary, which spent a comparable amount and ranked in the 51st percentile. A bright spot is the school’s success with English Language Learner (ELL) students, who jumped from the 4th to the 54th percentile statewide in one year, suggesting targeted interventions are working. For parents, Gonzales offers a school capable of targeted improvement, with specific strengths in reading and ELL support, but persistent challenges in math that need attention.

424

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,495

Per pupil spending ?

80.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2700 Disney St
Odessa, TX 79761-3300

(432) 456-1119

District: Ector County Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Gonzales Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Nimitz Middle
High:	Permian High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.6%

White:

19.3%

African American:

4.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Reading scores 14 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg43%

Texas avg51%

3,432^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 26Elementary Schools in the Ector County Independent School District (Isd)

634^th of 951Ector County Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	3432 of 4627	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.3	4216 of 4651	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	4197 of 4710	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	3596 of 4647	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	3667 of 4581	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.4	2649 of 4578	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	3425 of 4479	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	3797 of 4359	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.4	2934 of 4329	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.1	3284 of 4286	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.9	2964 of 4320	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.0	2529 of 4260	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.2	3025 of 4221	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.8	2957 of 4206	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	50.2	2392 of 4095	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.1	1819 of 3937	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.7	1780 of 3884	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.4	1691 of 3768	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.3	1588 of 3724	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.1	1629 of 3476	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	54.1	1816 of 3475	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	64.3	1277 of 3465	63.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	39.6	1517 of 2443	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	1413 of 2443	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.7	812 of 2421	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.3	549 of 2444	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	503 of 2515	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	13.0	2422 of 2483	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	20.4	4050 of 4461	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	3713 of 4331	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	3648 of 4295	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	4186 of 4240	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	1336 of 2918	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	14.3	3507 of 3668	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	3250 of 3556	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	3366 of 3487	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	59.7	1094 of 3333	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	3691 of 4575	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.2	3316 of 3744	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	4090 of 4658	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	3858 of 4588	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	4111 of 4561	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	3144 of 4499	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.6	3470 of 4348	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	3673 of 4306	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	2329 of 3075	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.1	1903 of 2619	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	2627 of 2980	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	2728 of 2958	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	2176 of 3006	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	3006 of 3184	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	3543 of 4413	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.3	3240 of 3644	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	4035 of 4465	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	3472 of 4401	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	3266 of 4376	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.5	2356 of 4329	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	3085 of 4188	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	3654 of 4168	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.9	2789 of 4520	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.1	2985 of 3705	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	3668 of 4594	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	3372 of 4521	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	3475 of 4477	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.3	2294 of 4451	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	3533 of 4309	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	4013 of 4264	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.8	3106 of 4582	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.7	3230 of 3739	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	3949 of 4647	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	3326 of 4585	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	3144 of 4563	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.6	2290 of 4498	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	3232 of 4357	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	3820 of 4319	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	2891 of 4301	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.4	2061 of 3549	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	2663 of 4292	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.1	3474 of 4086	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.0	1700 of 3952	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.1	2330 of 3799	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	2826 of 3684	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	3106 of 3558	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.0	1810 of 3006	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	17.6	2387 of 2612	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	2702 of 3108	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	2421 of 3106	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	2864 of 3082	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	2627 of 3082	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	2825 of 3142	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	2916 of 3127	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)54th percentile+45 vs school

White (2026)40th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2024)38th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2026)33rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)24th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile-7 vs school

At Risk (2022)9th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading40%-14 vs state

Mathematics37%-10 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, February 21, 2009

The staff at this school are great. My daughter went to Gonzales from 4th-6th. It is a far better school than the elementarty she went to before and most of the good friends she made are from there. The teachers really care about their students and want them to be successful. Nothing but great things to say about this school! Close Quote

