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Alter Educational Center

Q: Is Alter Educational Center a good school?

Alter Educational Center ranks in the bottom 6.8% of Texas high schools.

Q: How many students attend Alter Educational Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 85 students attended Alter Educational Center.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Alter Educational Center?

Students at Alter Educational Center are 78% Hispanic, 14% White, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

Public Grades 6-12

1872^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 7% of Texas high schools

Summary

Alter Educational Center in Odessa, TX, is a small alternative school within the Ector County Independent School District (Isd) serving 85 students in grades 6-12, primarily for those who have struggled in traditional school settings. The school’s most remarkable achievement is its near-zero dropout rate of 0.1% in 2023-2024, far better than nearby comprehensive high schools like Odessa High School (1.8%) and Permian High School (3.4%), despite over 90% of its students being economically disadvantaged. This success in keeping students enrolled stands out even more when compared to similar alternative campuses like Richard Milburn Academy Odessa, which has a dropout rate of 18.9%.

However, the school’s academic performance on standardized tests is extremely low, with proficiency rates often in the single digits—for example, 0% in 6th and 7th Grade Math and 7.1% in 6th Grade Reading in 2025-2026. This is a stark contrast to high-performing magnet schools like Odessa Collegiate Academy Early College High School, which achieves 85-95% proficiency in the same subjects. The school’s value is measured by its role as a safety net, prioritizing student retention over test scores, and it shows a glimmer of hope in U.S. History, where proficiency rose from 0% to 40% in recent years.

To achieve this retention, the school invests heavily, spending $119,207 per student—over 12 times the spending of Odessa High School ($8,936) and Permian High School ($9,727). This funding supports a very low student-to-teacher ratio of 11:1, roughly half that of the district’s large high schools, allowing for intensive, personalized attention. While this level of spending is not scalable for larger schools, it reflects the district’s commitment to preventing dropouts among a highly vulnerable population, making Alter Educational Center a unique and costly but effective safety net in the region.

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,140

Per pupil spending ?

90.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1299 A Yukon
Odessa, TX 79762-3062

(432) 456-0049

District: Ector County Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.6%

White:

14.1%

African American:

4.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2014 → 7th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (11% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Algebra I scores 49 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school11%

District avg39%

Texas avg53%

Middle school

2,306^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2016

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High school

1,872^nd of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	4.4	2306 of 2335	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.7	2322 of 2344	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	2352 of 2372	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.5	2310 of 2330	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	2241 of 2254	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	1690 of 2252	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.6	2157 of 2193	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	2065 of 2080	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.4	2008 of 2027	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	0.4	1972 of 1987	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	0.4	2015 of 2043	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.1	1982 of 1987	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.7	1867 of 1973	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	7.2	1263 of 1273	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	8.7	2160 of 2182	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	67.0	394 of 2118	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	12.3	2022 of 2058	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	1995 of 2008	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	8.6	1710 of 1720	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	1510 of 1643	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	3.7	2234 of 2240	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	2231 of 2241	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	2218 of 2221	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	2025 of 2047	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.0	2007 of 2008	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	3.6	2130 of 2141	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	2105 of 2116	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	2068 of 2077	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	1912 of 1935	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.6	1891 of 1895	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	5.6	2225 of 2253	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.0	2233 of 2235	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	2233 of 2251	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	2210 of 2220	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	50.0	962 of 2172	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	4.7	2048 of 2073	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	2036 of 2039	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	6.5	2211 of 2253	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	2227 of 2245	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	2212 of 2228	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	41.8	1203 of 2168	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	4.6	2046 of 2069	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	2015 of 2030	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	15.7	1789 of 1815	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	1427 of 1757	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	1561 of 1626	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	1540 of 1597	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	1.2	1740 of 1749	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.5	1677 of 1684	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.4	1670 of 1673	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	5.5	1872 of 2009	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.5	1871 of 1974	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.0	1944 of 1990	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	1907 of 1961	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	1684 of 1857	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	1630 of 1797	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.6	1563 of 1777	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	2.6	1693 of 1762	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.7	1595 of 1743	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.5	1615 of 1734	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.3	1615 of 1652	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	4.2	1054 of 1069	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	974 of 1024	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	980 of 1013	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	8.3	1784 of 1837	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1745 of 1829	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	1643 of 1810	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	1636 of 1784	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	7.6	1336 of 1371	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	1255 of 1278	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	0.5	1933 of 1936	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.4	1835 of 1891	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.4	1820 of 1841	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	1624 of 1798	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.2	1754 of 1781	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	8.2	1707 of 1860	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.6	1787 of 1805	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	1752 of 1820	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	1711 of 1762	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	1566 of 1714	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	1551 of 1691	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	6.5	1819 of 1937	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.2	1881 of 1884	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	1825 of 1897	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	1829 of 1847	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	1694 of 1818	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	1721 of 1794	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	7.9	1797 of 1954	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.0	1877 of 1891	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	1855 of 1913	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	1790 of 1853	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	1715 of 1824	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1635 of 1803	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	1322 of 1418	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	1258 of 1357	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	1.5	1529 of 1584	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.0	1543 of 1576	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.8	1507 of 1525	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	1368 of 1526	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)1st percentile~ school

African American (2023)1st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)1st percentile~ school

White (2023)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)<1st percentile~ school

High school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile~ school

Male (2026)8th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)7th percentile

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile~ school

White (2026)3rd percentile-3 vs school

At Risk (2022)3rd percentile

English Language Learner (2023)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2023)1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)<1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History40%-30 vs state

Biology33%-37 vs state

English II Reading23%-37 vs state

Reading14%-42 vs state

English I Reading12%-43 vs state

Algebra I5%-49 vs state

Social Studies3%-28 vs state

Mathematics3%-36 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
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
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
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
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 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 Alter Educational Center

What is the racial makeup of Alter Educational Center?

Students at Alter Educational Center are 78% Hispanic, 14% White, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Alter Educational Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 85 students attended Alter Educational Center.

Is Alter Educational Center a good school?

Alter Educational Center ranks in the bottom 6.8% of Texas high schools.

What district is Alter Educational Center in?

Ector County Independent School District (Isd)

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