Gardendale’s public schools score below 86% of Texas districts on tests and graduation
On the state reading tests, 36% of Gardendale’s students scored proficient, below the Texas average (51%). The grade covers the public school district serving Gardendale, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Gardendale’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 382 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Gardendale’s, its schools beat 5%, lower than their 14% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $10,921 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
27 elementary schools, then six middle and five high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 8% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Gardendale’s grade
D: better than 14% of Texas school districts. Both inputs trail the Texas average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Gardendale, with each school’s own grade.
Gardendale’s public schools are run by Ector County Independent School District, which also serves Goldsmith and Odessa. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Gardendale vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Gardendale’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Gardendale | D | Ector County Independent |
Every school in Gardendale
38 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Gardendale’s schools
Are Gardendale’s schools good?
On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Gardendale children attend score below 86% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 5%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Gardendale in?
Ector County Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 33,663 students in 43 schools (2024–25).
Where do Gardendale kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: Permian H S, Odessa H S, Odessa Collegiate Academy Early College H S, Odessa Career and Technical Early College H S and George H W Bush New Tech Odessa.
What is Gardendale’s graduation rate?
84% of the class of 2023 in Ector County Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Gardendale spend per student?
$10,921 in Ector County Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Gardendale families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.