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Ector County ISD
Ector County · Region 18: Midland · 31,866 students
Ector County ISD is rated C by TEA, scoring 77 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 79.2 average of the 349 districts serving a similar share of economically disadvantaged students, and below the statewide average of 81.7. It is up 5 points since 2021-22 — both years scored under TEA's current rules, since TEA rewrote them in 2023; under the rules in force back then it scored 82.
Ranks 729th of 1,019 Texas districts (tied with 47 others), and 18th of 32 in Region 18: Midland (tied with 3 others).
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5 years of ratings
2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated B with 82 that year.
| Year | Rating | Score | Similar | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | C | 77 | 79.2 | 81.7 |
| 2024-25 | D | 69 | 77.5 | 80.3 |
| 2023-24 | D | 69 | 75.8 | 78.7 |
| 2022-23 | C | 73 | 76.5 | 79.2 |
| 2021-22 | C | 72 | 78.3 | 80.6 |
How this district's change over time is ranked
TEA publishes most measures for one year only, so a change ranking exists just where the same figure is published across years — the overall score, the five score domains, and per-student spending. This page does not yet state where Ector County ISD itself places on these lists, only that the lists exist; open one to find this district's own row.
Texas districts
Region 18: Midland
Where the score comes from
Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.
- Ector County ISD
- Similar student population (349)
- Region 18: Midland (32)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 73 | C | 7 |
| School Progress | 77 | C | 3 |
| Closing the Gaps | 77 | C | 3 |
| Academic Growth | 71 | C | 9 |
| Relative Performance | 77 | C | 3 |
Closest to moving up: School Progress, 3 points below B in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.
TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this district that better measure is School Progress (77), so Student Achievement (73) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 77.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar student population (349)
Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The tick on each bar marks the average for Similar student population (349 districts) — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Graduation
- Four-Year
- 89.1%−6.9 pts vs similar
- Five-Year
- 90.0%−6.5 pts vs similar
- Six-Year
- 89.6%−6.4 pts vs similar
- Dropout Rate
- 1.9%+1.3 pts vs similar
College, career and military readiness
| Criterion | This district | similar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total credit for CCMR criteria | 95.0% | 88.8% | +6.2 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course | 73.8% | 57.3% | +16.5 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA | 19.6% | 23.5% | −3.9 |
| Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s) | 11.1% | 5.5% | +5.6 |
| Earned college credit for a dual credit course | 54.1% | 31.8% | +22.3 |
| Earned an industry-based certification | 26.3% | 44.2% | −17.9 |
| Earned a level I or level II certificate | 12.6% | 2.1% | +10.5 |
| Earned an associate degree | 14.5% | 4.4% | +10.1 |
| Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit | 0.6% | 2.8% | −2.2 |
| Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness | 2.1% | 3.9% | −1.8 |
| Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student | 4.6% | 9.6% | −5.0 |
| Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces | 0.7% | 3.4% | −2.7 |
Who this district serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 31,866
- Economically disadvantaged
- 71.5%+1.0 pts vs similar
- English learners
- 29.1%+14.1 pts vs similar
- Special education
- 11.9%−6.7 pts vs similar
- Attendance
- 92.7%−1.4 pts vs similar
- Chronically absent
- 23.6%+6.5 pts vs similar
Student demographics
- African American 3.2%
- Hispanic 82.2%
- White 11.7%
- American Indian 0.2%
- Asian 0.9%
- Pacific Islander 0.3%
- Two or More Races 1.5%
Spending per student
Compared against TEA's own peer group, which controls for size and student population, and against the state.
- Ector County ISD
- TEA peer group
- Texas average
Spends $4,478 less per student than its peer group, and $5,067 less than the state average.
Teachers
- Average salary
- $67,883+$4,300 vs similar
- Teachers
- 1,784
- Students per staff member
- 17.9
Teaching experience
- Beginning 7.2%
- 1 to 5 years 31.7%
- 6 to 10 years 20.3%
- 11 to 20 years 24%
- 21 to 30 years 12.8%
- Over 30 years 4.1%
Where this district ranks best
Out of 123 rankings computed across every published metric and every comparison group, these are the placements that stand out. Press Copy for a citable sentence.
