📍 1480 N Knox Ave, Odessa, Ector County, 79763
Edward K Downing el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Odessa, Ector County. The school has 817 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennie Chavez. It is part of the Ector County Isd school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Edward K Downing el enrolls 817 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 772 | 94% |
| White | 31 | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
694 of the school's 817 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 676 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.
Edward K Downing el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
Edward K Downing 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 817 students, Edward K Downing el is close to the district average of about 732 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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