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Goliad Elementary School

Public elementary school in Odessa, Texas · Ector County ISD · Grades K–5

Goliad Elementary School serves 565 students in grades K–5 in Odessa (Ector County). It is one of 43 schools in Ector County ISD. By enrollment it is the 1898th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 17.8 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.

565
students
17.8
students per teacher
89.6%
free/reduced lunch eligible
K–5
grades

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 31.74 full-time-equivalent teachers.

School facts

School typeRegular School
LevelElementary
GradesK–5
DistrictEctor County ISD
CountyEctor County
Area typeCity, midsize
School mealsFree meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision)
NCES school ID481800001579

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.

Compared with the district and Texas

This schoolEctor County ISDTexas elementary schools (median)
Students56533,663516
Students per teacher17.819.514.8
Free or reduced-price lunch eligible89.6%75.5%72%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 90% 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.

Goliad Elementary School in context

Size

Of the 27 elementary schools in Ector County ISD, Goliad Elementary School is the 15th largest, with 1.7% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.7 miles away and have a median of 480 students, so Goliad Elementary School 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 4 with 112 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 73, against an average of 94 per grade. This year grade 5 has 30% more students than kindergarten (95 against 73). 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

Hispanic students are the largest group, at 78.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across Ector County ISD (81.4%). White students are next, at 14.5%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.

89.6% 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

Goliad Elementary School has 31.74 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 565 students would have about 38.2 teachers, so Goliad Elementary School has 6.5 fewer.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).

Location

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 Ross Elementary School, 0.5 miles away in the same district. There are 23 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

Students by race and ethnicity
Hispanic
78.8%
White
14.5%
Black
3.4%
Two or more races
2.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0.7%
Asian
0.2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
0.2%

47.6% of students are girls and 52.4% are boys.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Students by grade

Students by grade
Kindergarten
73
Grade 1
96
Grade 2
94
Grade 3
95
Grade 4
112
Grade 5
95

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Location and contact

501 E 52nd St, Odessa, TX 79762
Phone: (432)456-1109

Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Red: Goliad Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.

Nearby elementary schools

SchoolDistrictDistanceStudentsPer teacherFree/reduced lunch
Ross Elementary SchoolEctor County ISD0.5 mi51217.377%
Ireland Elementary SchoolEctor County ISD1.1 mi43118.773.1%
Sam Houston Elementary SchoolEctor County ISD1.2 mi45019.289.3%
Burnet Elementary SchoolEctor County ISD1.5 mi32518.884.9%
Gale Pond Alamo Elementary SchoolEctor County ISD2.0 mi3521566.2%
Harmony Science Academy - OdessaHarmony Public Schools - West Texas2.2 mi54117.773.4%
Dowling Elementary SchoolEctor County ISD2.4 mi71224.387.9%
Blanton Elementary SchoolEctor County ISD2.5 mi51020.480.2%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.

Other schools in Ector County ISD

SchoolLevelGradesStudents
Alternative Education CenterHigh6–1285
Austin Montessori MagnetElementaryPre-K–6550
Barbara Jordan Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5807
Blanton Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5510
Bonham Middle SchoolMiddle6–8835
Bowie Middle SchoolMiddle6–8874
Burnet Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5325
Cameron Dual Language MagnetElementaryPre-K–6644
Carver Early Ee-KgPre-KPre-K385
Crockett Middle SchoolMiddle6–81,181
Dowling Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5712
Ector College Prep Success AcademyMiddle6–81,272
Ector County Youth CenterHigh7–1114
Edward K Downing Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5834
El Magnet at BlackshearElementaryK–5715
El Magnet at HaysElementaryPre-K–5511
El Magnet at Milam Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5583
El Magnet at Reagan Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5685
El Magnet at ZavalaElementaryPre-K–5726
G E 'buddy' West Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5780
Gale Pond Alamo Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5352
George H W Bush New Technical OdessaHigh9–12414
Gonzales Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5424
Ireland Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5431
L B Johnson Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5475
Lamar Early Ee-KgElementaryPre-K–K338
Lauro Cavazos Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5614
Lee Buice Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5844
Murry Fly Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–51,091
Nimitz Middle SchoolMiddle6–81,310
Noel Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5501
Odessa Career and Technical Early College High SchoolHigh9–12418
Odessa Collegiate Academy Early College High SchoolHigh9–12476
Odessa High SchoolHigh9–123,814
Pease Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5621
Permian High SchoolHigh9–124,138
Ross Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5512
Sam Houston Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5450
San Jacinto Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5656
The Odessa Y Learning CenterPre-KPre-K209
The STEM AcademyOtherK–12755
Wilson & Young Medal of Honor Middle SchoolMiddle6–81,227