2024 & 2025 Accountability Ratings
With the resolution of a lawsuit against the Texas Education Agency last month, A-F Accountability Ratings are being released for the past two years, 2024 and 2025, at this same time. The 2024 release had been held up due to the court proceedings.
The 2025 ratings show 26, nearly two-thirds, of ECISD’s schools achieved an A, B, or C rating. A list of each campus rating is included with this release.
ECISD’s district accountability score is a 72, which is a C; however, a rule from the state, referred to as the 3-D rule, forces that score to be reduced to a 69, a D rating.
“The district rating is not what we want or expect,” said ECISD Superintendent Dr. Keeley Boyer. “Whether it is the 72 we earned or the 69 we were given, we are not satisfied with either one.”
“However, there is a lot of good news in these latest ratings,” she added. “Ten of our schools earned an A, that is up from 7 in 2024 and 6 in 2023. Six schools earned a B. That is a testament to the good work being done in our classrooms every day.”
TEA’s accountability system consists of four scoring domains:
Domain 1 – Student achievement STAAR; College Career & Military Readiness; Graduation Rate
Domain 2A – Academic Growth
Domain 2B – Relative Performance (comparison to comparable districts or schools around the state)
Domain 3 – Closing the Gaps among student groups
Under this accountability system, updated in 2022, individual campuses or school districts that fail to achieve at least a score of 70 in three of the four domain scores cannot receive a higher total than 69. That is how ECISD’s score of 72 was reduced by the state to a 69. The same rule impacted several schools, too.
Highlights from the 2025 accountability results include:
- Graduation Rate improved to 87.8%, the highest mark in at least 23 years
- College Career & Military Readiness improved from 88% to 93%.
- 3rd grade – Reading/Language Arts and Math increased
- 4th grade – Reading/Language Arts and Math increased
- 5th grade – Science increased
- 7th grade – Reading/Language Arts increased
- 8th grade – Reading/Language Arts, Math, and Science increased
- Biology End of Course exam increased
- English I End of Course exam increased
“We are seeing improvement in many areas from STAAR to CCMR to graduation rate,” said Dr. Boyer. “Even in Kindergarten Readiness and our number of AP Scholars, which are not part of the accountability system, we see improvement.”
“We understand we have work to do,” she added. “We have a talented team of teachers and leaders across the district, high-quality resources for them to use, and smart, motivated children who are eager to learn. The people are in place, and we have made organizational changes that will help us succeed.”
Campuses by Rating 2025
A Rating
- Carver Early Education Center
- Hays STEAM Academy
- Reagan Elementary Magnet
- Lamar Early Education Center
- Sam Houston Elementary
- Odessa YMCA Learning Center
- New Tech Odessa High School
- OCTECHS
- Odessa Collegiate Academy
- STEM Academy
B Rating
- Blanton Elementary
- Milam Elementary Fine Arts Magnet
- Alamo Elementary
- L.B. Johnson Elementary
- Murry Fly Elementary
- Ross Elementary
C Rating
- Austin Montessori Magnet
- Cameron Dual Language Magnet
- Goliad Elementary
- Noel Elementary
- San Jacinto Elementary
- Bonham Middle School
- Bowie Middle School
- Nimitz Middle School
- Wilson & Young Middle School
- Permian High School
D Rating
Jordan Elementary, Burnet Elementary, Dowling Elementary*, Blackshear Elementary Magnet*, Zavala Elementary*, West Elementary, Gonzales Elementary, Ireland Elementary, Cavazos Elementary, Ector College Prep Middle School, Odessa High School*
F Rating
E.K. Downing Elementary**, Buice Elementary, Pease Elementary, Crockett Middle School
*Mathematically a “C” Rated Campus, capped at 69 due to 3-D Rule
**Mathematically a “D” Rated Campus, capped at 59 due to 3-F Rule
The 2024 Accountability Ratings from the Texas Education Agency are very similar, showing more than two-thirds of ECISD’s schools achieved an A, B, or C rating. A list of each ECISD campus rating is included in this release.
Again, ECISD’s district accountability score was a 72, which is a C; however, due to the 3-D rule, that score was reduced by the state to a 69, a D rating.
Campuses ratings 2024: A schools – 7, B schools – 12, C schools – 11; D schools – 8; F schools – 5
About Ector County ISD
Ector County ISD serves more than 33,000 students across the 900 square miles of Odessa and surrounding communities in Ector County, Texas. Believing OUR Students are THE Future, the mission of Ector County ISD is to inspire and challenge every student to be prepared for success and to be adaptable in an ever-changing society. ECISD was founded in 1921 and is now in its second century of developing leaders for Odessa, the State of Texas and beyond. In November 2024, ECISD was named K-12 Dive’s District of the Year for its innovative practices and positive impact on student achievement.
For more information about this release contact ECISD Communications at (432) 456-9019.