📍 9400 Rainbow Dr, Odessa, Ector County, 79765
Barbara Jordan el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Odessa, Ector County. The school has 854 pupils enrolled. The Principal is William Iker. It is part of the Ector County Isd school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 41.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.8:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Barbara Jordan el enrolls 854 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 41.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% Hispanic or Latino, 19% White and 2.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 648 | 76% |
| White | 161 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
439 of the school's 854 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 421 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Barbara Jordan 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.
Barbara Jordan 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 854 students, Barbara Jordan el is larger than the district average of about 732 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize