Odessa Career and Technical Early College High School
Public high school in Odessa, Texas · Ector County ISD · Grades 9–12
Odessa Career and Technical Early College High School serves 418 students in grades 9–12 in Odessa (Ector County). It is one of 43 schools in Ector County ISD. By enrollment it is the 999th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 24.2 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 17.24 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Ector County ISD |
| County | Ector County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481800013176 |
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 high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 418 | 33,663 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 24.2 | 19.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 66.3% | 75.5% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 96% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Odessa Career and Technical Early College High School in context
Size
Odessa Career and Technical Early College High School is the 4th largest of Ector County ISD's 7 high schools; its 418 students are 1.2% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 1 miles away and have a median of 382 students, so Odessa Career and Technical Early College High School is close to their typical size.
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 9 with 134 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 83, against an average of 105 per grade. This year grade 12 has 38% fewer students than grade 9 (83 against 134). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 84.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Ector County ISD (81.4%). White students are next, at 11%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
66.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75.5% across Ector County ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high 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
Odessa Career and Technical Early College High School has 17.24 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 24.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 418 students would have about 29.9 teachers, so Odessa Career and Technical Early College High School has 12.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, midsize, which means it is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. Odessa Collegiate Academy Early College High School (in the same district) is listed at the same location. There are 8 high schools within 5 miles and 8 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 84.2% |
| White | 11% |
| Black | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
46.9% of students are girls and 53.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 134 |
| Grade 10 | 115 |
| Grade 11 | 86 |
| Grade 12 | 83 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2001 W University Blvd, Odessa, TX 79764
Phone: (432)456-6400
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Odessa Career and Technical Early College High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odessa Collegiate Academy Early College High School | Ector County ISD | 0.1 mi | 476 | 25.3 | 50.2% |
| George H W Bush New Technical Odessa | Ector County ISD | 0.3 mi | 414 | 11.2 | 50% |
| Premier H S Odessa | Premier High Schools | 0.5 mi | 99 | 30 | 68.7% |
| Richard Milburn Academy Odessa | Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen) | 1.0 mi | 350 | 50.7 | 55.7% |
| Odessa High School | Ector County ISD | 1.0 mi | 3,814 | 17.8 | 81.9% |
| Permian High School | Ector County ISD | 2.0 mi | 4,138 | 19.8 | 68.3% |
| Alternative Education Center | Ector County ISD | 3.3 mi | 85 | 11.1 | 90.6% |
| Ector County Youth Center | Ector County ISD | 3.3 mi | 14 | 6.6 | 85.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.