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Permian High School

Public Grades 9-12

1583^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 21% of Texas high schools

Summary

Permian High School in Odessa, TX, is a large comprehensive high school serving over 4,100 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Ector County Independent School District (Isd), and it has historically ranked in the bottom quarter of Texas high schools for academic performance.

While Permian’s overall academic performance is low, its graduation rate of 88.8% is a relative strength, significantly higher than its district rival Odessa High School (79.0%). However, the school faces a stark contrast between its famous football legacy and its academic reality. The most striking comparison is with the district’s specialized schools: Odessa Collegiate Academy Early College High School and George H W Bush New Technical Odessa are top-performing 5-star schools, while Permian struggles to meet state averages. This creates a two-tier system where high-achieving students often leave for these academies, as shown by Permian’s Gifted and Talented students ranking in the 5th percentile. Interestingly, Permian spends more per student ($9,727) than these successful academies, suggesting resource allocation, not just funding, is a key issue.

Another interesting comparison is with Legacy High School in Midland, just 16 miles away. Both are large, 1-star comprehensive high schools, but their academic profiles are inverted: Permian struggles in Algebra I (24.5% proficient) but does better in Biology (61%), while Legacy has catastrophic results in Algebra I (4.2%) and English I (4.9%) but performs better in U.S. History (62.8%). This shows that challenges facing non-selective high schools in the region are not uniform. Additionally, the Alter Educational Center, a district alternative school, spends $119,207 per student—over 12 times Permian’s spending—highlighting a massive disparity in resource allocation within the district.

4,138

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,406

Per pupil spending ?

68.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1800 E 42nd St
Odessa, TX 79762-5800

(432) 456-0039

District: Ector County Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.4%

White:

17.9%

African American:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (43% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg48%

Texas avg62%

1,583^rd of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6High Schools in the Ector County Independent School District (Isd)

634^th of 951Ector County Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	1583 of 2009	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	1600 of 1974	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	1562 of 1990	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	1484 of 1961	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	1548 of 1876	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	1523 of 1861	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	1376 of 1857	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	1214 of 1797	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.3	1101 of 1777	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.9	1151 of 1762	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	18.4	1504 of 1743	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.5	1409 of 1734	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.8	1285 of 1652	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	2.0	1566 of 1603	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	38.8	1324 of 1672	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.1	1250 of 1568	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.3	1169 of 1539	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.1	1066 of 1510	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.6	1036 of 1497	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.4	899 of 1430	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	51.0	846 of 1429	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.3	1108 of 1427	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.9	735 of 1086	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	15.5	749 of 834	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	913 of 1065	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	798 of 1069	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	788 of 1031	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	818 of 1020	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	862 of 1024	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	764 of 1013	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.6	478 of 556	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	5.0	398 of 428	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	408 of 530	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	438 of 525	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	466 of 507	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	443 of 488	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	392 of 487	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	363 of 486	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	24.5	1474 of 1837	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	1542 of 1829	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	1249 of 1810	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	1057 of 1784	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	836 of 1195	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.5	987 of 1153	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	1219 of 1437	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	1073 of 1371	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	1100 of 1278	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	950 of 1195	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	905 of 1136	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	823 of 1113	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	1599 of 1936	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.2	1300 of 1504	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	1557 of 1880	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	1437 of 1891	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	1523 of 1841	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	1498 of 1815	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	1419 of 1798	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	1313 of 1781	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	1151 of 1206	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.9	914 of 964	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	1034 of 1182	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	1105 of 1172	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	40.4	904 of 1177	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	933 of 1145	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.2	794 of 1137	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	1459 of 1860	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	1242 of 1453	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	1498 of 1805	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	1422 of 1820	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	1470 of 1762	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	1456 of 1743	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	1349 of 1714	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	1248 of 1691	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	1573 of 1937	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	1331 of 1513	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	1635 of 1884	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	1496 of 1897	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	1599 of 1847	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	1634 of 1848	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	1519 of 1818	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	1446 of 1794	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	1506 of 1954	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	1289 of 1515	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	1558 of 1891	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1479 of 1913	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	1547 of 1853	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	1518 of 1840	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	1349 of 1824	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	1266 of 1803	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	657 of 713	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.7	486 of 598	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	616 of 731	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	431 of 677	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	516 of 664	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	469 of 588	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.1	331 of 604	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	358 of 582	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	99 of 103	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	83.6	17 of 87	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	35 of 107	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	42 of 101	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.8	77 of 106	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	75 of 105	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.6	101 of 122	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	23 of 32	28.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.7	20 of 26	23.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	19 of 28	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.7	26 of 31	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	1285 of 1581	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	1200 of 1299	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	1354 of 1548	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	1215 of 1478	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	1160 of 1418	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	1159 of 1382	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	1097 of 1357	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	990 of 1347	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.9	1305 of 1584	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.2	1126 of 1294	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	1311 of 1556	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	1167 of 1576	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	1365 of 1525	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	1329 of 1510	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	1144 of 1526	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	1054 of 1539	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)32nd percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)30th percentile+9 vs school

Pacific Islander (2026)28th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)19th percentile~ school

White (2026)18th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)17th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2026)14th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)8th percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)5th percentile-17 vs school