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2of 31
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit
Region 18: Midland · of the 31 that report this measure · tied with 1
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3of 31
Earned a level I or level II certificate
Region 18: Midland · of the 31 that report this measure
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4of 31
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)
Region 18: Midland · of the 31 that report this measure
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7of 31
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course
Region 18: Midland · of the 31 that report this measure
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7of 31
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness
Region 18: Midland · of the 31 that report this measure
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9of 30
College, career or military ready
Region 18: Midland · of the 30 that report this measure · tied with 2
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10of 31
Earned college credit for a dual credit course
Region 18: Midland · of the 31 that report this measure
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18of 335
Earned a level I or level II certificate
Similar student population · of the 335 that report this measure
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37of 978
Earned a level I or level II certificate
Texas average · of the 978 that report this measure
These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this district ranks poorly. Each statement below states its cohort and its denominator so it can be checked — a rank without an n is a boast, not a fact. Ties are shown because a shared ceiling is not a sole first place. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no district would put in a press release.
44 schools in this district
| School | Type | Rating | Score | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odessa Collegiate Academy Early College HS | High School | A | 98 | 482 |
| George H W Bush New Tech Odessa | High School | A | 97 | 427 |
| Odessa Career and Technical Early College HS | High School | A | 95 | 436 |
| Lamar Early EE-KG | Elementary | A | 95 | 350 |
| El Magnet at Reagan Elem | Elementary | A | 95 | 669 |
| The Odessa Y Learning Center | Elementary | A | 95 | 124 |
| The STEM Academy | K-12 | A | 90 | 762 |
| Gonzales Elem | Elementary | B | 87 | 309 |
| Carver Early EE-KG | Elementary | B | 86 | 253 |
| El Magnet at Hays | Elementary | B | 86 | 465 |
| Burleson Early Education Center | Elementary | B | 86 | 289 |
| Wilson & Young Medal of Honor MS | Middle / Jr. High | B | 85 | 1,191 |
| Austin Montessori Magnet | Elementary | B | 84 | 553 |
| Bowie MS | Middle / Jr. High | B | 82 | 852 |
| Ross Elem | Elementary | B | 82 | 494 |
| Blanton Elem | Elementary | B | 82 | 505 |
| Permian HS | High School | B | 81 | 3,829 |
| Murry Fly Elem | Elementary | B | 81 | 993 |
| Odessa HS | High School | C | 79 | 3,573 |
| Nimitz MS | Middle / Jr. High | C | 77 | 1,274 |
| Edward K Downing Elem | Elementary | C | 77 | 777 |
| Cameron Dual Language Magnet | Elementary | C | 76 | 625 |
| Sam Houston Elem | Elementary | C | 76 | 482 |
| El Magnet at Milam Elem | Elementary | C | 76 | 604 |
| San Jacinto Elem | Elementary | C | 76 | 636 |
| Barbara Jordan Elem | Elementary | C | 75 | 697 |
| Gale Pond Alamo Elem | Elementary | C | 73 | 358 |
| L B Johnson Elem | Elementary | C | 72 | 443 |
| Ector College Prep Success Academy | Middle / Jr. High | C | 71 | 1,245 |
| Goliad Elem | Elementary | C | 71 | 454 |
| Pease Elem | Elementary | C | 70 | 570 |
| El Magnet at Zavala | Elementary | D | 69 | 618 |
| Noel Elem | Elementary | D | 69 | 502 |
| G E 'Buddy' West Elem | Elementary | D | 69 | 691 |
| Lee Buice Elem | Elementary | D | 69 | 784 |
| Bonham MS | Middle / Jr. High | D | 68 | 828 |
| Ireland Elem | Elementary | D | 67 | 397 |
| Crockett MS | Middle / Jr. High | D | 66 | 1,188 |
| Burnet Elem | Elementary | D | 64 | 272 |
| Lauro Cavazos Elem | Elementary | D | 62 | 585 |
| El Magnet at Blackshear | Elementary | F | 57 | 629 |
| Dowling Elem | Elementary | F | 56 | 570 |
| Alter Ed Ctr | K-12 | Not Rated | — | 58 |
| Ector Co Youth Ctr | K-12 | Not Rated | — | 23 |
Where this comes from
Every figure on this page comes from data the Texas Education Agency publishes at txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026 and archived with a checksum so each number stays traceable to the bytes TEA served.