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GEORGE H W BUSH NEW TECH ODESSA
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About GEORGE H W BUSH NEW TECH ODESSA
GEORGE H W BUSH NEW TECH ODESSA operates as an intimate high school in ODESSA, Texas, run under ECTOR COUNTY ISD. Current enrollment sits at 414 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 48% below the state mean of about 796.
ECTOR COUNTY ISD comprises 45 schools with combined enrollment of 34,336 students; GEORGE H W BUSH NEW TECH ODESSA is among them.
In terms of who attends, GEORGE H W BUSH NEW TECH ODESSA logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 78% of enrollment; the rest consists of 16% White. The wider county runs roughly 64% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.2:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Ector County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, GEORGE H W BUSH NEW TECH ODESSA is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 52.0%; this one delivers 66.5%, a residual of +14.5 points.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Ector County put the typical household earns roughly $71,536 per year, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ector County runs 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,123 students), of which GEORGE H W BUSH NEW TECH ODESSA is one.
Nearest neighbor: ODESSA COLLEGIATE ACADEMY EARLY COLLEGE H S, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GEORGE H W BUSH NEW TECH ODESSA. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GEORGE H W BUSH NEW TECH ODESSA ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 46.7%.
GEORGE H W BUSH NEW TECH ODESSA operates from a city-core location.
Trend over the last 7 years. GEORGE H W BUSH NEW TECH ODESSA's enrollment has ticked up 24% since 2018, when it stood at 333 (now 414). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 71% to 78% over that span.
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