Alter Ed Ctr

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Odessa, Texas

Alter Ed Ctr in Odessa, Texas enrolled 85 students in 2024-25 with 7.7 full-time teachers, 11.1 students per teacher against the Texas high-school median of 14.0. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 0-21% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 34% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 13%

129 students in 2022-23, 100 students in 2023-24, 85 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.8 to 7.7.

Students enrolled at Alter Ed Ctr by school year2022-23: 129, 2023-24: 100, 2024-25: 850501001502022-231292023-241002024-2585
Students enrolled at Alter Ed Ctr by school year2022-23: 129, 2023-24: 100, 2024-25: 850501001502022-231292023-241002024-2585
Students enrolled at Alter Ed Ctr by school year2022-23: 129, 2023-24: 100, 2024-25: 850501001502022-231292023-241002024-2585
Students enrolled at Alter Ed Ctr by school year2022-23: 129, 2023-24: 100, 2024-25: 850501001502022-231292023-241002024-2585
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231298.814.7
2023-241007.513.3
2024-25857.711.1

11.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 73 of every 100 Texas high schools

Among the 1,824 Texas high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; Alter Ed Ctr 11.1; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherAlter Ed Ctr 11.1state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; Alter Ed Ctr 11.1; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherAlter Ed Ctr 11.1state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; Alter Ed Ctr 11.1; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherAlter Ed Ctr 11.1state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; Alter Ed Ctr 11.1; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherAlter Ed Ctr 11.1state median 14.0U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Alter Ed Ctr enrolled 31 students; it reported 79 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensions79
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

77.6% of students were Hispanic, 14.1% White, 4.7% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic77.6%
  2. White14.1%
  3. Black4.7%
  4. Two or more races3.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Alter Ed Ctr scored proficient or above: 0-21% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTexas
Reading and language arts, 2021-220‑21%38%52%
Math, 2022-235% or less31% (2021-22)43.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

High schools in Odessa

9 public high schools in Odessa report 2024-25 enrollment; Alter Ed Ctr is number 8 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Permian High School4,13819.866.7%
Odessa High School3,81417.879.8%
Odessa Collegiate Academy Early College High School47625.348.1%
Odessa Career and Technical Early College High School41824.264.1%
George H W Bush New Tech Odessa41411.249.8%
Richard Milburn Academy Odessa35050.753.4%
Premier H S Odessa9930.067.7%
Alter Ed Ctr8511.188.2%

All public schools in Odessa →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Alter Ed Ctr

  1. Ector Co Youth CtrThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 14 students, 6.6 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Permian High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.3 miles away: 4,138 students, 19.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
  3. Compare Alter Ed Ctr with Ector Co Youth CtrStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Ector County ISD spends per student$10,723 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,723
  5. The largest public schools in TexasAlter Ed Ctr is the number 1,614 by size of 2,039 Texas high schools open in 2024-25.#1,614 of 2,039
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher11.1 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.0 for high schools.11.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Alter Ed Ctr

  1. How many students attend Alter Ed Ctr?
    85 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 129 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Odessa, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Alter Ed Ctr?
    11.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for high schools is 14.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Alter Ed Ctr a Title I school?
    Alter Ed Ctr was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Alter Ed Ctr do on state tests?
    The students tested at Alter Ed Ctr scored proficient or above: 0-21% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Alter Ed Ctr in?
    Ector County ISD, NCES district ID 4818000. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 481800001596 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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