El Magnet at Hays
Public elementary school in Odessa, Texas · Ector County ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
El Magnet at Hays serves 511 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Odessa (Ector County). It is one of 43 schools in Ector County ISD. By enrollment it is the 2400th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 22.2 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 ÷ 22.98 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-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 | 481800001581 |
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 | 511 | 33,663 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 22.2 | 19.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 59.9% | 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.
El Magnet at Hays in context
Size
El Magnet at Hays is the 18th largest of Ector County ISD's 27 elementary schools; its 511 students are 1.5% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2 miles away with a median enrollment of 634; El Magnet at Hays 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 kindergarten with 95 students, and its smallest is grade 3 with 59, against an average of 73 per grade. This year grade 5 has 24% fewer students than kindergarten (72 against 95). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 65 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 75.9% here and 81.4% across Ector County ISD. White students are next, at 14.3%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
59.9% 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 22.98 full-time-equivalent teachers for 511 students, El Magnet at Hays has 22.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 511 students would have about 34.5 teachers, so El Magnet at Hays has 11.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
El Magnet at Hays is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other elementary school is El Magnet at Milam Elementary School, 0.6 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 27 other elementary schools, 21 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 | 75.9% |
| White | 14.3% |
| Black | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.9% |
| Asian | 1.4% |
51.5% of students are girls and 48.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 65 |
| Kindergarten | 95 |
| Grade 1 | 80 |
| Grade 2 | 75 |
| Grade 3 | 59 |
| Grade 4 | 65 |
| Grade 5 | 72 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1101 E Monahans St, Odessa, TX 79761
Phone: (432)456-1129
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: El Magnet at Hays. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Magnet at Milam Elementary School | Ector County ISD | 0.6 mi | 583 | 16.8 | 62.3% |
| El Magnet at Blackshear | Ector County ISD | 0.7 mi | 715 | 22 | 92.2% |
| Lamar Early Ee-Kg | Ector County ISD | 1.5 mi | 338 | 27.8 | 72.5% |
| El Magnet at Zavala | Ector County ISD | 2.0 mi | 726 | 21.3 | 89.8% |
| Austin Montessori Magnet | Ector County ISD | 2.0 mi | 550 | 19.1 | 57.5% |
| Dowling Elementary School | Ector County ISD | 2.2 mi | 712 | 24.3 | 87.9% |
| Gonzales Elementary School | Ector County ISD | 2.3 mi | 424 | 17.9 | 80.4% |
| El Magnet at Reagan Elementary School | Ector County ISD | 2.4 mi | 685 | 22.1 | 43.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.