📍 4101 Lynbrook Ave, Odessa, Ector County, 79762
Blanton el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Odessa, Ector County. The school has 502 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Samantha Natividad. It is part of the Ector County Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blanton el enrolls 502 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Hispanic or Latino, 25% White and 8.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 297 | 59% |
| White | 123 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 44 | 8.8% |
| Asian | 18 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
355 of the school's 502 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 351 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Blanton el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 81.
Blanton el is one of 46 schools in ECTOR COUNTY ISD, based in ODESSA, Texas. The district serves 33,663 students district-wide and employs 1,834 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 502 students, Blanton el is smaller than the district average of about 732 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize