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San Jacinto Elementary

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San Jacinto Elementary ranks 2349 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2349^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

San Jacinto Elementary in Odessa, TX, is a K-5 school in the Ector County Independent School District (Isd) serving 656 students in a high-poverty area, where over 86% qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school has a remarkable story of improvement, climbing from the 3rd percentile in 2015-2016 to the 70th percentile by 2023-2024, but it recently experienced a sharp decline to the 49th percentile in 2025-2026, dropping its rating from 3 stars to 2 stars. Despite this reversal, San Jacinto still outperforms many nearby schools like Dowling Elementary, Burnet Elementary, and Noel Elementary, which consistently rank in the bottom 20% of Texas schools.

One of San Jacinto's standout strengths is its exceptional performance in Spanish-language assessments, where 3rd graders significantly outperformed both the district and state in Math (66.67% vs. 27.78% district) and Reading (47.06% vs. 31.79% district) in 2025-2026. The school also excels in supporting its Special Education students, who ranked in the 84th percentile statewide in 2024-2025. However, there are notable weaknesses: Science scores are persistently low, with only 9.82% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025, a problem shared by neighboring schools like El Magnet At Zavala (9.2%). Additionally, the school struggles to serve its Gifted and Talented students, who dropped to the 14th percentile in 2025-2026, suggesting that recent gains may have focused on raising the floor for struggling learners at the expense of top performers.

Compared to nearby magnet schools like Cameron Dual Language Magnet and Austin Montessori Magnet, which show more stable performance at the 51st percentile, San Jacinto's scores are highly volatile, swinging from the 3rd to the 70th percentile and back. Interestingly, the school spends less per student ($9,870) than lower-performing neighbors like Sam Houston Elementary ($11,254), indicating past efficiency. The recent decline suggests that the strategies driving its turnaround may need renewal to prevent a slide back to historically low levels.

656

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,558

Per pupil spending ?

86.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 W 19th St
Odessa, TX 79763-2863

(432) 456-1219

District: Ector County Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend San Jacinto Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bowie Middle
High:	Odessa High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.4%

White:

8.8%

African American:

5.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 70th percentile in 2024 → 49th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 70th-percentile peak (2024) to 49th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg41%

Texas avg50%

2,349^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 47 pts since 2016

From bottom 3% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	45.7	2349 of 4627	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.4	2471 of 4651	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.0	1414 of 4710	70.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	1686 of 4647	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	1865 of 4581	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.2	1610 of 4578	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.7	1726 of 4479	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.1	2681 of 4359	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.2	3464 of 4329	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	5.7	4175 of 4286	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.6	4284 of 4320	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.0	4044 of 4260	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.1	4173 of 4221	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.7	4096 of 4206	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	19.4	3749 of 4095	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	44.0	2638 of 3937	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.3	2720 of 3884	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.1	1716 of 3768	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.5	2178 of 3724	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	61.2	1466 of 3476	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.2	1669 of 3475	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.5	1780 of 3465	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	1105 of 1905	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	84.9	176 of 2444	92.8%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	50.9	2023 of 4461	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.2	1970 of 4331	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.7	2127 of 4295	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.0	2953 of 4240	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	2682 of 2918	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	58.9	1224 of 3556	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.1	656 of 3487	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	66.8	737 of 3446	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.6	232 of 3333	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	60 of 3226	98.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.0	2297 of 4575	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.6	2449 of 3744	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.3	1261 of 4658	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	57.0	1745 of 4588	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	2080 of 4561	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.3	1790 of 4499	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	1799 of 4348	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.9	2878 of 4306	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	2645 of 3075	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	52.6	1595 of 2619	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	2239 of 2980	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.6	1750 of 2958	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	72.6	802 of 3006	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	59.4	1540 of 3184	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.6	2434 of 3106	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	1844 of 4413	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.2	1976 of 3644	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.7	918 of 4465	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	1176 of 4401	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	1268 of 4376	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	66.1	1054 of 4329	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	1136 of 4188	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	42.1	2456 of 4168	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.7	1864 of 4520	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.2	1935 of 3705	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.1	924 of 4594	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	63.3	1304 of 4521	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	57.2	1674 of 4477	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.9	898 of 4451	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	62.6	1195 of 4309	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	46.4	2275 of 4264	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	2459 of 4582	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.9	2033 of 3739	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.5	1397 of 4647	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	1687 of 4585	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	1765 of 4563	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.8	1453 of 4498	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.8	1664 of 4357	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.9	2512 of 4319	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	1312 of 4301	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.6	567 of 3549	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	894 of 4292	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	44.5	1988 of 4086	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	888 of 3952	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	49.9	1435 of 3799	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.0	1796 of 3684	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.8	2597 of 3558	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	2463 of 3006	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	50.0	1354 of 2612	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	71.3	714 of 3108	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	60.2	1204 of 3106	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	1482 of 3082	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	1466 of 3082	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.4	2029 of 3142	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	2166 of 3127	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)69th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)58th percentile+9 vs school

