Bonham Middle School
Public middle school in Odessa, Texas · Ector County ISD · Grades 6–8
Bonham Middle School serves 835 students in grades 6–8 in Odessa (Ector County). It is one of 43 schools in Ector County ISD. By enrollment it is the 500th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16.6 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 50.33 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Ector County ISD |
| County | Ector County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481800001569 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Ector County ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 835 | 33,663 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 16.6 | 19.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 83.8% | 75.5% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 81% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Bonham Middle School in context
Size
Bonham Middle School is the smallest of Ector County ISD's 6 middle schools; its 835 students are 2.5% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 3.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 1,155; Bonham Middle 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 grade 7 with 298 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 252, against an average of 278 per grade. This year grade 8 has 13% more students than grade 6 (285 against 252). 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
The largest group is Hispanic students: 82.9% here and 81.4% across Ector County ISD. White students are next, at 10.2%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
83.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75.5% across Ector County ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle 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
With 50.33 full-time-equivalent teachers for 835 students, Bonham Middle School has 16.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 835 students would have about 58 teachers, so Bonham Middle School has 7.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Bonham Middle School is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other middle school is Wilson & Young Medal of Honor Middle School, 1.6 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 6 other middle schools, 5 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 82.9% |
| White | 10.2% |
| Black | 5.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
48.1% of students are girls and 51.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 252 |
| Grade 7 | 298 |
| Grade 8 | 285 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2201 E 21st St, Odessa, TX 79761
Phone: (432)456-0429
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bonham Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson & Young Medal of Honor Middle School | Ector County ISD | 1.6 mi | 1,227 | 18.7 | 69.7% |
| Nimitz Middle School | Ector County ISD | 1.6 mi | 1,310 | 19.9 | 67.6% |
| Bowie Middle School | Ector County ISD | 2.0 mi | 874 | 15.5 | 84.3% |
| Ector College Prep Success Academy | Ector County ISD | 2.9 mi | 1,272 | 18.7 | 85.3% |
| Crockett Middle School | Ector County ISD | 3.3 mi | 1,181 | 18.9 | 83.1% |
| IDEA Yukon College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 5.8 mi | 503 | 18.1 | 41% |
| Abell Junior High School | Midland ISD | 14.8 mi | 1,129 | 17.6 | 54.3% |
| Alamo Junior High School | Midland ISD | 15.6 mi | 786 | 15.7 | 64.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.