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El Magnet At Zavala

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

3861^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

El Magnet At Zavala is an elementary public magnet school serving grades PK-2 in Odessa, Texas, with 436 students enrolled. The school is part of the Ector County Independent School District, which is ranked 665 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, El Magnet At Zavala struggles compared to district and state averages. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates on the STAAR exams are significantly lower than the district and state, especially in reading and science. For example, only 31.43% of 3rd graders are proficient in reading compared to 41.82% for the district and 52.02% for Texas. The school serves a high-need student population, with 89.68% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. Despite spending more per student ($11,063 in 2020-2021) than the district average, El Magnet At Zavala has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 19.5 in 2023-2024.

While El Magnet At Zavala is a magnet school, it significantly underperforms academically compared to other magnet schools in the district, such as El Magnet At Hays and El Magnet At Milam Elementary, which have much higher proficiency rates on the STAAR exams. El Magnet At Zavala has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Texas elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger, suggesting the school has struggled to improve student outcomes despite its additional resources and magnet status.

726

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,590

Per pupil spending ?

89.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1201 Clifford St
Odessa, TX 79763-4500

(432) 456-1239

District: Ector County Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend El Magnet At Zavala usually attend:

Middle:	Bonham Middle
High:	Permian High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.1%

White:

3.2%

African American:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 17th (2025) from a 1st-percentile low (2016)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (30% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Science scores 20 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg35%

Texas avg46%

3,861^st of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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	22.8	3861 of 4651	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	4212 of 4359	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.4	4258 of 4329	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.5	4248 of 4286	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.9	4171 of 4320	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	22.2	3734 of 4260	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.1	3894 of 4221	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	31.3	3360 of 4206	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.2	3465 of 4095	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.5	2764 of 3937	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.8	2700 of 3884	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.0	2474 of 3768	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.6	2427 of 3724	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	62.0	1423 of 3476	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.7	1385 of 3475	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	48.5	2089 of 3465	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	19.1	2273 of 2483	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	20.8	3902 of 4240	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	1747 of 2918	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	1695 of 3226	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	3373 of 3744	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	4049 of 4306	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	2420 of 2619	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	2630 of 3106	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	2795 of 3644	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	4034 of 4168	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	2652 of 3705	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	4188 of 4264	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	2680 of 3739	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	4222 of 4319	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	3425 of 3549	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	2819 of 3558	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	17.8	2865 of 3127	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2018)8th percentile+5 vs school

White (2018)8th percentile+5 vs school

At Risk (2018)8th percentile+5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)8th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics35%-11 vs state

Reading35%-20 vs state

Science9%-20 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 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
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%)	52.1	2018^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.6%		58.5	1672^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	64.5%	346	15.8			31.6				52.2	56.3	50.7	40.4	41.8	50.6	45.5	59.6	25.0	$8,019
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
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
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
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%)	44.4	2471^st of 4651 public elementary schools	46.9%		64	1414^th of 4710 public elementary schools	70.0%	1057	5.0	10.5	33.3	5.9	16.7	16.7	0.0	58.3	53.9	45.1		43.7	52.4	37.8		9.8	$8,558
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
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%)	21.4	3953^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	15.0%					(n/a)	25.0	45.8	30.8	45.0	29.2	21.4	0.0	39.1	37.9	35.9		37.7	24.1	24.0		13.2	$7,396
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

Frequently Asked Questions about El Magnet At Zavala

How many students attend El Magnet At Zavala?

In the 2024-25 school year, 726 students attended El Magnet At Zavala.

What is the racial makeup of El Magnet At Zavala?

Students at El Magnet At Zavala are 93% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% African American.

What district is El Magnet At Zavala in?

Ector County Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of El Magnet At Zavala attend?

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

Middle : Bonham Middle
High : Permian High School

Is El Magnet At Zavala a good school?

El Magnet At Zavala ranks in the bottom 17.0% of Texas elementary schools.

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