Ector County Independent School District

Ector County Independent School District (ECISD) is a public school district based in Odessa, Texas (USA).

In addition to Odessa, the district also serves the communities of West Odessa, Gardendale, and Goldsmith as well as rural areas in Ector County.

In 2011, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. This district is home to the AVID National Demonstration School, Odessa High School.

Schools

High Schools (Grades 9-12)

Alternative Education Schools (Grades 9-12)

Middle Schools (Grades 6-8)

Elementary Schools (Grades K-5)

Ector County, Texas

Ector County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 137,130. Its county seat is Odessa. The county was founded in 1887 and organized in 1891. It is named for Mathew Ector, a Confederate general in the American Civil War.

Ector County comprises the Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Midland–Odessa Combined Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 902 square miles (2,340 km²), of which 898 square miles (2,330 km²) is land and 4.1 square miles (11 km²) (0.5%) is water. Ector County has an average rainfall of about 14 inches per year and a warm, sunny, semiarid climate. Most of the county is relatively flat with small areas slightly rolling. The area is known for its stark flat landscape. There are few naturally occurring trees with most of them being mesquite trees which more resemble large bushes.

Major highways

I-20

BL I-20

US 385

SH 158