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Noel Elementary

Public Grades K-5

3769^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Noel Elementary is a K-5 school in Odessa, TX, serving 501 students within the Ector County Independent School District (Isd), where over 87% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has historically ranked in the bottom 20% of Texas elementary schools, but it shows a unique strength in its Special Education program, which ranked in the 55th percentile in the 2025-2026 school year—a standout achievement compared to its overall performance.

While Noel Elementary struggles in core subjects, particularly mathematics—where only 23.81% of 3rd graders and 29.33% of 5th graders were proficient—nearby schools with similar poverty levels are achieving much better results. For example, Sam Houston Elementary and San Jacinto Elementary both rank in the 49th percentile, while Ross Elementary also performs significantly higher. This shows that high poverty does not have to mean low performance, and Noel has clear examples of success to learn from within its own district. The school also shows mixed results in Spanish-language testing, with 4th graders outperforming district and state averages in both Reading and Math, suggesting a potential strength in that grade's bilingual program.

After hitting a low point in the 2021-2022 school year, Noel has shown a modest upward trend, moving from the 7th to the 19th percentile. However, 5th-grade Science scores remain a critical weakness, with only 16.44% of students proficient. The school's per-student spending ($9,920) is on the lower end compared to higher-performing neighbors like Dowling Elementary ($12,335) and Gale Pond Alamo Elementary ($12,298), suggesting that how resources are allocated matters more than the total amount. For parents, Noel offers a dedicated Special Education program and signs of stabilization, but it still has a long way to go in math and science.

501

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,393

Per pupil spending ?

87.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2200 Newcomb Dr
Odessa, TX 79764-1600

(432) 456-1249

District: Ector County Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Noel Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Crockett Middle
High:	Odessa High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.8%

White:

7.8%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (34% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg41%

Texas avg50%

3,769^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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	24.7	3769 of 4627	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.2	3842 of 4651	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	3753 of 4710	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	3688 of 4647	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	4253 of 4581	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	4055 of 4578	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	4307 of 4479	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	3454 of 4359	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.0	4240 of 4329	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.2	4211 of 4286	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.0	4280 of 4320	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.9	4105 of 4260	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.9	4004 of 4221	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	19.6	3860 of 4206	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	23.7	3636 of 4095	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.4	3217 of 3937	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.0	2982 of 3884	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.2	3111 of 3768	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	62.5	1513 of 3724	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.5	1352 of 3476	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.0	1318 of 3475	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.8	1543 of 3465	55.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	30.6	1832 of 2444	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	2501 of 2515	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	17.3	4181 of 4461	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	3748 of 4331	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	4167 of 4295	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	2891 of 4240	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	2571 of 2918	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	3015 of 3668	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.9	2080 of 3556	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.1	3264 of 3487	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.2	2283 of 3446	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	2704 of 3333	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.4	1907 of 3226	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	3676 of 4575	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	3318 of 3744	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	3932 of 4658	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	3738 of 4588	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	4257 of 4561	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	4315 of 4499	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	4236 of 4348	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	2914 of 4306	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	1846 of 3075	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	9.0	2544 of 2619	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	43.9	2082 of 2958	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	2439 of 3006	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	3169 of 3184	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	2516 of 3106	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	3691 of 4413	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	3324 of 3644	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	3641 of 4465	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	3454 of 4401	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	4162 of 4376	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	3848 of 4329	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	4007 of 4188	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	3075 of 4168	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	3206 of 4520	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.9	3289 of 3705	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	3736 of 4594	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	3367 of 4521	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	4109 of 4477	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	3924 of 4451	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	4195 of 4309	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	3498 of 4264	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	3739 of 4582	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	3407 of 3739	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	3892 of 4647	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	3589 of 4585	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	4213 of 4563	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	3604 of 4498	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	4118 of 4357	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	3780 of 4319	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.0	1936 of 4301	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.1	2597 of 3549	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	2916 of 4292	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	2057 of 4086	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.9	1401 of 3952	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.9	2189 of 3799	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	2839 of 3684	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.1	1518 of 3558	57.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	2248 of 3006	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.2	2371 of 2612	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	3018 of 3108	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	2862 of 3106	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	2602 of 3082	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	2922 of 3082	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	3061 of 3142	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	2813 of 3127	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)55th percentile+36 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)40th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile+11 vs school

White (2026)25th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2021)25th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile~ school

Male (2026)18th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile-6 vs school

At Risk (2022)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading42%-12 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Noel Elementary

What schools do graduates of Noel Elementary attend?

Students who attend Noel Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Crockett Middle
High : Odessa High School

What is the racial makeup of Noel Elementary?

Students at Noel Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 8% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Noel Elementary a good school?

Noel Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.5% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Noel Elementary in?

Ector County Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Noel Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 501 students attended Noel Elementary.

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