📍 501 S Dixie Blvd, Odessa, Ector County, 79761
El Magnet at Blackshear is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Odessa, Ector County. The school has 672 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Valerie Rivera. It is part of the Ector County Isd school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
El Magnet at Blackshear enrolls 672 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Black or African American and 4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 554 | 82% |
| Black or African American | 66 | 9.8% |
| White | 27 | 4% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
537 of the school's 672 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 525 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
El Magnet at Blackshear 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.
El Magnet at Blackshear 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 672 students, El Magnet at Blackshear is close to the district average of about 732 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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