Ector County ISD School District

Ector County ISD serves 33,426 students across the Odessa area, placing it among the larger public school districts in Texas. The district runs 46 schools in total, with 43 carrying a scored ranking — enough coverage to let parents compare nearly every campus on a consistent, data-backed scale.

Across those 43 ranked schools, the district average lands at 5.3 out of 10. Most campuses cluster in the middle of the state range, but the internal spread is wide. The highest-rated school scores 8.5, more than three full points above the district mean. In a district of 33,426 students with 46 campuses, where a family lands on the map matters — the gap between top and average schools here is substantial enough to shape an academic outcome.

George H W Bush New Tech Odessa leads all 43 ranked campuses with an 8.5, the strongest score in the district by a clear margin. At the secondary level, Odessa Collegiate Academy Early College High School (6.8) and Odessa Career and Technical Early College High School (6.7) both score above the district average among the top high schools. On the elementary side, EL Magnet at Hays (7.3) and Gale Pond Alamo Elementary (7.1) are the top lower-grade campuses in the district, each finishing more than 1.5 points above the 5.3 mean.

Specialized program designations — new tech, early college, magnet, and career-technical — cluster consistently at the top of the district's ranked schools. That pattern is a practical signal for parents: the strongest campuses in Ector County tend to be tied to programs, not zip codes. Families willing to look beyond their neighborhood zone will find the district's best academic environments available to those who seek them out.