Native American (2026)4th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology61%-10 vs state

U.S. History51%-19 vs state

English II Reading41%-19 vs state

English I Reading39%-16 vs state

Algebra I24%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Permian High School	Public	9-12	1800 E 42nd St	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 456-0039	4,138	209	19.8	68.3%	740 (17.9%)	248 (6.0%)	2,996 (72.4%)	40 (1.0%)	12 (0.3%)	18 (0.4%)	84 (2.0%)	24.7	1583^rd of 2009 public high schools	21.2%		20.9	1600^th of 1974 public high schools	18.9%	17	24.5	61.0	39.4	41.4	51.4								$7,406
George H W Bush New Technical Odessa	Public	9-12	300 E 29th St	Odessa	79761	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 456-6989	414	37	11.2	50.0%	66 (15.9%)	8 (1.9%)	324 (78.3%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	84.7	126^th of 2009 public high schools	93.7%		82.2	180^th of 1974 public high schools	90.9%	54	51.1	92.1	90.6	85.2	91.7								$7,771
Odessa Collegiate Academy Early College High School	Public	9-12	802 N Sam Houston	Odessa	79760	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 456-6429	476	19	25.3	50.2%	89 (18.7%)	13 (2.7%)	347 (72.9%)	19 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	90.1	58^th of 2009 public high schools	97.1%		89.6	69^th of 1974 public high schools	96.5%	11	85.7	92.6	87.4	94.8	93.3								$6,479
Premier H S Odessa	Public, Charter	9-12	1801 N Lee Ave	Odessa	79761	Ector County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 305-0095	99	3	30.0	68.7%	9 (9.1%)	3 (3.0%)	86 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.2	1881^st of 2009 public high schools	6.4%		4.5	1870^th of 1974 public high schools	5.3%	11	20.0	28.6	13.6	23.5	21.7								$12,606
Alter Educational Center	Public	6-12	1299 A Yukon	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 456-0049	85	8	11.0	90.6%	12 (14.1%)	4 (4.7%)	66 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	5.5	1872^nd of 2009 public high schools	6.8%		4.5	1871^st of 1974 public high schools	5.2%	1	5.3	33.3	12.0	23.1	40.0	7.1	21.1	12.1	0.0	0.0	6.5	3.3	$20,140
Odessa High School	Public	9-12	1301 N Dotsy	Odessa	79763	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 456-0029	3,814	214	17.8	81.9%	270 (7.1%)	76 (2.0%)	3,421 (89.7%)	19 (0.5%)	5 (0.1%)	6 (0.2%)	17 (0.4%)	16.8	1695^th of 2009 public high schools	15.6%		13.7	1715^th of 1974 public high schools	13.1%	20	18.1	57.2	31.9	34.6	38.0								$8,279
Richard Milburn Academy Odessa	Public, Charter	9-12	2419 N County Rd W Ste 100	Odessa	79763	Ector County	Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 614-1859	350	7	50.6	55.7%	50 (14.3%)	19 (5.4%)	275 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	1.4	1997^th of 2009 public high schools	0.6%		2.4	1944^th of 1974 public high schools	1.5%	53	0.0	4.4	2.6	3.8	19.2								$3,945
Odessa Career And Technical Early College High School	Public	9-12	2001 W University Blvd	Odessa	79764	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 456-6400	418	17	24.2	66.3%	46 (11.0%)	14 (3.3%)	352 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	55.7	802^nd of 2009 public high schools	60.1%		66.1	523^rd of 1974 public high schools	73.5%	279	36.4	82.5	50.4	61.9	79.1								$7,558
Richard Milburn Academy Midland	Public, Charter	9-12	1305 N Midland Dr	Midland	79703	Midland County	Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 203-9829	149	5	30.2	49.7%	25 (16.8%)	6 (4.0%)	117 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2.6	1948^th of 2009 public high schools	3.0%		6.3	1843^rd of 1974 public high schools	6.6%	105	6.7	23.9	10.7	8.9	18.4								$11,290
Premier H S Of Midland	Public, Charter	9-12	4200 W Illinois Ave Ste 140 A	Midland	79703	Midland County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 682-0384	162	6	26.0	46.3%	46 (28.4%)	5 (3.1%)	103 (63.6%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.9%)	33.3	1408^th of 2009 public high schools	29.9%		29.5	1409^th of 1974 public high schools	28.6%	1	26.2	78.7	35.5	42.9	53.7								$8,887

Frequently Asked Questions about Permian High School

What schools feed into Permian High School?

Permian High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Blanton Elementary
Elementary : Burnet Elementary
Elementary : El Magnet At Blackshear
Elementary : El Magnet At Zavala
Elementary : Gonzales Elementary
Elementary : Ireland Elementary
Elementary : L B Johnson Elementary
Elementary : Lauro Cavazos Elementary
Elementary : Lee Buice Elementary
Elementary : Ross Elementary
Middle : Bonham Middle
Middle : Nimitz Middle
Middle : Wilson & Young Medal Of Honor Middle

Is Permian High School a good school?

Permian High School ranks in the bottom 21.2% of Texas high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Permian High School?

Students at Permian High School are 72% Hispanic, 18% White, 6% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Permian High School in?

Ector County Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Permian High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 4,138 students attended Permian High School.

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