Ector County ISD (ECISD)

Odessa, Texas · Ector County · Grades Pre-K–12

Ector County ISD runs 43 schools (27 elementary, 6 middle, 7 high, 2 pre-k, 1 other) with 33,663 students. By enrollment it is the 36th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as city, midsize.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.

District at a glance

Schools	43
Students	33,663
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	1,727.6
Students per teacher	19.5 (state 14.9)
Free or reduced-price lunch eligible	75.5% (state 61.6%)
County	Ector County
Area type	City, midsize
NCES district ID	4818000

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.

Schools in Ector County ISD

School	Level	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Free/reduced lunch
Alternative Education Center	High	6–12	85	11.1	90.6%
Austin Montessori Magnet	Elementary	Pre-K–6	550	19.1	57.5%
Barbara Jordan Elementary School	Elementary	K–5	807	21.2	66.7%
Blanton Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–5	510	20.4	80.2%
Bonham Middle School	Middle	6–8	835	16.6	83.8%
Bowie Middle School	Middle	6–8	874	15.5	84.3%
Burnet Elementary School	Elementary	K–5	325	18.8	84.9%
Cameron Dual Language Magnet	Elementary	Pre-K–6	644	22.3	75.6%
Carver Early Ee-Kg	Pre-K	Pre-K	385	34.2	63.1%
Crockett Middle School	Middle	6–8	1,181	18.9	83.1%
Dowling Elementary School	Elementary	K–5	712	24.3	87.9%
Ector College Prep Success Academy	Middle	6–8	1,272	18.7	85.3%
Ector County Youth Center	High	7–11	14	6.6	85.7%
Edward K Downing Elementary School	Elementary	K–5	834	22.1	88.7%
El Magnet at Blackshear	Elementary	K–5	715	22	92.2%
El Magnet at Hays	Elementary	Pre-K–5	511	22.2	59.9%
El Magnet at Milam Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–5	583	16.8	62.3%
El Magnet at Reagan Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–5	685	22.1	43.2%
El Magnet at Zavala	Elementary	Pre-K–5	726	21.3	89.8%
G E 'buddy' West Elementary School	Elementary	K–5	780	19.9	90.1%
Gale Pond Alamo Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–5	352	15	66.2%
George H W Bush New Technical Odessa	High	9–12	414	11.2	50%
Goliad Elementary School	Elementary	K–5	565	17.8	89.6%
Gonzales Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–5	424	17.9	80.4%
Ireland Elementary School	Elementary	K–5	431	18.7	73.1%
L B Johnson Elementary School	Elementary	K–5	475	20.5	77.9%
Lamar Early Ee-Kg	Elementary	Pre-K–K	338	27.8	72.5%
Lauro Cavazos Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–5	614	22.7	86.8%
Lee Buice Elementary School	Elementary	K–5	844	20.8	64.1%
Murry Fly Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–5	1,091	22	86.2%
Nimitz Middle School	Middle	6–8	1,310	19.9	67.6%
Noel Elementary School	Elementary	K–5	501	19.8	87.2%
Odessa Career and Technical Early College High School	High	9–12	418	24.2	66.3%
Odessa Collegiate Academy Early College High School	High	9–12	476	25.3	50.2%
Odessa High School	High	9–12	3,814	17.8	81.9%
Pease Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–5	621	21.5	83.7%
Permian High School	High	9–12	4,138	19.8	68.3%
Ross Elementary School	Elementary	Pre-K–5	512	17.3	77%
Sam Houston Elementary School	Elementary	K–5	450	19.2	89.3%
San Jacinto Elementary School	Elementary	K–5	656	21.2	86.6%
The Odessa Y Learning Center	Pre-K	Pre-K	209	23.1	64.6%
The STEM Academy	Other	K–12	755	18.4	40.1%
Wilson & Young Medal of Honor Middle School	Middle	6–8	1,227	18.7	69.7%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.

Map of Ector County ISD schools

Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Ector County ISD in context

Size

Ector County ISD enrolls 0.6% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is larger than the median district (886 students). The largest of its schools is Permian High School with 4,138 students, and the smallest is Ector County Youth Center with 14; the average is 783, against 626 statewide.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.

Grades

Its largest grade this year is grade 9, with 2,714 students. Grade 12 has 2,070 students and kindergarten has 2,519, 18% fewer in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Ector County ISD enrolls 1,807 children in pre-K.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.

Students

Hispanic students are the largest group in Ector County ISD at 81.4%, above their 53.5% share of Texas public school students. White students make up 12.4%.

75.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 40.1% at The STEM Academy to 92.2% at El Magnet at Blackshear. All 43 of its schools serve free breakfast and lunch to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3, with no application.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.

Staff

Its 1,727.6 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 19.5 students per teacher, more than the state's 14.9. With 74 counselors it has 455 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports 16.8 librarians or media specialists and 4 school psychologists.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.

Location

Ector County ISD is based inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, an area NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest district is Compass Academy Charter School, 5.4 miles away with 1,558 students. 3 districts are within 25 miles, and 0 of them enroll more students than Ector County ISD. Ector County has 2 districts on this site.

Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.

Staff

Role	Full-time equivalent	Students per staff member
Teachers	1,617.1	21
School counselors	74	455
Librarians and media specialists	16.8	2,004
School psychologists	4	8,416
Instructional aides	565.3	60
Other student support staff	184.8	182
School administrators	105.8	318
District administrators	16.6	2,028
All staff	3,858.6

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Texas district has 379 students per counselor.

Students by race and ethnicity

Students by race and ethnicity
Hispanic	81.4%
White	12.4%
Black	3.3%
Two or more races	1.5%
Asian	0.8%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.

Students by grade

Students by grade
Pre-K	1,807
Kindergarten	2,519
Grade 1	2,570
Grade 2	2,469
Grade 3	2,550
Grade 4	2,608
Grade 5	2,605
Grade 6	2,416
Grade 7	2,400
Grade 8	2,210
Grade 9	2,714
Grade 10	2,556
Grade 11	2,169
Grade 12	2,070

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Nearby school districts

District	Distance	Students	Per teacher	Calendar 2026–2027
Compass Academy Charter School	5 mi	1,558	17	–
Midland ISD	19 mi	29,651	20.9	–
Midland Academy Charter School	20 mi	421	15.4	–
Greenwood ISD	30 mi	3,373	15.7	–
Crane ISD	33 mi	1,233	17	–
Andrews ISD	33 mi	4,209	15.3	–
Monahans-Wickett-Pyote ISD	36 mi	2,181	17.2	–
Stanton ISD	38 mi	1,062	11.8	–

Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).

Other school districts in Ector County

Compass Academy Charter School (1,558 students)

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.

Contact

802 N Sam Houston, Odessa, TX 79760
Phone: (432)456-9879
Website: ectorcountyisd.org

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.