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L B Johnson Elementary

Q: Is L B Johnson Elementary a good school?

L B Johnson Elementary ranks 2593 rd of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2593^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

L B Johnson Elementary is a public elementary school in Odessa, Texas, serving 510 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Ector County Independent School District, which is ranked 665 out of 961 school districts in the state.

Academically, L B Johnson Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, with proficiency rates in reading and math projected to be around 40-45% in 2024-2025, compared to the state averages of 52-58%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with special needs. This may be due to the high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (65-68%) at the school, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Ector County Independent School District, such as Dowling Elementary, Ireland Elementary, and Burnet Elementary, also perform poorly on academic measures and have similar socioeconomic profiles to L B Johnson Elementary. However, the magnet school El Magnet At Reagan Elementary, which is also in the same district, significantly outperforms L B Johnson Elementary and the other nearby schools, suggesting that a more targeted and resourced approach can lead to better outcomes.

475

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,645

Per pupil spending ?

77.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6401 Amber Dr
Odessa, TX 79762-5405

(432) 456-1289

District: Ector County Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend L B Johnson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Nimitz Middle
High:	Permian High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.9%

White:

17.9%

African American:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (41% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg37%

Texas avg47%

2,593^rd of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	42.7	2593 of 4651	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	3213 of 4710	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.3	3809 of 4647	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	4100 of 4581	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	3147 of 4578	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.3	3791 of 4479	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	3487 of 4359	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.8	3675 of 4329	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.2	3812 of 4286	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.9	3577 of 4320	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.3	3479 of 4260	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.1	3253 of 4221	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	50.1	2270 of 4206	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.6	1664 of 4095	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.8	1778 of 3937	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.7	2099 of 3884	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.1	1526 of 3768	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.6	1636 of 3724	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.2	1405 of 3476	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.9	1212 of 3475	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	71.6	894 of 3465	74.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	27.8	1975 of 2443	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.1	1526 of 2443	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.8	511 of 2421	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	37.5	1523 of 2444	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	11.9	4369 of 4461	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	3976 of 4331	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	3137 of 4295	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	3417 of 4240	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	2233 of 2918	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	2631 of 3668	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	3071 of 3556	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	3429 of 3487	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	2931 of 3446	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	1831 of 3333	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	2260 of 3226	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	1716 of 3744	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.9	3916 of 4658	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	4142 of 4588	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	4400 of 4561	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	3503 of 4499	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	4089 of 4348	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	3586 of 4306	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	1881 of 2619	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	2734 of 2980	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	2911 of 2958	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	2609 of 3006	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	3150 of 3184	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	3034 of 3106	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	1828 of 3644	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	2933 of 4465	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	3451 of 4401	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	4057 of 4376	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	3096 of 4329	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	3658 of 4188	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	3680 of 4168	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	1590 of 3705	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.4	3247 of 4594	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	3582 of 4521	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	3892 of 4477	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	3810 of 4451	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	4018 of 4309	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	3526 of 4264	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	2137 of 3739	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	2415 of 4647	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	3262 of 4585	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	3675 of 4563	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	2822 of 4498	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	3075 of 4357	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	3249 of 4319	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	2221 of 3549	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	2702 of 4292	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	3118 of 4086	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	3512 of 3952	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	3658 of 3799	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	3256 of 3684	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	3335 of 3558	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	2115 of 2612	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	2614 of 3108	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	2838 of 3106	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	2856 of 3082	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	2421 of 3082	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	2542 of 3142	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	2292 of 3127	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)57th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)28th percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile-21 vs school

African American (2024)19th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-25 vs school

At Risk (2022)2nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading49%-5 vs state

Science38%+8 vs state

Mathematics34%-11 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 EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)						STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (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 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 Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
L B Johnson Elementary	Public	K-5	6401 Amber Dr	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1289	475	23	20.5	77.9%	85 (17.9%)	21 (4.4%)	351 (73.9%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	42.7	2593^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	44.2%		34	3213^th of 4710 public elementary schools	31.8%	620									41.4	38.6	64.0				36.2	32.9	33.7				37.5			$7,645
Blanton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4101 Lynbrook Ave	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1259	510	25	20.3	80.2%	93 (18.2%)	45 (8.8%)	340 (66.7%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.5%)	41.8	2656^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.9%		36.4	3067^th of 4710 public elementary schools	34.9%	411									41.0	47.8	44.0				47.4	58.6	34.7				17.3			$7,153
Gonzales Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Disney St	Odessa	79761	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1119	424	24	17.8	80.4%	82 (19.3%)	18 (4.2%)	308 (72.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	16.3	4216^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.4%		17.4	4197^th of 4710 public elementary schools	10.9%	19									41.7	27.7	37.5				20.0	15.4	27.8				13.9			$7,495
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%)	49	2197^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.8%		47.9	2311^th of 4710 public elementary schools	50.9%	114								56.0	57.9	50.0	55.0	57.1	44.2	61.8	22.8	46.7	45.0	53.6	57.7	79.6	16.7	55.3	17.3	$11,001
El Magnet At Reagan Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2321 E 21st St	Odessa	79761	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(432) 456-1189	685	31	22.1	43.2%	148 (21.6%)	20 (2.9%)	457 (66.7%)	46 (6.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	99	19^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.6%		98.5	38^th of 4710 public elementary schools	99.2%	19	82.4								86.8	100.0	95.8				82.8	84.0	89.6				94.8			$13,554
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%)	18.1	4136^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.1%		28.6	3549^th of 4710 public elementary schools	24.6%	587									28.7	30.6	46.5				23.0	22.2	34.3				12.7			$7,561
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%)	11.5	4436^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.6%		11.5	4484^th of 4710 public elementary schools	4.8%	48									28.6	21.4	20.0				16.1	37.5	18.6				7.1			$8,457
Idea Yukon Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	7300 E Yukon Rd	Odessa	79765	Ector County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 247-8700	736	33	22.0	38.3%	138 (18.8%)	70 (9.5%)	511 (69.4%)	13 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	51.7	2044^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.1%		37.2	3007^th of 4710 public elementary schools	36.2%	963									59.5	52.9	51.7				50.4	44.6	31.4				29.7			$10,805
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%)	21	3974^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.6%		30.4	3440^th of 4710 public elementary schools	27.0%	534	11.9	34.6	22.9	13.6	16.1	12.5	8.3		23.0	34.3	43.6				42.6	29.9	27.9				4.8			$8,650
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%)	41.6	2667^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.7%		41.4	2762^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	41.4%	95									45.1	64.6	41.7				28.2	56.9	41.7				12.5			$8,534

Frequently Asked Questions about L B Johnson Elementary

Is L B Johnson Elementary a good school?

L B Johnson Elementary ranks 2593^rd of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend L B Johnson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 475 students attended L B Johnson Elementary.

What schools do graduates of L B Johnson Elementary attend?

Students who attend L B Johnson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Nimitz Middle
High : Permian High School

What is the racial makeup of L B Johnson Elementary?

Students at L B Johnson Elementary are 74% Hispanic, 18% White, 4% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is L B Johnson Elementary in?

Ector County Independent School District (Isd)

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