Burnet Elementary School
Public elementary school in Odessa, Texas · Ector County ISD · Grades K–5
Burnet Elementary School serves 325 students in grades K–5 in Odessa (Ector County). It is one of 43 schools in Ector County ISD. By enrollment it is the 3984th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 18.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–5 |
| District | Ector County ISD |
| County | Ector County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481800001572 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Ector County ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 325 | 33,663 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 18.8 | 19.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 84.9% | 75.5% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 94% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Burnet Elementary School in context
Size
Burnet Elementary School is the smallest of Ector County ISD's 27 elementary schools; its 325 students are 1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 511; Burnet Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 5 with 68 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 43, against an average of 54 per grade. This year grade 5 has 21% more students than kindergarten (68 against 56). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 72% here and 81.4% across Ector County ISD. White students are next, at 16.9%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
84.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75.5% across Ector County ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers for 325 students, Burnet Elementary School has 18.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 325 students would have about 22 teachers, so Burnet Elementary School has 4.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Burnet Elementary School is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other elementary school is Ireland Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 28 other elementary schools, 22 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 72% |
| White | 16.9% |
| Black | 5.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |
| Asian | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
52.9% of students are girls and 47.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 56 |
| Grade 1 | 49 |
| Grade 2 | 43 |
| Grade 3 | 55 |
| Grade 4 | 54 |
| Grade 5 | 68 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3700 Permian Dr., Odessa, TX 79762
Phone: (432)456-1049
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Burnet Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland Elementary School | Ector County ISD | 0.7 mi | 431 | 18.7 | 73.1% |
| Harmony Science Academy - Odessa | Harmony Public Schools - West Texas | 0.8 mi | 541 | 17.7 | 73.4% |
| Ross Elementary School | Ector County ISD | 1.0 mi | 512 | 17.3 | 77% |
| Dowling Elementary School | Ector County ISD | 1.1 mi | 712 | 24.3 | 87.9% |
| Gale Pond Alamo Elementary School | Ector County ISD | 1.1 mi | 352 | 15 | 66.2% |
| Sam Houston Elementary School | Ector County ISD | 1.1 mi | 450 | 19.2 | 89.3% |
| El Magnet at Reagan Elementary School | Ector County ISD | 1.1 mi | 685 | 22.1 | 43.2% |
| Blanton Elementary School | Ector County ISD | 1.4 mi | 510 | 20.4 | 80.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.