El Magnet at Zavala
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Odessa, Texas
El Magnet at Zavala in Odessa, Texas enrolled 726 students in 2024-25 with 34.1 full-time teachers, 21.3 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 62% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 39%
448 students in 2022-23, 436 students in 2023-24, 726 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.5 to 34.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 448 | 24.5 | 18.3 |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 22.3 | 19.6 |
| 2024-25 | 726 | 34.1 | 21.3 |
21.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 98 of every 100 Texas elementary schools
Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 329 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection El Magnet at Zavala enrolled 329 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 329 of the 329 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent33.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
93.1% of students were Hispanic, 3.2% White, 2.9% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic93.1%
- White3.2%
- Black2.9%
- Two or more races0.6%
- American Indian0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Odessa
31 public elementary schools in Odessa report 2024-25 enrollment; El Magnet at Zavala is number 7 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murry Fly Elementary | 1,091 | 22.0 | 84.3% |
| Lee Buice Elementary | 844 | 20.8 | 62.9% |
| Edward K Downing Elementary | 834 | 22.1 | 86.2% |
| Barbara Jordan Elementary | 807 | 21.2 | 64.9% |
| G E 'Buddy' West Elementary | 780 | 19.9 | 88.6% |
| Idea Yukon Academy | 736 | 22.0 | 38.0% |
| El Magnet at Zavala | 726 | 21.3 | 86.9% |
| El Magnet at Blackshear | 715 | 22.0 | 91.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about El Magnet at Zavala
- Cameron Dual Language MagnetThe nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 644 students, 22.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Austin Montessori MagnetThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 550 students, 19.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Compare El Magnet at Zavala with Cameron Dual Language MagnetStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Ector County ISD spends per student$10,723 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,723
- The largest public schools in TexasEl Magnet at Zavala is the number 729 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#729 of 4,615
- Texas schools by students per teacher21.3 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.21.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about El Magnet at Zavala
How many students attend El Magnet at Zavala?
726 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 448 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Odessa, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at El Magnet at Zavala?
21.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is El Magnet at Zavala a Title I school?
El Magnet at Zavala ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is El Magnet at Zavala in?
Ector County ISD, NCES district ID 4818000. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 481800001597 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.