At Risk (2022)55th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)50th percentile~ school

Male (2026)46th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)42nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)18th percentile-31 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)14th percentile-35 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading50%-4 vs state

Mathematics44%-3 vs state

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Schools Near San Jacinto Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
San Jacinto Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 W 19th St	Odessa	79763	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1219	656	31	21.1	86.6%	58 (8.8%)	39 (5.9%)	534 (81.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	17 (2.6%)	45.7	2349^th of 4627 public elementary schools	49.2%		44.4	2471^st of 4651 public elementary schools	46.9%	122	47.1	29.4	21.4	66.7	17.7	21.4	50.0	48.2	51.0		47.5	36.1	49.0		$8,558
Pease Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 W 22nd St	Odessa	79763	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1179	621	29	21.4	83.7%	64 (10.3%)	7 (1.1%)	542 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	28.6	3521^st of 4627 public elementary schools	23.9%		21.4	3953^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	15.0%	432	36.8	50.0	42.1	52.6	37.5	31.6	36.2	49.3	38.7		27.5	48.0	24.2		$7,396
Austin Montessori Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	901 N Lee Ave	Odessa	79761	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1029	550	29	19.1	57.5%	63 (11.5%)	10 (1.8%)	464 (84.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	46.9	2274^th of 4627 public elementary schools	50.9%		37.4	2957^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.4%	683							43.3	53.6	62.7	51.4	28.4	55.4	47.5	25.7	$7,932
Noel Elementary	Public	K-5	2200 Newcomb Dr	Odessa	79764	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1249	501	25	19.7	87.2%	39 (7.8%)	5 (1.0%)	445 (88.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	24.7	3769^th of 4627 public elementary schools	18.5%		23.2	3842^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	17.4%	73	21.1	46.2	12.5	10.5	45.5	22.7	36.6	40.7	46.5		23.8	41.1	29.3		$7,393
Cameron Dual Language Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	2401 W 8th St	Odessa	79763	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1059	644	29	22.2	75.6%	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	638 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47.4	2247^th of 4627 public elementary schools	51.4%		52.1	2018^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.6%	229	18.2			0.0			37.8	38.4	55.3	76.0	44.6	45.4	38.2	70.0	$8,019
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
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
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
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 Zavala	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1201 Clifford St	Odessa	79763	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1239	726	34	21.3	89.8%	23 (3.2%)	21 (2.9%)	676 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	20.7	4004^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.5%		22.8	3861^st of 4651 public elementary schools	17.0%	143	11.1	31.6	50.0	12.5	37.5	12.5	29.3	31.3	42.2		32.5	37.7	32.4		$8,590

Frequently Asked Questions about San Jacinto Elementary

What is the racial makeup of San Jacinto Elementary?

Students at San Jacinto Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 9% White, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend San Jacinto Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 656 students attended San Jacinto Elementary.

What schools do graduates of San Jacinto Elementary attend?

Students who attend San Jacinto Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bowie Middle
High : Odessa High School

What district is San Jacinto Elementary in?

Ector County Independent School District (Isd)

Is San Jacinto Elementary a good school?

San Jacinto Elementary ranks 2349^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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