Odessa H S

Ector County Isd · Ector County · High school

Odessa H S enrolled 3,805 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 81.3% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 10% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~5 Black students in a recent year here. One student can move a rate several points. Read the shaded 95% bands, not single-year jumps.

At a glance vs. Texas

Odessa H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24-8.8 vs TX
Odessa H S 81.0%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24-1.4 vs TX
Odessa H S 73.7%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22-4.6 vs TX
Odessa H S 40.0%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24-12.7 vs TX
Odessa H S 68.4%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24-6.8 vs TX
Odessa H S 7.7%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25bottom 13% in TX-14.9 vs TX
Odessa H S 11.1%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24bottom 32% in TX-6.5 vs TX
Odessa H S 48.6%Texas 55.1%

Outcomes

Graduation rate

Share of the class that graduated high school within 4 years.

20406080100201220152018202120249081

College/career/military ready

Met Texas' readiness checklist: a qualifying test score, college credit, a career certificate, or military enlistment.

0204060801002017201920212023202475

Exists from the class of 2017. A checklist, not a test. See Methods.

Enrolled in a Texas college

Enrolled in a Texas college or university the fall after graduating.

20406080201620182020202245

Texas colleges only: misses out-of-state, military, and trade paths. Runs through the class of 2022.

College entrance exams

Took the SAT or ACT

Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.

20406080100201220152018202120248168

Can top 100% where juniors test (the denominator is graduates).

College-ready test score

Scored at or above the college-ready benchmark on the SAT or ACT.

02040608020122015201820212024158

The benchmark was redefined between 2017 and 2018, and COVID broke the series between 2020 and 2021. Compare within eras, not across the dashed lines.

Avg SAT math

Average SAT math score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 530 is the college-ready benchmark.

35040045050020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark434

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg SAT reading/writing

Average SAT reading and writing score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 480 is the college-ready benchmark.

40050060070080020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark461

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg ACT math

Average ACT math score among test-takers (1-36).

1616.51717.5182013201620192022202416

Avg ACT English

Average ACT English score among test-takers (1-36).

1616.216.416.616.8172013201620192022202416

Avg ACT science

Average ACT science score among test-takers (1-36).

1717.217.417.617.8182013201620192022202417

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

Met grade level on the Algebra I STAAR, the state test nearly every student takes.

010203040201720192022202420252611

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

02040602017201920222024202550

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

01020304050201720192022202420254413

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

Completed at least one advanced or dual-credit course (grades 11-12).

20406080201420172020202320245549

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

20406020152017201920212023202437

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

010203040201220152018202120241713

Passed an AP/IB exam

Scored a passing 3+ on an AP exam (4+ on IB), among students who took one.

0204060201220152018202120243620

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,33676

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202481.3%81%82.4%73%80.6%
College/career/military ready202488.3%73.7%88.6%89.1%88.2%
Algebra I proficiency20258.9%11.1%8.4%16.4%9.1%
Biology proficiency202543.5%50%41.8%58.3%41.5%
English II proficiency202525.9%13.3%25.5%35.9%23%
Advanced course completion202465.7%48.6%65.7%67.2%65.5%
Took an AP/IB course202434.9%36.8%34.7%37.5%33.3%
Took an AP/IB exam202419.2%12.8%19.1%19.7%16.7%
Passed an AP/IB exam202434.2%20%31.4%50%27.8%

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Years are the school year the students were measured in, not the report year. Missing points mean the state masked a small group for privacy, not zero. Data: Texas Education Agency TAPR. Download this school's data (JSON).