Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Ector County ISD: B

Total students

3,891

Avg. teacher experience

10.2 years

Ector County ISD: 11.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

81.7 %

Ector County ISD: 85.5%

Statewide: 90%

Odessa High School is a high school in Odessa, TX, in the Ector County ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 3,891 students. 82.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 24.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 81.7% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 2.5% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Odessa High School was 912 for 2020-2021 graduates.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $61,192, which is $2,305 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

1301 N Dotsy
Odessa, TX 79763-3576

Office phone number

(432) 456-0029

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Odessa High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 18. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 18.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 18.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

3,891

African American

94 (2.4%)

Ector County ISD: 3.7%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

9 (0.2%)

Ector County ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

16 (0.4%)

Ector County ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

3,442 (88.5%)

Ector County ISD: 78.9%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

10 (0.3%)

Ector County ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

296 (7.6%)

Ector County ISD: 14.7%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

24 (0.6%)

Ector County ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

2.4%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

0.4%

Hispanic

88.5%

Pacific Islander

0.3%

White

7.6%

Two or more races

0.6%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

82.5 %

Ector County ISD: 62.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

65.4 %

Ector County ISD: 62.1%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

24.7 %

Ector County ISD: 22.5%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

82.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

65.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

24.7%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

24.1 %

Ector County ISD: 22.5%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

7.5 %

Ector County ISD: 9.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

8.4 %

Ector County ISD: 9.9%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

24.1%

Gifted and talented

7.5%

Special education

8.4%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

C

Ector County ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Ector County ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Ector County ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Ector County ISD: C

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

81.7 %

Ector County ISD: 85.5%

Statewide: 90%

African American

80 %

Ector County ISD: 79%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Ector County ISD: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

100 %

Ector County ISD: 96.8%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

82.3 %

Ector County ISD: 85.3%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Ector County ISD: 60%

Statewide: 88.3%

White

78.9 %

Ector County ISD: 88%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

62.5 %

Ector County ISD: 64.3%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

80.0%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

82.3%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

78.9%

Two or more races

62.5%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

2.5 %

Ector County ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

5 %

Ector County ISD: 5.4%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Ector County ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Ector County ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

2.2 %

Ector County ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

0 %

Ector County ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

5.4 %

Ector County ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Ector County ISD: 2%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

39.5 %

Ector County ISD: 25.1%

Statewide: 15%

African American

45.5 %

Ector County ISD: 32.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

33.3 %

Ector County ISD: 35.3%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

26.3 %

Ector County ISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

39.6 %

Ector County ISD: 25.8%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

50 %

Ector County ISD: 32.4%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

37.2 %

Ector County ISD: 20.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

42.1 %

Ector County ISD: 26.1%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

12.3 %

Ector County ISD: 12.7%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

11.6 %

Ector County ISD: 7.4%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Ector County ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

53.8 %

Ector County ISD: 39%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

11.9 %

Ector County ISD: 12.2%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Ector County ISD: 0%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

12.1 %

Ector County ISD: 12.9%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

17.6 %

Ector County ISD: 29.7%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

20.2 %

Ector County ISD: 24.7%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

0 %

Ector County ISD: 10%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Ector County ISD: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

71.4 %

Ector County ISD: 52.2%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

19.7 %

Ector County ISD: 22%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Ector County ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

5 %

Ector County ISD: 27.6%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Ector County ISD: 45.5%

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

912

Ector County ISD: 924

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

Masked

Ector County ISD: 23.1

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

40.9 %

Ector County ISD: 51.7%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

26.9 %

Ector County ISD: 33.4%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

24.5 %

Ector County ISD: 30.8%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

40.9%

Math

26.9%

Reading + Math

24.5%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

218.5

African American

19.8 (9%)

Ector County ISD: 6.1%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0.4 (0.2%)

Ector County ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

14.6 (6.7%)

Ector County ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

66.3 (30.4%)

Ector County ISD: 39.9%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.5%)

Ector County ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

109.5 (50.1%)

Ector County ISD: 49.7%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

6.9 (3.1%)

Ector County ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

7.1 (3.2%)

Ector County ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

146.7 (67.1%)

Ector County ISD: 73.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

59.7 (27.3%)

Ector County ISD: 24.8%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

5 (2.3%)

Ector County ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

17.8

Ector County ISD: 17.4

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

10.2 years

Ector County ISD: 11.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$61,192

Ector County ISD: $61,203

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$57,563

Ector County ISD: $57,002

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$58,055

Ector County ISD: $58,175

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$60,356

Ector County ISD: $59,754

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$62,744

Ector County ISD: $62,601

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$68,979

Ector County ISD: $67,195

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$71,233

Ector County ISD: $72,084

Statewide: $71,111

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