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O'Dell Elementary

Public Grades K-5
1887th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools
Better than 59% of Texas elementary schools
Summary

O'Dell Elementary is a K-5 school in the rapidly growing suburban area of Celina, TX, serving 770 students as part of the Celina Independent School District (Isd).

After years of being a high-performing school, O'Dell has experienced a sudden and significant decline in the 2025-2026 school year, dropping from a 4-star to a 3-star rating and falling to the 59th percentile statewide. This is a stark contrast to nearby schools in the Prosper Independent School District (Isd), such as Lilyana Elementary (96th percentile) and Ralph And Mary Lynn Boyer Elementary (95th percentile), which continue to achieve top rankings. Even within its own district, O'Dell now trails Tommie Dobie Bothwell Elementary, which ranks in the 88th percentile. The school's STAAR test scores are generally below the district average and significantly below those of nearby Prosper ISD schools—for example, in 3rd Grade Math, O'Dell's proficiency rate (41.9%) is far lower than Light Farms Elementary (75.54%).

Despite the overall decline, there are notable bright spots. The 5th-grade cohort is performing exceptionally well, with reading and math proficiency rates well above the district and state averages, suggesting a strong foundation from earlier years or an effective teaching team. The school has also been highly effective with its English Language Learners, ranking in the 90th percentile in recent years. However, the school is struggling to support its general student population and specific subgroups, including Special Education and low socio-economic status students. With a declining free/reduced lunch percentage (12.6% in 2024-2025), the school's challenges are not tied to poverty alone, pointing to other factors like rapid enrollment growth or changes in instructional focus. O'Dell is at a critical juncture, and the Celina ISD must urgently diagnose the root causes of this decline to restore the school to its former standing.

770
Students ?
18.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$6,647
Per pupil spending ?
12.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 750 Punk Carter Pkwy
       Celina, TX  75009

(469) 742-9106

District: Celina Independent School District (Isd)


Students who attend O'Dell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Jerry & Linda Moore Middle
High:    Celina High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
37.4%
Asian:
33.5%
Hispanic:
13.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2019 → 59th in 2026
Strengths
Above the Texas median (59th percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2019
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school51%
District avg56%
Texas avg51%
1,887th of 4,627
Texas public elementary schools ?
Top 41%▼ down 29 pts since 2019
From top 11% (2019) to top 41% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 3Elementary Schools in the Celina Independent School District (Isd)
208th of 951Celina 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202654.51887 of 462759.2%★★★☆☆
202574.8936 of 465179.9%★★★★☆
202476.8878 of 471081.4%★★★★☆
202378.1840 of 464781.9%★★★★☆
202284.8570 of 458187.6%★★★★☆
202189.2431 of 457890.6%★★★★★
201985.2515 of 447988.5%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202660.7732 of 240669.6%★★★☆☆
202540.31152 of 190539.5%★★☆☆☆
202461.7738 of 244369.8%★★★☆☆
202364.9626 of 244374.4%★★★★☆
202273.5403 of 242183.4%★★★★☆
202190.6109 of 244495.5%★★★★★
201969.5503 of 251580.0%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202646.7660 of 99933.9%★★☆☆☆
202561.5357 of 81456.1%★★★☆☆
202461.8433 of 104558.6%★★★☆☆
202368.7307 of 101569.8%★★★☆☆
202267.9277 of 95771.1%★★★★☆
202127.2774 of 96720.0%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202262.11287 of 446171.1%★★★★☆
202155.01497 of 433165.4%★★★☆☆
201962.21203 of 429572.0%★★★★☆
201880.6410 of 424090.3%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202656.6628 of 164361.8%★★★☆☆
202585.7289 of 291890.1%★★★★★
202485.2340 of 366890.7%★★★★★
202380.5377 of 355689.4%★★★★☆
202259.81104 of 348768.3%★★★☆☆
202151.21408 of 344659.1%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202654.11860 of 457559.3%★★★☆☆
202570.0878 of 374476.5%★★★★☆
202473.7934 of 465879.9%★★★★☆
202376.8821 of 458882.1%★★★★☆
202285.8451 of 456190.1%★★★★★
202187.8427 of 449990.5%★★★★★
201981.3585 of 434886.5%★★★★☆
201895.9106 of 430697.5%★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202660.81413 of 307554.0%★★★☆☆
202568.6795 of 261969.6%★★★☆☆
202365.41147 of 298061.5%★★★☆☆
202272.6584 of 295880.3%★★★★☆
202182.3174 of 300694.2%★★★★★
201966.41070 of 318466.4%★★★☆☆
201877.8231 of 310692.6%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202650.52046 of 441353.6%★★★☆☆
202561.31172 of 364467.8%★★★☆☆
202457.41630 of 446563.5%★★★☆☆
202359.01533 of 440165.2%★★★☆☆
202275.7682 of 437684.4%★★★★☆
202186.2321 of 432992.6%★★★★★
201953.81747 of 418858.3%★★★☆☆
201872.5759 of 416881.8%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202631.23510 of 452022.3%★☆☆☆☆
202560.01230 of 370566.8%★★★☆☆
202451.12127 of 459453.7%★★★☆☆
202349.72210 of 452151.1%★★★☆☆
202265.51160 of 447774.1%★★★★☆
202180.5416 of 445190.7%★★★★★
201981.2367 of 430991.5%★★★★★
201887.2211 of 426495.1%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202653.91878 of 458259.0%★★★☆☆
202577.0688 of 373981.6%★★★★☆
202469.91129 of 464775.7%★★★★☆
202376.2866 of 458581.1%★★★★☆
202281.1662 of 456385.5%★★★★☆
202187.8428 of 449890.5%★★★★★
201985.8437 of 435790.0%★★★★☆
201890.7290 of 431993.3%★★★★★

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202627.5918 of 110617.0%★☆☆☆☆
202534.9728 of 97525.3%★☆☆☆☆
202457.0471 of 112858.2%★★★☆☆
202354.2538 of 109951.0%★★★☆☆
202252.3495 of 100450.7%★★★☆☆
202160.2347 of 96163.9%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202631.93185 of 430125.9%★☆☆☆☆
202545.51822 of 354948.7%★★☆☆☆
202430.23274 of 429223.7%★☆☆☆☆
202371.1645 of 408684.2%★★★★☆
202279.3390 of 395290.1%★★★★★
202172.0511 of 379986.5%★★★★☆
201967.4658 of 368482.1%★★★★☆
201871.1530 of 355885.1%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202625.92499 of 300616.9%★☆☆☆☆
202546.61465 of 261243.9%★★☆☆☆
202439.52029 of 310834.7%★★☆☆☆
202350.31602 of 310648.4%★★☆☆☆
202271.3715 of 308276.8%★★★★☆
202173.9604 of 308280.4%★★★★☆
201976.7519 of 314283.5%★★★★☆
201889.4149 of 312795.2%★★★★★
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)
At Risk (2022)71st percentile-16 vs school
African American (2026)70th percentile+10 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)62nd percentile+3 vs school
Female (2026)59th percentile~ school
Male (2026)59th percentile~ school
Gifted and Talented (2026)54th percentile-5 vs school
Hispanic (2026)54th percentile-6 vs school
Asian (2026)34th percentile-25 vs school
Special Education (2026)26th percentile-33 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile-37 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)17th percentile-42 vs school
White (2026)17th percentile-42 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
Reading54%~ state avg
Mathematics49%~ state avg

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Students at O'Dell Elementary are 37% White, 34% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 8% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 770 students attended O'Dell Elementary.

O'Dell Elementary ranks 1887th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend O'Dell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jerry & Linda Moore Middle
High : Celina High School

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