Cameron Dual Language Magnet
Public elementary school in Odessa, Texas · Ector County ISD · Grades Pre-K–6
Cameron Dual Language Magnet serves 644 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Odessa (Ector County). It is one of 43 schools in Ector County ISD. By enrollment it is the 1282nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 22.3 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 ÷ 28.93 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| District | Ector County ISD |
| County | Ector County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481800001573 |
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 | 644 | 33,663 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 22.3 | 19.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 75.6% | 75.5% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 99% 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.
Cameron Dual Language Magnet in context
Size
Of the 27 elementary schools in Ector County ISD, Cameron Dual Language Magnet is the 11th largest, with 1.9% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.8 miles away and have a median of 586 students, so Cameron Dual Language Magnet is close to their typical size.
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 1 with 97 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 52, against an average of 81 per grade. This year grade 6 has 43% fewer students than kindergarten (52 against 91). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 69 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 99.1% of enrollment, a higher share than across Ector County ISD (81.4%).
75.6% of students qualify 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
Cameron Dual Language Magnet has 28.93 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 22.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 644 students would have about 43.5 teachers, so Cameron Dual Language Magnet has 14.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, midsize, which means it is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest other elementary school is Pease Elementary School, 1.1 miles away in the same district. There are 22 elementary schools within 5 miles and 28 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.1% |
| White | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
48.6% of students are girls and 51.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 69 |
| Kindergarten | 91 |
| Grade 1 | 97 |
| Grade 2 | 90 |
| Grade 3 | 87 |
| Grade 4 | 81 |
| Grade 5 | 77 |
| Grade 6 | 52 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2401 W 8th St, Odessa, TX 79763
Phone: (432)456-1059
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Cameron Dual Language Magnet. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pease Elementary School | Ector County ISD | 1.1 mi | 621 | 21.5 | 83.7% |
| San Jacinto Elementary School | Ector County ISD | 1.2 mi | 656 | 21.2 | 86.6% |
| El Magnet at Zavala | Ector County ISD | 1.3 mi | 726 | 21.3 | 89.8% |
| Austin Montessori Magnet | Ector County ISD | 1.6 mi | 550 | 19.1 | 57.5% |
| Noel Elementary School | Ector County ISD | 2.0 mi | 501 | 19.8 | 87.2% |
| Lamar Early Ee-Kg | Ector County ISD | 2.4 mi | 338 | 27.8 | 72.5% |
| Gale Pond Alamo Elementary School | Ector County ISD | 2.5 mi | 352 | 15 | 66.2% |
| El Magnet at Blackshear | Ector County ISD | 2.6 mi | 715 | 22 | 92.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.