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El Magnet At Zavala

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

4004^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

El Magnet At Zavala is a PK-5 elementary school in Odessa, TX, serving 726 students in the Ector County Independent School District (Isd), where nearly 90% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school has a story of recovery, but it still faces significant challenges. After ranking in the bottom 1-3% of Texas elementary schools between 2015 and 2018, it has climbed to the 13th percentile, which is a notable improvement but still places it in the bottom 20% of the state. A key differentiator is the performance gap between Zavala and other magnet schools in the district. For example, El Magnet At Hays ranks in the 94th percentile, and El Magnet At Milam Elementary ranks in the 51st percentile, showing that the "magnet" label does not guarantee high performance here. The school also has a high student-to-teacher ratio of 21.3:1, which is much higher than nearby schools like Gale Pond Alamo Elementary (15:1) and Austin Montessori Magnet (19.1:1), potentially making it harder to provide individualized attention.

Despite these struggles, there are some bright spots. The school's bilingual program shows surprising strength, with 5th graders scoring 50% proficient in Spanish reading, significantly outperforming the district and state averages. Additionally, the school serves its English Language Learner students relatively well, ranking in the 40th percentile statewide. However, science scores are a major concern, with only 9.2% of 5th graders proficient in English science and 0% in Spanish science. The school also struggles to challenge its Gifted and Talented students, who rank in the 9th percentile. Notably, spending is not the primary issue, as Zavala spends more per student ($11,063) than higher-performing schools like El Magnet At Milam Elementary ($9,318), suggesting the challenges are more about instructional strategy and the needs of the student body.

726

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,590

Per pupil spending ?

89.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1201 Clifford St
Odessa, TX 79763-4500

(432) 456-1239

District: Ector County Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend El Magnet At Zavala usually attend:

Middle:	Bonham Middle
High:	Permian High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.1%

White:

3.2%

African American:

2.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2011 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (34% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Reading scores 19 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg41%

Texas avg50%

4,004^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	20.7	4004 of 4627	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.8	3861 of 4651	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	4212 of 4359	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.4	4258 of 4329	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.5	4248 of 4286	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.9	4171 of 4320	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	22.2	3734 of 4260	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.1	3894 of 4221	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	31.3	3360 of 4206	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.2	3465 of 4095	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.5	2764 of 3937	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.8	2700 of 3884	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.0	2474 of 3768	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.6	2427 of 3724	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	62.0	1423 of 3476	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.7	1385 of 3475	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	48.5	2089 of 3465	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	19.1	2273 of 2483	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	20.8	3902 of 4240	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	1747 of 2918	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	1695 of 3226	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	14.8	4303 of 4575	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.9	3373 of 3744	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	4049 of 4306	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	2794 of 3075	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	2420 of 2619	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	2630 of 3106	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	3629 of 4413	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.4	2795 of 3644	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	4034 of 4168	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	3576 of 4520	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.7	2652 of 3705	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	4188 of 4264	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	3547 of 4582	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.7	2680 of 3739	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	4222 of 4319	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	3072 of 4301	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.0	3425 of 3549	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	2819 of 3558	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	17.8	2865 of 3127	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)40th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)9th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2018)8th percentile+5 vs school

White (2018)8th percentile+5 vs school

At Risk (2018)8th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)6th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading35%-19 vs state

Mathematics34%-13 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
El Magnet At Hays	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1101 E Monahans St	Odessa	79761	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1129	511	23	22.2	59.9%	73 (14.3%)	28 (5.5%)	388 (75.9%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	91.9	294^th of 4627 public elementary schools	93.6%		91.1	328^th of 4651 public elementary schools	92.9%	34	46.2	12.5		44.4			81.1	74.4	92.6		61.4	66.0	75.4		$7,317
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about El Magnet At Zavala

How many students attend El Magnet At Zavala?

In the 2024-25 school year, 726 students attended El Magnet At Zavala.

What schools do graduates of El Magnet At Zavala attend?

Students who attend El Magnet At Zavala usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bonham Middle
High : Permian High School

What district is El Magnet At Zavala in?

Ector County Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of El Magnet At Zavala?

Students at El Magnet At Zavala are 93% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% African American.

Is El Magnet At Zavala a good school?

El Magnet At Zavala ranks in the bottom 13.5% of Texas elementary schools.

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