The Stem Academy
- Elementary/secondary school in Ector County ISD
- Odessa, TX
- Kindergarten - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Ector County ISD: N/A
Total students
743
Avg. teacher experience
8.5 years
Ector County ISD: 11.1 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Ector County ISD: 85.7%
Statewide: 90.3%
The Stem Academy is an elementary/secondary school in Odessa, TX, in the Ector County ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 743 students. 40% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 6.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
The average SAT score at The Stem Academy was 979 for 2022-2023 graduates.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $64,090, which is $1,616 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.5 years of experience.
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Principal
- Shannon Davidson
- davidson_s@utpb.edu
- (432) 552-2580
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in The Stem Academy are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 18. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 18.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 18.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
743
African American
17 (2.3%)
Ector County ISD: 3.5%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
3 (0.4%)
Ector County ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
11 (1.5%)
Ector County ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
394 (53%)
Ector County ISD: 80.3%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
3 (0.4%)
Ector County ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
294 (39.6%)
Ector County ISD: 13.4%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
21 (2.8%)
Ector County ISD: 1.5%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
40 %
Ector County ISD: 63.3%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
52 %
Ector County ISD: 72.2%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
5.9 %
Ector County ISD: 26.7%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
6.3 %
Ector County ISD: 26.4%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
14.8 %
Ector County ISD: 10.3%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
7.9 %
Ector County ISD: 10.4%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Ector County ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Ector County ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Ector County ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Ector County ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Four-year graduation rates
The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.
All students
N/A
Ector County ISD: 85.7%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
N/A
Ector County ISD: 85.5%
Statewide: 86.7%
American Indian
N/A
Ector County ISD: Masked
Statewide: 89.3%
Asian
N/A
Ector County ISD: 100%
Statewide: 96.9%
Hispanic
N/A
Ector County ISD: 85.2%
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Ector County ISD: 83.3%
Statewide: 88.3%
White
N/A
Ector County ISD: 86.6%
Statewide: 94.2%
Two or more races
N/A
Ector County ISD: 85%
Statewide: 91.7%
Dropout rates
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.
All students
0 %
Ector County ISD: 2.7%
Statewide: 2%
African American
Masked
Ector County ISD: 2.6%
Statewide: 3.2%
American Indian
N/A
Ector County ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.3%
Asian
N/A
Ector County ISD: 3%
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
0 %
Ector County ISD: 2.9%
Statewide: 2.4%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Ector County ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.8%
White
0 %
Ector County ISD: 1.7%
Statewide: 1%
Two or more races
0 %
Ector County ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 1.7%
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
8.5 %
Ector County ISD: 28.3%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
12.5 %
Ector County ISD: 35.4%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Ector County ISD: 31.5%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
0 %
Ector County ISD: 10.5%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
8.8 %
Ector County ISD: 28.6%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Ector County ISD: 25.8%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
8.4 %
Ector County ISD: 25.4%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
9.5 %
Ector County ISD: 30.8%
Statewide: 18.7%
College readiness
AP/IB participation
The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2022-2023 school year.
All students
0 %
Ector County ISD: 17.6%
Statewide: 24.2%
African American
N/A
Ector County ISD: 14.5%
Statewide: 15.9%
American Indian
N/A
Ector County ISD: 11.1%
Statewide: 19.8%
Asian
N/A
Ector County ISD: 33.3%
Statewide: 61.5%
Hispanic
0 %
Ector County ISD: 17.2%
Statewide: 21.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Ector County ISD: 11.1%
Statewide: 19.5%
White
0 %
Ector County ISD: 18.9%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
N/A
Ector County ISD: 18.6%
Statewide: 26.9%
AP/IB performance
The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2022-2023 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.
All students
N/A
Ector County ISD: 23.2%
Statewide: 53.3%
African American
N/A
Ector County ISD: 14.3%
Statewide: 34.1%
American Indian
N/A
Ector County ISD: Masked
Statewide: 53.6%
Asian
N/A
Ector County ISD: 33.3%
Statewide: 79.5%
Hispanic
N/A
Ector County ISD: 22.7%
Statewide: 39.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Ector County ISD: Masked
Statewide: 47.4%
White
N/A
Ector County ISD: 26.1%
Statewide: 67%
Two or more races
N/A
Ector County ISD: 25%
Statewide: 66%
SAT
The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.
Avg. SAT score
979
Ector County ISD: 881
Statewide: 978
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
N/A
Ector County ISD: 17.9
Statewide: 19.2
College-ready graduates
A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2022-2023.
Reading
97.7 %
Ector County ISD: 77.2%
Statewide: 62.8%
Math
63.6 %
Ector County ISD: 75.7%
Statewide: 54.3%
Reading + Math
63.6 %
Ector County ISD: 65.7%
Statewide: 48.4%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
37.1
African American
1.2 (3.2%)
Ector County ISD: 5.8%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
1 (2.7%)
Ector County ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
3.1 (8.2%)
Ector County ISD: 3.9%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
6.5 (17.6%)
Ector County ISD: 42.1%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0.1 (0.1%)
Ector County ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
25.2 (68%)
Ector County ISD: 45.8%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0.1%)
Ector County ISD: 1.4%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Ector County ISD: 1.2%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
23.4 (63.2%)
Ector County ISD: 73.1%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
11.6 (31.4%)
Ector County ISD: 24.8%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
2 (5.4%)
Ector County ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
20
Ector County ISD: 19.1
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
8.5 years
Ector County ISD: 11.1 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$64,090
Ector County ISD: $64,688
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$60,600
Ector County ISD: $58,819
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$61,450
Ector County ISD: $61,330
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$64,476
Ector County ISD: $63,943
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$66,254
Ector County ISD: $66,961
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$69,979
Ector County ISD: $70,464
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$73,450
Ector County ISD: $74,460
Statewide: $74,014