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Sam Houston Elementary

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Sam Houston Elementary ranks 2365 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2365^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Sam Houston Elementary in Odessa, TX, is a K-5 school in the Ector County Independent School District (Isd) serving 450 students, and it has recently achieved a remarkable turnaround, climbing from the 8th percentile statewide to the 49th percentile in just three years. This dramatic improvement is especially notable given that nearly 90% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the school now ranks in the 62nd percentile for serving students from low socioeconomic backgrounds—far outperforming nearby high-poverty schools like Burnet Elementary (14th percentile) and Goliad Elementary (9th percentile).

One of the school's standout strengths is its 5th-grade mathematics performance, where 59% of students were proficient in the most recent testing cycle—the highest rate among all nearby elementary schools and well above the district (40%) and state (47%) averages. This success is particularly impressive when compared to Gale Pond Alamo Elementary, a school with lower poverty rates and more resources per student, where 5th-grade math proficiency was 52%. However, the school faces challenges in science, with only 11% of 5th graders proficient, and in serving its Gifted and Talented students, where it ranks in the 10th percentile.

While the school excels in early grades—outperforming Harmony Science Academy - Odessa in 3rd-grade reading (54% vs. 31%) and 4th-grade math (38% vs. 36%)—there is a notable "brick wall" for Spanish-speaking students in 5th grade, where Spanish reading and math scores drop sharply. This suggests a need for continued support as students approach middle school. Overall, Sam Houston is a rising star in the district, delivering strong results despite limited resources, and its rapid improvement makes it a compelling choice for families seeking a school that is effectively closing achievement gaps.

450

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,868

Per pupil spending ?

89.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 E 37th St
Odessa, TX 79762-7500

(432) 456-1139

District: Ector County Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Sam Houston Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bowie Middle
High:	Odessa High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.7%

White:

7.8%

African American:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2016 → 49th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 41 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (40% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg41%

Texas avg50%

2,365^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 41 pts since 2016

From bottom 8% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	45.4	2365 of 4627	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.9	3056 of 4651	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.2	3830 of 4710	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	4266 of 4647	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	4053 of 4581	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	3115 of 4578	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.9	4328 of 4479	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	3793 of 4359	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.2	3528 of 4329	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.1	3927 of 4286	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.5	3985 of 4320	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.7	4020 of 4260	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.6	3847 of 4221	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	29.5	3451 of 4206	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.9	3056 of 4095	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.0	2922 of 3937	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.8	2991 of 3884	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	52.0	2094 of 3768	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.7	2263 of 3724	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.1	1826 of 3476	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.7	2117 of 3475	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	53.0	1871 of 3465	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	19.6	2304 of 2515	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	22.1	3981 of 4461	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.5	2304 of 4331	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.5	3794 of 4295	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	3014 of 4240	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	2398 of 2918	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	2950 of 3668	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.5	1600 of 3556	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	1540 of 3487	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.8	881 of 3446	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	21.6	3030 of 3333	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	43.8	1818 of 3226	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.5	2330 of 4575	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.4	2928 of 3744	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	3552 of 4658	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	4368 of 4588	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	3964 of 4561	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	3237 of 4499	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	4278 of 4348	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	3582 of 4306	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	2753 of 3075	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	2316 of 2619	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	68.7	1015 of 3006	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	17.9	2960 of 3184	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	2426 of 3106	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.6	1674 of 4413	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.2	2657 of 3644	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	3723 of 4465	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	3947 of 4401	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	3877 of 4376	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.5	2610 of 4329	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.5	4081 of 4188	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	3457 of 4168	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.1	1707 of 4520	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.4	2385 of 3705	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.9	3776 of 4594	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	3943 of 4521	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	3242 of 4477	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.6	3075 of 4451	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.2	4033 of 4309	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	3423 of 4264	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	2437 of 4582	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.6	2641 of 3739	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	4078 of 4647	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	3885 of 4585	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	4045 of 4563	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	2931 of 4498	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.6	4053 of 4357	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	3886 of 4319	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	2224 of 4301	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.5	2267 of 3549	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	3601 of 4292	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	3541 of 4086	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	3825 of 3952	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	39.0	2119 of 3799	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.0	3441 of 3684	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	2248 of 3558	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	22.7	2644 of 3082	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	3014 of 3142	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	2832 of 3127	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)62nd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)48th percentile~ school

Male (2026)47th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile-16 vs school

White (2021)14th percentile-18 vs school

At Risk (2022)11th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)10th percentile-38 vs school

African American (2019)8th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics47%~ state avg

Reading47%-8 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
Sam Houston Elementary	Public	K-5	300 E 37th St	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1139	450	23	19.1	89.3%	35 (7.8%)	11 (2.4%)	390 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	7 (1.6%)	45.4	2365^th of 4627 public elementary schools	48.9%		35.9	3056^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.3%	691	25.0	39.1	17.7	22.2	21.7	5.9		53.9	35.4	54.1				44.2	37.9	59.0					$8,868
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
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
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
Goliad Elementary	Public	K-5	501 E 52nd St	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1109	565	32	17.8	89.6%	82 (14.5%)	19 (3.4%)	445 (78.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.3%)	16.6	4209^th of 4627 public elementary schools	9.0%		15	4287^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.8%	78	25.0	42.1	37.5	12.5	0.0	50.0		21.9	34.4	41.9				25.0	26.8	35.4					$7,214
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
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
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
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
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 Sam Houston Elementary

Is Sam Houston Elementary a good school?

Sam Houston Elementary ranks 2365^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sam Houston Elementary?

Students at Sam Houston Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 8% White, 2% African American, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Sam Houston Elementary in?

Ector County Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Sam Houston Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 450 students attended Sam Houston Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Sam Houston Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sam Houston Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bowie Middle
High : Odessa High School

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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