NIMITZ MIDDLE

NIMITZ MIDDLE, a sprawling junior high in ODESSA, Texas, one of the schools within ECTOR COUNTY ISD, serves 1,310 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 104% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

Across the 45 schools in ECTOR COUNTY ISD (34,336 students total), NIMITZ MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, NIMITZ MIDDLE lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 74%. Beyond that, the school lists 17% White, 6% Black. The wider county runs roughly 64% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, NIMITZ MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.7%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Ector County shows the typical household earns roughly $71,536 per year, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, Ector County runs 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,123 students), of which NIMITZ MIDDLE is one.

Nearest neighbor: BLANTON EL, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NIMITZ MIDDLE at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 45.7%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 19%: 1,097 students in 2018 compared to 1,310 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 53% to 74%. Class-load math has rose: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 in 2025.

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