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G E 'buddy' West Elementary

Q: Is G E 'buddy' West Elementary a good school?

G E 'buddy' West Elementary ranks 3028 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3028^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

G E 'buddy' West Elementary is a K-5 school in Odessa, TX, serving 780 students within the Ector County Independent School District (Isd), where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most exciting news for parents is the school's dramatic turnaround. After ranking in the bottom 20% of Texas elementary schools for years, G E 'Buddy' West jumped from the 19th percentile in 2024-2025 to the 35th percentile in 2025-2026—a 16-point leap in a single year. This improvement is broad-based, benefiting all student groups. For example, students in special education jumped from the 8th to the 47th percentile, and students from low-income backgrounds rose from the 18th to the 55th percentile. This suggests effective school-wide changes are helping every child. In contrast, nearby Lauro Cavazos Elementary, which serves a similar population just over a mile away, has declined to the 12th percentile, highlighting that Buddy West's progress is due to specific leadership and teaching strategies.

Academically, the school shows a unique strength in mathematics. In 2025-2026, 3rd-grade math proficiency (47.37%) exceeded both the district (36.35%) and state (44.33%) averages—a rare feat for a high-poverty school. The Spanish-language program also shows promise, with past years seeing 3rd-grade Spanish math scores double the district average. However, 5th-grade science remains a persistent challenge, with only 6% of students proficient in 2024-2025. Overall, G E 'Buddy' West is a school on the rise, with strong support for its most vulnerable students and a clear focus on math, making it an increasingly attractive option for families in Odessa.

780

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,188

Per pupil spending ?

90.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2225 W Sycamore Dr
Odessa, TX 79763

(432) 456-1329

District: Ector County Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend G E 'buddy' West Elementary usually attend:

High:

Odessa High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.2%

White:

10.5%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2017 → 35th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2017

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Reading scores 17 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg41%

Texas avg50%

3,028^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 29 pts since 2017

From bottom 5% (2017) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	35.8	3028 of 4627	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.1	3786 of 4651	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	3637 of 4710	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	3693 of 4647	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	4312 of 4581	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	3915 of 4578	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	4192 of 4479	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	4123 of 4359	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.8	4102 of 4329	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	17.0	4199 of 4461	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	3232 of 4331	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	3323 of 4295	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	3387 of 4240	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	2550 of 2918	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	2905 of 3668	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.9	1734 of 3556	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.6	2998 of 3487	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	2484 of 3446	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	2170 of 3333	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	2321 of 3226	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	2308 of 4575	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.7	3160 of 3744	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	3920 of 4658	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	3458 of 4588	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	4084 of 4561	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	3653 of 4499	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	4192 of 4348	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	4189 of 4306	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.6	2403 of 3075	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.2	2221 of 2619	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.6	1993 of 2980	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.3	2638 of 2958	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	2307 of 3006	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	2929 of 3184	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	3008 of 3106	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	2787 of 4413	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.4	3119 of 3644	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	3482 of 4465	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	3361 of 4401	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	4103 of 4376	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	3735 of 4329	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	4021 of 4188	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	3926 of 4168	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.2	2038 of 4520	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	27.2	3026 of 3705	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	3758 of 4594	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	3523 of 4521	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	4170 of 4477	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	3689 of 4451	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	4131 of 4309	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	4055 of 4264	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	3480 of 4582	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.4	3294 of 3739	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	3886 of 4647	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	3891 of 4585	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	4429 of 4563	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	4046 of 4498	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	3912 of 4357	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	3829 of 4319	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	2296 of 4301	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.5	3276 of 3549	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	3069 of 4292	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	3316 of 4086	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	2729 of 3952	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	2926 of 3799	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	2760 of 3684	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	2685 of 3558	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.8	1936 of 3006	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	15.1	2430 of 2612	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	3002 of 3108	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	2787 of 3106	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	3051 of 3082	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	2767 of 3082	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	2905 of 3142	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	3072 of 3127	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)55th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2026)50th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2026)47th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile~ school

White (2026)36th percentile~ school

Male (2026)24th percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)22nd percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

At Risk (2022)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics46%~ state avg

Reading37%-17 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
G E 'buddy' West Elementary	Public	K-5	2225 W Sycamore Dr	Odessa	79763	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1329	780	39	19.8	90.1%	82 (10.5%)	4 (0.5%)	680 (87.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	35.8	3028^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.6%		24.1	3786^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.6%	758	9.7	21.4	16.7	0.0	26.8	23.1	29.1	38.8	42.6		47.4	44.7	46.9		$8,188
Lauro Cavazos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9301 W 16th St	Odessa	79763	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1309	614	27	22.6	86.8%	38 (6.2%)	3 (0.5%)	568 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	19.3	4085^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.7%		15.8	4243^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	8.8%	158	15.8	34.6	41.9	5.3	46.2	35.5	35.2	26.0	38.0		36.6	35.6	23.9		$7,067
Edward K Downing Elementary	Public	K-5	1480 N Knox Ave	Odessa	79763	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-5939	834	38	22.0	88.7%	38 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	785 (94.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	26.7	3644^th of 4627 public elementary schools	21.2%		11.4	4444^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.5%	800	52.6	27.8	24.2	63.2	19.6	9.4	28.8	39.7	44.9		26.0	51.9	32.8		$6,733
Murry Fly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11688 Westview	Odessa	79764	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-1269	1,091	50	22.0	86.2%	60 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1,021 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.7%)	40.4	2713^th of 4627 public elementary schools	41.4%		36.1	3044^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.6%	331	36.7	29.3	39.3	41.7	33.3	26.7	34.8	47.6	48.8		32.2	46.3	54.4		$6,427
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
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
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
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
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%)	20.7	4004^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.5%		22.8	3861^st of 4651 public elementary schools	17.0%	143	11.1	31.6	50.0	12.5	37.5	12.5	29.3	31.3	42.2		32.5	37.7	32.4		$8,590
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 G E 'buddy' West Elementary

What district is G E 'buddy' West Elementary in?

Ector County Independent School District (Isd)

Is G E 'buddy' West Elementary a good school?

G E 'buddy' West Elementary ranks 3028^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of G E 'buddy' West Elementary?

Students at G E 'buddy' West Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 11% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend G E 'buddy' West Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 780 students attended G E 'buddy' West Elementary.

What schools do graduates of G E 'buddy' West Elementary attend?

Students who attend G E 'buddy' West Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Odessa High School

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

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

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

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