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Lauro Cavazos Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4085^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Lauro Cavazos Elementary is a PK-5 campus in the Ector County Independent School District (Isd) in Odessa, TX, serving 614 students from a predominantly low-income community where over 86% qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school has historically struggled academically, ranking in the 12th percentile statewide and earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. While it shows modest recent improvement, it remains significantly behind nearby schools. For example, G E 'buddy' West Elementary, just over a mile away and serving a nearly identical student population, ranks in the 35th percentile and achieves nearly double the proficiency in 5th-grade Math (46.94% vs. 23.94%). The highest-performing nearby schools are magnet programs: Austin Montessori Magnet (51st percentile), Cameron Dual Language Magnet (51st percentile), and El Magnet At Zavala (49th percentile). A critical weakness is 5th-grade Science, where only 5.49% of students were proficient in 2024-2025, the lowest among all nearby schools.

Despite these challenges, Cavazos has a notable strength in its Special Education program, which ranked in the 42nd percentile statewide—a significant outlier compared to the school's overall performance. The school also offers a Spanish-language STAAR track with mixed results: 4th graders taking the Spanish exam outperformed their English-exam peers in Reading (34.62% vs. 26.03%) and Math (46.15% vs. 35.62%), but 3rd graders on the Spanish track struggled, especially in Math (5.26% proficient). This inconsistency suggests the program's effectiveness varies by grade level. Overall, Cavazos shows a positive trajectory from historic lows, but parents should be aware of the school's persistent academic gaps, particularly in upper-elementary STEM subjects.

614

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,067

Per pupil spending ?

86.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9301 W 16th St
Odessa, TX 79763-6424

(432) 456-1309

District: Ector County Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Lauro Cavazos Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bonham Middle
High:	Permian High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.5%

White:

6.2%

Two or more races:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (32% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Reading scores 21 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg41%

Texas avg50%

4,085^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 8% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	19.3	4085 of 4627	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.8	4243 of 4651	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	4368 of 4710	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	4384 of 4647	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	4489 of 4581	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	4243 of 4578	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	3786 of 4479	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	3860 of 4359	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.6	3899 of 4329	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.2	3960 of 4286	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.2	4029 of 4320	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	25.5	3603 of 4260	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.1	3486 of 4221	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.1	2996 of 4206	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.8	3312 of 4095	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.5	2611 of 3937	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.6	2216 of 3884	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.7	2430 of 3768	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.0	2846 of 3724	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.5	2795 of 3476	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	37.7	2563 of 3475	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	44.6	2280 of 3465	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	10.0	4402 of 4461	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	3697 of 4331	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	3269 of 4295	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	3582 of 4240	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	2658 of 2918	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	3615 of 3668	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	3500 of 3556	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	3448 of 3487	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	3133 of 3446	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	2644 of 3333	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	2866 of 3226	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.2	4082 of 4575	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.3	3127 of 3744	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	4481 of 4658	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	4360 of 4588	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	4465 of 4561	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	3895 of 4499	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	3904 of 4348	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	4070 of 4306	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.3	2910 of 3075	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	35.9	2088 of 2619	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.5	2155 of 3184	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.1	2806 of 3106	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	3718 of 4413	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	3343 of 3644	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	4333 of 4465	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	4094 of 4401	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	4282 of 4376	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	3997 of 4329	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	3611 of 4188	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	3704 of 4168	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	3786 of 4520	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.7	3373 of 3705	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	4461 of 4594	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	4197 of 4521	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	4383 of 4477	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	4137 of 4451	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	3609 of 4309	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	3816 of 4264	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	3866 of 4582	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	3610 of 3739	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	4548 of 4647	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	4253 of 4585	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	4453 of 4563	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	4294 of 4498	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	3385 of 4357	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	3441 of 4319	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.0	2482 of 4301	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.3	3161 of 3549	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	3950 of 4292	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	3602 of 4086	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	3555 of 3952	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	3408 of 3799	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	2866 of 3684	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	3495 of 3558	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	14.9	2815 of 3006	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.5	2443 of 2612	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.6	3091 of 3108	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.5	3089 of 3106	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.3	3067 of 3082	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	3006 of 3082	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	2802 of 3142	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	2937 of 3127	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)42nd percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile~ school

White (2026)6th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)5th percentile-6 vs school

At Risk (2022)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading33%-21 vs state

Mathematics32%-15 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
Lauro Cavazos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9301 W 16th St	Odessa	79763	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1309	614	27	22.6	86.8%	38 (6.2%)	3 (0.5%)	568 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	19.3	4085^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.7%		15.8	4243^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	8.8%	158	15.8	34.6	41.9	5.3	46.2	35.5	35.2	26.0	38.0		36.6	35.6	23.9		$7,067
G E 'buddy' West Elementary	Public	K-5	2225 W Sycamore Dr	Odessa	79763	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1329	780	39	19.8	90.1%	82 (10.5%)	4 (0.5%)	680 (87.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	35.8	3028^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.6%		24.1	3786^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.6%	758	9.7	21.4	16.7	0.0	26.8	23.1	29.1	38.8	42.6		47.4	44.7	46.9		$8,188
Edward K Downing Elementary	Public	K-5	1480 N Knox Ave	Odessa	79763	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-5939	834	38	22.0	88.7%	38 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	785 (94.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	26.7	3644^th of 4627 public elementary schools	21.2%		11.4	4444^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.5%	800	52.6	27.8	24.2	63.2	19.6	9.4	28.8	39.7	44.9		26.0	51.9	32.8		$6,733
Murry Fly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11688 Westview	Odessa	79764	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1269	1,091	50	22.0	86.2%	60 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1,021 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.7%)	40.4	2713^th of 4627 public elementary schools	41.4%		36.1	3044^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.6%	331	36.7	29.3	39.3	41.7	33.3	26.7	34.8	47.6	48.8		32.2	46.3	54.4		$6,427
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
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
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
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 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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lauro Cavazos Elementary

What schools do graduates of Lauro Cavazos Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lauro Cavazos Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bonham Middle
High : Permian High School

Is Lauro Cavazos Elementary a good school?

Lauro Cavazos Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.7% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Lauro Cavazos Elementary?

Students at Lauro Cavazos Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 6% White.

How many students attend Lauro Cavazos Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 614 students attended Lauro Cavazos Elementary.

What district is Lauro Cavazos Elementary in?

Ector County Independent School District (Isd)

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