Schools Near Gonzales Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Gonzales Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Disney St	Odessa	79761	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1119	424	24	17.8	80.4%	82 (19.3%)	18 (4.2%)	308 (72.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	29.9	3432^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	25.8%		16.3	4216^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.4%	784								28.3	47.2	45.5				37.0	47.2	27.3					$7,495
El Magnet At Reagan Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2321 E 21st St	Odessa	79761	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(432) 456-1189	685	31	22.1	43.2%	148 (21.6%)	20 (2.9%)	457 (66.7%)	46 (6.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	98.7	30^th of 4627 public elementary schools	99.4%		99	19^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.6%	11	90.5							92.2	93.7	96.7				78.6	83.2	89.1					$13,554
Harmony Science Academy - Odessa	Public, Charter	K-8	2755 N Grandview Ave	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Harmony Public Schools - West Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 363-6000	541	30	17.7	73.4%	83 (15.3%)	29 (5.4%)	407 (75.2%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	38.4	2863^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	38.1%		49	2197^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.8%	666							100.0	30.9	43.6	52.6	55.3	54.7	53.1	23.6	36.4	61.4	29.0	3.9	67.3	22.5	$11,001
Blanton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4101 Lynbrook Ave	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1259	510	25	20.3	80.2%	93 (18.2%)	45 (8.8%)	340 (66.7%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.5%)	46	2333^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	49.6%		41.8	2656^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.9%	323								34.3	53.9	52.8				37.3	70.1	34.3					$7,153
Dowling Elementary	Public	K-5	1510 E 17th	Odessa	79761	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1079	712	29	24.2	87.9%	36 (5.1%)	15 (2.1%)	642 (90.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	12 (1.7%)	18.5	4132^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	10.7%		21	3974^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.6%	158	22.0	35.0	35.4	17.1	37.5	8.3		37.5	22.0	38.7				42.5	32.2	22.6					$8,650
Burnet Elementary	Public	K-5	3700 Permian Dr	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1049	325	17	18.7	84.9%	55 (16.9%)	18 (5.5%)	234 (72.0%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	6 (1.8%)	21.3	3976^th of 4627 public elementary schools	14.1%		11.5	4436^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.6%	460								45.2	26.1	40.4				31.0	28.3	33.9					$8,457
Lamar Early Ee-Kg	Public	PK-K	501 Lettie Lee	Odessa	79761	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1159	338	12	27.7	72.5%	32 (9.5%)	10 (3.0%)	290 (85.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)								(n/a)																					$9,578
Gale Pond Alamo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 E 23rd St	Odessa	79760	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1019	352	23	15.0	66.2%	54 (15.3%)	12 (3.4%)	270 (76.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.1%)	47.3	2255^th of 4627 public elementary schools	51.3%		53.3	1952^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	58.0%	303								42.9	46.9	52.3				34.7	51.0	61.4					$8,288
El Magnet At Blackshear	Public, Magnet	K-5	501 S Dixie Blvd	Odessa	79761	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1279	715	33	21.9	92.2%	24 (3.4%)	61 (8.5%)	615 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.8%)	15.5	4268^th of 4627 public elementary schools	7.8%		25	3726^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.9%	542	24.0	30.8	11.1	12.0	7.7	0.0		23.7	39.0	39.2				23.7	34.0	22.9					$7,170
El Magnet At Milam Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	815 S Dixie Blvd	Odessa	79761	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1169	583	35	16.8	62.3%	42 (7.2%)	4 (0.7%)	532 (91.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	47.1	2265^th of 4627 public elementary schools	51.0%		53.2	1956^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.9%	309	0.0							60.5	44.6	60.2				34.1	50.0	34.9					$7,730

Frequently Asked Questions about Gonzales Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Gonzales Elementary?

Students at Gonzales Elementary are 73% Hispanic, 19% White, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Is Gonzales Elementary a good school?

Gonzales Elementary ranks 3432^nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Gonzales Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gonzales Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Nimitz Middle
High : Permian High School

How many students attend Gonzales Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 424 students attended Gonzales Elementary.

What district is Gonzales Elementary in?

Ector County Independent School District (Isd)

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