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Blanton Elementary

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Blanton Elementary ranks 2333 rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2333^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Blanton Elementary in Odessa, TX, is a PK-5 school in the Ector County Independent School District (Isd) serving 510 students, with over 80% qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and it has shown a positive trend in recent years, climbing from the 35th percentile to the 50th percentile statewide.

Blanton Elementary stands out for its exceptional performance in 4th-grade mathematics, where 70.13% of students were proficient in 2025-2026, far exceeding the district (45.33%) and state (49.28%) averages. This consistent strength is a clear differentiator from nearby schools like L B Johnson Elementary and Ross Elementary, where 4th-grade math scores typically hover near or below district averages. Additionally, Blanton excels in serving special education students, ranking in the 70th percentile statewide and earning a 4-star rating, a significant achievement compared to peers like Dowling Elementary and Gale Pond Alamo Elementary. However, the school shows a "Jekyll and Hyde" performance in 5th-grade science, with scores jumping from 1.59% proficient in 2023-2024 to 17.33% in 2024-2025, though still trailing behind schools like El Magnet At Reagan Elementary.

Blanton operates efficiently with a lower per-student spending ($9,050) than many nearby schools, such as Gonzales Elementary ($12,603) and Ireland Elementary, yet achieves a higher overall state ranking than several higher-spending peers. The school's 4th-grade peak in both reading and math suggests effective instruction at that level, but scores often drop in 5th grade, indicating a need for sustained support. While Blanton excels with special education students, it has historically struggled with at-risk students, ranking in the bottom 14th percentile in 2020-2021. Located just 1.31 miles from the top-tier El Magnet At Reagan Elementary, which ranks in the 99th percentile, Blanton achieves respectable results with a student body facing greater economic challenges, making it a solid, improving choice for families in the area.

510

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,153

Per pupil spending ?

80.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4101 Lynbrook Ave
Odessa, TX 79762-7100

(432) 456-1259

District: Ector County Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Blanton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Nimitz Middle
High:	Permian High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.7%

White:

18.2%

African American:

8.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 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 school48%

District avg43%

Texas avg51%

2,333^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 27 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	46.0	2333 of 4627	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.8	2656 of 4651	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	3067 of 4710	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	2515 of 4647	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	2434 of 4581	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	2680 of 4578	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	3307 of 4479	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.6	2379 of 4359	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.2	3014 of 4329	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.0	3339 of 4286	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.2	3957 of 4320	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	26.9	3544 of 4260	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.7	3165 of 4221	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.1	2993 of 4206	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	57.0	1993 of 4095	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	40.6	2795 of 3937	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.0	2547 of 3884	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.4	2355 of 3768	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	31.6	3002 of 3724	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.0	2843 of 3476	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	30.5	2848 of 3475	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	40.0	2472 of 3465	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	1182 of 1905	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	1534 of 2443	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	1095 of 2443	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	760 of 2421	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.5	1563 of 2444	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	1097 of 2515	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.1	1535 of 2483	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	36.4	3063 of 4461	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.3	3714 of 4331	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	3859 of 4295	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	3550 of 4240	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	786 of 1643	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.0	1332 of 2918	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	1385 of 3668	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.4	2806 of 3556	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	84.1	252 of 3446	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	118 of 3333	96.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.7	1934 of 4575	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.3	2271 of 3744	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.5	1956 of 4658	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	2709 of 4588	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	3321 of 4561	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.2	2620 of 4499	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	3319 of 4348	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.2	2102 of 4306	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.3	1505 of 3075	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.3	2146 of 2619	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	66.6	1065 of 2980	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.8	2643 of 3184	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	2698 of 3106	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.1	1874 of 4413	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.9	2313 of 3644	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	2682 of 4465	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	2502 of 4401	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.8	1594 of 4376	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.1	2240 of 4329	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	3023 of 4188	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.3	1865 of 4168	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.7	1796 of 4520	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.6	2044 of 3705	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	2217 of 4594	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	2580 of 4521	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.4	2049 of 4477	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	1920 of 4451	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.0	3193 of 4309	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.6	2446 of 4264	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	2720 of 4582	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.8	1779 of 3739	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.9	3395 of 4647	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.4	2302 of 4585	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.8	1719 of 4563	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.2	2786 of 4498	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	3104 of 4357	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	2769 of 4319	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	32.5	832 of 1112	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	1278 of 4301	70.3%	★★★★☆
2025	56.3	1253 of 3549	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	1786 of 4292	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.8	395 of 4086	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	67.0	801 of 3952	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	36.5	2291 of 3799	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	2343 of 3684	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	1401 of 3558	60.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.0	1969 of 3006	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.5	1154 of 2612	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.8	2314 of 3108	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.8	1874 of 3106	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.9	2584 of 3082	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	2274 of 3082	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	2906 of 3142	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	2114 of 3127	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)70th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)60th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)58th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)58th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)52nd percentile+3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)51st percentile~ school

Male (2026)41st percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)34th percentile-15 vs school

At Risk (2022)31st percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)25th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics48%~ state avg

Reading47%-7 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
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
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
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
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
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
L B Johnson Elementary	Public	K-5	6401 Amber Dr	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1289	475	23	20.5	77.9%	85 (17.9%)	21 (4.4%)	351 (73.9%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	24.2	3795^th of 4627 public elementary schools	18.0%		42.7	2593^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	44.2%	1202								35.5	36.6	47.5				35.5	35.7	26.3					$7,645
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
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
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 Blanton Elementary

What district is Blanton Elementary in?

Ector County Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Blanton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Blanton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Nimitz Middle
High : Permian High School

What is the racial makeup of Blanton Elementary?

Students at Blanton Elementary are 67% Hispanic, 18% White, 9% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Blanton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 510 students attended Blanton Elementary.

Is Blanton Elementary a good school?

Blanton Elementary ranks 2333^rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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