📍 1800 e 42nd St, Odessa, Ector County, 79762
Permian H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Odessa, Ector County. The school has 3,978 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Delesa Styles. It is part of the Ector County Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 214.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. The school offers 62 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Permian H S enrolls 3,978 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 214.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino, 21% White and 5.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 2,798 | 70% |
| White | 824 | 21% |
| Black or African American | 221 | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 67 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 41 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 16 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 11 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
2,025 of the school's 3,978 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,980 qualify for free lunch and 45 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Permian H S is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 81.
Permian H S is one of 46 schools in ECTOR COUNTY ISD, based in ODESSA, Texas. The district serves 33,663 students district-wide and employs 1,834 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 3,978 students, Permian H S is larger than the district average of about 732 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize