Odem Elementary School
Public elementary school in Odem, Texas · Odem-Edroy ISD · Grades Pre-K–2
Odem Elementary School serves 247 students in grades Pre-K–2 in Odem (San Patricio County). It is one of 4 schools in Odem-Edroy ISD. By enrollment it is the 4362nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.6 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 ÷ 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–2 |
| District | Odem-Edroy ISD |
| County | San Patricio County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483336013581 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Odem-Edroy ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 247 | 927 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.6 | 13 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 63.6% | 64.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 65% 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.
Odem Elementary School in context
Size
Odem Elementary School is the largest of Odem-Edroy ISD's 2 elementary schools; its 247 students are 26.6% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 7.4 miles away and have a median of 442 students, so Odem 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 kindergarten with 67 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 59, against an average of 62 per grade. This year grade 2 has 10% fewer students than kindergarten (60 against 67). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 59 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 84.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Odem-Edroy ISD (82.1%). White students are next, at 15%.
63.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 64.1% across Odem-Edroy 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
Odem Elementary School has 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 247 students would have about 16.7 teachers, so Odem Elementary School has about as many as that.
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 rural, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. Odem Intermediate School (in the same district) is listed at the same location. There is 1 elementary school within 5 miles and 9 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 84.6% |
| White | 15% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
44.1% of students are girls and 55.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 59 |
| Kindergarten | 67 |
| Grade 1 | 61 |
| Grade 2 | 60 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1 Owl Square, Odem, TX 78370
Phone: (361)368-8121
Website: oeisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Odem Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odem Intermediate School | Odem-Edroy ISD | 0.0 mi | 198 | 13.9 | 66.7% |
| Wilma Magee Intermediate School | Calallen ISD | 6.5 mi | 419 | 13 | 65.9% |
| Calallen West Intermediate School | Calallen ISD | 7.0 mi | 426 | 12.8 | 45.1% |
| Calallen East Elementary School | Calallen ISD | 7.4 mi | 470 | 14.2 | 77% |
| Calallen Wood River Elementary School | Calallen ISD | 7.5 mi | 425 | 12.5 | 51.5% |
| Tuloso-Midway Primary School | Tuloso-Midway ISD | 7.6 mi | 779 | 17.2 | 61% |
| Sinton Elementary School | Sinton ISD | 8.0 mi | 458 | 14.6 | 66.2% |
| Welder Elementary School | Sinton ISD | 8.4 mi | 520 | 16.1 | 71.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Odem-Edroy ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odem High School | High | 9–12 | 278 |
| Odem Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 198 |
| Odem Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 204 |