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Richard Milburn Academy Odessa

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1997^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 1% of Texas high schools

Summary

Richard Milburn Academy Odessa is a small alternative high school in Odessa, TX, serving 350 students in grades 9-12, and it is part of the Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen) district, which ranks near the very bottom of all Texas school districts.

This school faces significant challenges that set it apart from nearby schools. The graduation rate is critically low at just 17%, compared to 99% at Odessa Collegiate Academy Early College High School and 88.8% at Permian High School. The dropout rate is 18.9%, over six times higher than Odessa High School (3.4%) and ten times higher than Permian High School (1.8%). State assessment scores are extremely low, with proficiency rates near zero in Algebra I, English I, and Biology, while nearby schools like Odessa Collegiate Academy achieve over 90% proficiency in Biology. The student-to-teacher ratio is 50.6:1, more than double that of Premier H S Of Midland (26:1) and nearly five times that of Permian High School (19.8:1).

Despite these struggles, there are a few notable points. The school performs slightly better in U.S. History, with 19.15% proficiency, compared to single-digit scores in other subjects. It also spends significantly less per student ($6,197) than nearby schools like Permian High School ($9,727) and Alter Educational Center ($119,207). While the school serves a challenging population, other alternative schools in the area, such as Premier H S Odessa (42.3% graduation rate), show that better outcomes are possible. This school is located in a district with some of the highest-performing high schools in the state, highlighting a stark contrast in educational opportunity within the same community.

350

Students ?

50.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$3,945

Per pupil spending ?

55.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2419 N County Rd W Ste 100
Odessa, TX 79763

(432) 614-1859

District: Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.6%

White:

14.3%

African American:

5.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2017 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (5% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Biology scores 66 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school5%

District avg10%

Texas avg62%

1,997^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 9High Schools in the Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)

942^nd of 951Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen) 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	1.4	1997 of 2009	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.4	1944 of 1974	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.3	1975 of 1990	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	1931 of 1961	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.5	1851 of 1876	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.4	1827 of 1861	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.3	1826 of 1857	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	1771 of 1797	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.7	1752 of 1777	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	2.7	1077 of 1086	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.0	827 of 834	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	1026 of 1065	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	1051 of 1069	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	954 of 1031	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.0	1008 of 1020	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	995 of 1024	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	946 of 1013	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	6.9	1807 of 1837	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	1774 of 1829	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	1784 of 1810	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	1758 of 1784	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	1064 of 1153	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	1416 of 1437	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	1358 of 1371	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1223 of 1278	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	1159 of 1195	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	1098 of 1136	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	1097 of 1113	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	0.8	1922 of 1936	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.9	1488 of 1504	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.0	1849 of 1880	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.5	1863 of 1891	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.5	1818 of 1841	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.0	1796 of 1815	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.0	1787 of 1798	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.6	1769 of 1781	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	1.6	1849 of 1860	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.4	1427 of 1453	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.9	1780 of 1805	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	1783 of 1820	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	1729 of 1762	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.9	1703 of 1743	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.9	1693 of 1714	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	1670 of 1691	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	2.5	1902 of 1937	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.4	1470 of 1513	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.0	1862 of 1884	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.8	1869 of 1897	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	1812 of 1847	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	1801 of 1848	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	1770 of 1818	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	1780 of 1794	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	1.8	1935 of 1954	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.5	1474 of 1515	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.2	1872 of 1891	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	1880 of 1913	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	1821 of 1853	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.6	1785 of 1840	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	1796 of 1824	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	1762 of 1803	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	10.4	1537 of 1581	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.5	1238 of 1299	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	1470 of 1548	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	1429 of 1478	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	1380 of 1418	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	1198 of 1382	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1234 of 1357	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	1314 of 1347	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	0.6	1558 of 1584	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.1	1283 of 1294	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.7	1543 of 1556	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.7	1553 of 1576	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.6	1515 of 1525	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.2	1487 of 1510	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.4	1515 of 1526	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.0	1519 of 1539	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

White (2026)2nd percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

African American (2026)1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History19%-51 vs state

Biology4%-66 vs state

English II Reading4%-56 vs state

English I Reading3%-53 vs state

Algebra I0%-54 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Richard Milburn Academy Odessa

What is the racial makeup of Richard Milburn Academy Odessa?

Students at Richard Milburn Academy Odessa are 79% Hispanic, 14% White, 5% African American, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Richard Milburn Academy Odessa?

In the 2024-25 school year, 350 students attended Richard Milburn Academy Odessa.

Is Richard Milburn Academy Odessa a good school?

Richard Milburn Academy Odessa ranks in the bottom 0.6% of Texas high schools.

What district is Richard Milburn Academy Odessa in?

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)

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