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Ross Elementary

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Ross Elementary ranks 2371 st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2371^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Ross Elementary in Odessa, TX, is a PK-5 school in the Ector County Independent School District (Isd) serving 512 students, and it stands out for its remarkable turnaround from being in the bottom 1% of Texas elementary schools in 2018-2019 to now ranking in the 49th percentile in 2025-2026. This sustained upward trajectory is a key differentiator, especially when compared to nearby schools like Goliad Elementary and Ireland Elementary, which have seen their rankings decline to the 9th and 7th percentiles, respectively. Ross has achieved a consistent 2-star rating over the last three years, a significant improvement from its previous 0-star rating, and serves a predominantly low socio-economic status population, with about 77% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

One of the school's standout strengths is its exceptional performance in 4th Grade Mathematics, where 58.11% of students were proficient in 2025-2026, outperforming both the district (45.33%) and state (49.28%) averages. This is a dramatic jump from 3rd Grade Math, where only 29.17% of students were proficient, suggesting a targeted instructional focus at the 4th-grade level. Additionally, Ross performs notably well for its Hispanic and low socio-economic status students, with these groups ranking in the 71st and 62nd percentiles statewide, respectively. This is particularly impressive given the school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, especially when compared to the nearby El Magnet At Reagan Elementary, a top-performing magnet school with only 43% free/reduced lunch students.

However, Ross faces challenges, including a persistent weakness in 3rd Grade Math and 5th Grade Science, where only 12.5% of students were proficient in 2024-2025, well below the state average of 29.57%. The school also shows a stark contrast in subgroup performance, with White students ranking in the 4th percentile in 2025-2026, a significant drop from previous years. On a positive note, Ross invests strategically in its resources, with a per-student spending of $11,513 and a student-teacher ratio of 17.3, both more favorable than many peers like Blanton Elementary and Dowling Elementary, which likely contributes to its ongoing improvement.

512

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,534

Per pupil spending ?

77%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4600 N Everglade Ave
Odessa, TX 79762-6000

(432) 456-1199

District: Ector County Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Ross Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wilson & Young Medal Of Honor Middle
High:	Permian High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.2%

White:

19.9%

African American:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2016 → 49th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 43 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg43%

Texas avg51%

2,371^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 43 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	45.2	2371 of 4627	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.6	2667 of 4651	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	2762 of 4710	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	3673 of 4647	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	3796 of 4581	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	3947 of 4578	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	4444 of 4479	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	4288 of 4359	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.3	3913 of 4329	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.8	4041 of 4286	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.8	4281 of 4320	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.0	4121 of 4260	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.8	4087 of 4221	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	20.8	3823 of 4206	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	28.5	3453 of 4095	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	65.1	1469 of 3937	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.4	1956 of 3884	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.9	1833 of 3768	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.2	1851 of 3724	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.0	1424 of 3476	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.1	1143 of 3475	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	69.6	1006 of 3465	71.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	13.2	2371 of 2443	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	2267 of 2515	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	2458 of 2483	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	16.8	4203 of 4461	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	3837 of 4331	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	4268 of 4295	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	4203 of 4240	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	1239 of 2918	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	2421 of 4575	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.3	2001 of 3744	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	3172 of 4658	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	3698 of 4588	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	3912 of 4561	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	4140 of 4499	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	4314 of 4348	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	4275 of 4306	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	2742 of 3075	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	2746 of 3006	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	3165 of 3184	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	3032 of 3106	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.6	1268 of 4413	71.3%	★★★★☆
2025	48.2	1854 of 3644	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	2314 of 4465	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.0	3742 of 4401	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	3556 of 4376	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	3609 of 4329	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	4152 of 4188	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	4117 of 4168	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.8	1722 of 4520	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.4	1392 of 3705	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	1956 of 4594	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.2	3068 of 4521	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	3691 of 4477	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	3662 of 4451	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	4290 of 4309	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	4204 of 4264	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.9	2383 of 4582	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.0	2026 of 3739	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	2071 of 4647	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.2	3591 of 4585	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	3578 of 4563	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	3554 of 4498	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	4329 of 4357	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	4124 of 4319	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	2662 of 4301	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.1	1676 of 3549	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.8	510 of 4292	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	33.6	2843 of 4086	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	3348 of 3952	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	3667 of 3799	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	1748 of 3684	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	16.1	3488 of 3558	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	11.5	2887 of 3006	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.1	2063 of 2612	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.5	1928 of 3108	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.4	2647 of 3106	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	2811 of 3082	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	2985 of 3082	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.3	3128 of 3142	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	3081 of 3127	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)71st percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)58th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)48th percentile~ school

Female (2026)47th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)38th percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)11th percentile-38 vs school

At Risk (2022)6th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)4th percentile-45 vs school

African American (2023)3rd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading50%-5 vs state

Mathematics44%-3 vs state

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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
Ross Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4600 N Everglade Ave	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1199	512	30	17.3	77.0%	102 (19.9%)	29 (5.7%)	344 (67.2%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.1%)	45.2	2371^st of 4627 public elementary schools	48.8%		41.6	2667^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.7%	296								47.2	55.4	45.5				29.2	58.1	43.1					$8,534
Goliad Elementary	Public	K-5	501 E 52nd St	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1109	565	32	17.8	89.6%	82 (14.5%)	19 (3.4%)	445 (78.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.3%)	16.6	4209^th of 4627 public elementary schools	9.0%		15	4287^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.8%	78	25.0	42.1	37.5	12.5	0.0	50.0		21.9	34.4	41.9				25.0	26.8	35.4					$7,214
Ireland Elementary	Public	K-5	4301 Dawn Ave	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1149	431	23	18.6	73.1%	104 (24.1%)	14 (3.2%)	291 (67.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	14 (3.2%)	15.1	4284^th of 4627 public elementary schools	7.4%		18.1	4136^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.1%	148								32.9	35.8	38.6				20.3	22.2	31.9					$7,561
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
Sam Houston Elementary	Public	K-5	300 E 37th St	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1139	450	23	19.1	89.3%	35 (7.8%)	11 (2.4%)	390 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	7 (1.6%)	45.4	2365^th of 4627 public elementary schools	48.9%		35.9	3056^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.3%	691	25.0	39.1	17.7	22.2	21.7	5.9		53.9	35.4	54.1				44.2	37.9	59.0					$8,868
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ross Elementary

Is Ross Elementary a good school?

Ross Elementary ranks 2371^st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Ross Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ross Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wilson & Young Medal Of Honor Middle
High : Permian High School

How many students attend Ross Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 512 students attended Ross Elementary.

What district is Ross Elementary in?

Ector County Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Ross Elementary?

Students at Ross Elementary are 67% Hispanic, 20% White, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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