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El Magnet At Blackshear

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

3726^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

El Magnet At Blackshear is an elementary school in Odessa, Texas that serves 693 students in grades K-5 as part of the Ector County Independent School District. Despite its status as a magnet school, El Magnet At Blackshear has consistently struggled academically, with low proficiency rates on state assessments compared to district and state averages.

Key challenges facing the school include its high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 86% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This is significantly higher than the district average. Additionally, El Magnet At Blackshear has been ranked in the bottom 20% of Texas elementary schools for several years, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance gaps are particularly pronounced for African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education student subgroups.

Interestingly, El Magnet At Blackshear is located near several other magnet elementary schools in the Ector County ISD, such as El Magnet At Hays, El Magnet At Reagan, and El Magnet At Milam, which generally outperform El Magnet At Blackshear academically. This suggests that the magnet school model may be more effective at some campuses than others. Despite the school's challenges, its status as a magnet school indicates that there may be opportunities to leverage specialized programming and resources to drive better outcomes for students.

715

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,170

Per pupil spending ?

92.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

501 S Dixie Blvd
Odessa, TX 79761-6468

(432) 456-1279

District: Ector County Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend El Magnet At Blackshear usually attend:

High:

Permian High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.0%

African American:

8.5%

White:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (31% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Reading scores 17 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg35%

Texas avg46%

3,726^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

665^th of 961Ector 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
2025	25.0	3726 of 4651	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	3417 of 4710	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	3977 of 4647	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	4032 of 4581	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	3949 of 4578	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	4420 of 4479	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	4334 of 4359	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.4	4283 of 4329	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.5	4221 of 4286	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.0	4004 of 4320	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	19.2	3843 of 4260	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	26.6	3541 of 4221	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.7	3496 of 4206	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	49.4	2443 of 4095	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	68.1	1240 of 3937	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.2	1416 of 3884	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.1	1928 of 3768	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.1	2292 of 3724	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.0	2096 of 3476	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.3	2139 of 3475	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.4	2201 of 3465	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	1376 of 1905	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	1651 of 2443	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.4	2172 of 2443	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	2146 of 2421	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	2333 of 2444	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	2497 of 2515	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	2465 of 2483	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	26.8	3687 of 4461	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	3766 of 4331	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	4205 of 4295	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	4109 of 4240	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	2123 of 2918	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	3003 of 3668	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.0	2265 of 3556	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.9	1206 of 3487	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.4	2332 of 3446	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.0	3252 of 3333	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	2451 of 3226	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	2915 of 3744	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	3938 of 4658	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	3931 of 4588	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	4301 of 4561	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	3833 of 4499	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	4300 of 4348	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	4281 of 4306	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	1897 of 2619	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	2820 of 2980	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	2568 of 2958	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	2701 of 3006	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	3166 of 3184	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	3089 of 3106	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	2852 of 3644	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	3350 of 4465	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	3628 of 4401	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	3669 of 4376	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	3575 of 4329	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	4121 of 4188	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	4139 of 4168	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	2613 of 3705	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	3191 of 4594	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	3540 of 4521	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	3874 of 4477	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	3790 of 4451	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	4255 of 4309	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	4243 of 4264	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	3186 of 3739	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	3298 of 4647	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	3911 of 4585	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	3525 of 4563	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	3907 of 4498	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	4278 of 4357	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	4298 of 4319	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	3304 of 3549	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	3669 of 4292	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	2654 of 4086	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	3152 of 3952	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	3640 of 3684	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	3087 of 3558	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	37.3	2114 of 3106	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	7.2	3024 of 3082	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	2755 of 3082	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	2854 of 3142	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	3038 of 3127	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2023)32nd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile+8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)28th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)17th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading37%-17 vs state

Mathematics33%-13 vs state

Science16%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)				STAAR Mathematics (2025)				STAAR Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Spanish Science 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	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
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%)	25	3726^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.9%		30.7	3417^th of 4710 public elementary schools	27.5%	309	15.4	24.1	50.0	16.7	0.0	34.2	15.8	27.8	33.0	50.6		33.0	32.7	33.0		16.5	$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%)	53.2	1956^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.9%		50.7	2133^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	54.7%	177	11.1			20.0				53.3	47.7	58.0		40.7	48.8	48.2		29.6	$7,730
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%)	91.1	328^th of 4651 public elementary schools	92.9%		90.4	359^th of 4710 public elementary schools	92.4%	31	66.7	63.6	88.9	77.8	44.4			81.8	86.5	83.6		72.3	79.6	71.4		37.1	$7,317
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
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%)	37.4	2957^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.4%		37.8	2966^th of 4710 public elementary schools	37.0%	9								50.8	45.8	40.7	69.7	47.5	30.5	20.4	42.4	11.1	$7,932
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%)	21	3974^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.6%		30.4	3440^th of 4710 public elementary schools	27.0%	534	11.9	34.6	22.9	13.6	16.1	12.5	8.3	23.0	34.3	43.6		42.6	29.9	27.9		4.8	$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%)	22.8	3861^st of 4651 public elementary schools	17.0%					(n/a)	18.6	30.0	50.0	44.2	15.8	22.2	0.0	31.4	27.6	45.2		30.0	38.4	34.5		9.2	$8,590
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%)	99	19^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.6%		98.5	38^th of 4710 public elementary schools	99.2%	19	82.4							86.8	100.0	95.8		82.8	84.0	89.6		94.8	$13,554
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%)	53.3	1952^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	58.0%		77.4	853^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	81.9%	1099								45.5	45.8	57.8		40.9	47.9	62.2		28.9	$8,288
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%)	16.3	4216^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.4%		17.4	4197^th of 4710 public elementary schools	10.9%	19								41.7	27.7	37.5		20.0	15.4	27.8		13.9	$7,495

Frequently Asked Questions about El Magnet At Blackshear

What schools do graduates of El Magnet At Blackshear attend?

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

High : Permian High School

How many students attend El Magnet At Blackshear?

In the 2024-25 school year, 715 students attended El Magnet At Blackshear.

What district is El Magnet At Blackshear in?

Ector County Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of El Magnet At Blackshear?

Students at El Magnet At Blackshear are 86% Hispanic, 9% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is El Magnet At Blackshear a good school?

El Magnet At Blackshear ranks in the bottom 19.9% of Texas elementary schools.

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