Lee Buice Elementary School

Accountability rating (2018-2019)

B

Ector County ISD: C

Total students

769

Avg. teacher experience

11.5 years

Ector County ISD: 10.5 years

Statewide: 11.2 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Ector County ISD: 84.7%

Statewide: 90.3%

Lee Buice Elementary School is an elementary school in Odessa, TX, in the Ector County ISD school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 769 students. 28.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 1.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2018-2019 school year.

As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $59,305, which is $1,664 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.5 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.ectorcountyisd.org

Address

P O Box 3912
Odessa, TX 79760-3912

Office phone number

(432) 456-1339

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Lee Buice Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 18. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 20.2 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 18.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

769

African American

30 (3.9%)

Ector County ISD: 3.9%

Statewide: 12.7%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Ector County ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

7 (0.9%)

Ector County ISD: 1%

Statewide: 4.7%

Hispanic

477 (62%)

Ector County ISD: 78%

Statewide: 52.9%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.1%)

Ector County ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

243 (31.6%)

Ector County ISD: 15.4%

Statewide: 26.5%

Two or more races

11 (1.4%)

Ector County ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 2.7%

African American

3.9%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

0.9%

Hispanic

62.0%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

31.6%

Two or more races

1.4%

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

28.6 %

Ector County ISD: 57.1%

Statewide: 49.2%

Economically disadvantaged

42.8 %

Ector County ISD: 55.4%

Statewide: 60.3%

Limited English proficiency

2.1 %

Ector County ISD: 21.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

At-risk students

28.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

42.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

2.1%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2020-2021 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

1.3 %

Ector County ISD: 21.5%

Statewide: 21%

Gifted and Talented

7.9 %

Ector County ISD: 9.2%

Statewide: 8.3%

Special Education

12.1 %

Ector County ISD: 9.6%

Statewide: 11.1%

Bilingual/ESL

1.3%

Gifted and talented

7.9%

Special education

12.1%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. All Texas public school districts and campuses received the label “Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster.” Our schools explorer shows the accountability ratings from the 2018-2019 school year when available.

Overall (2018-2019)

B

Ector County ISD: C

Student achievement (2018-2019)

B

Ector County ISD: C

School progress (2018-2019)

B

Ector County ISD: C

Closing the gaps (2018-2019)

B

Ector County ISD: C

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 2021 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2019-2020 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

3.5 %

Ector County ISD: 11.2%

Statewide: 6.7%

American Indian

Masked

Ector County ISD: 8.8%

Statewide: 7.8%

African American

5.3 %

Ector County ISD: 13.8%

Statewide: 8.9%

Asian

0 %

Ector County ISD: 2.8%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

4.4 %

Ector County ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 7.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Ector County ISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 7.2%

White

2.1 %

Ector County ISD: 11.4%

Statewide: 5.2%

Two or more races

0 %

Ector County ISD: 11%

Statewide: 6.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2020-2021 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

42.5

African American

1.2 (2.8%)

Ector County ISD: 5.7%

Statewide: 11.1%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Ector County ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Ector County ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

11.1 (26.1%)

Ector County ISD: 39.1%

Statewide: 28.4%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Ector County ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

30.2 (71.1%)

Ector County ISD: 51.5%

Statewide: 56.9%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Ector County ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 1.2%

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: 1.7%

Statewide: 1.2%

Bachelor's

34.1 (80.2%)

Ector County ISD: 73.8%

Statewide: 73%

Master's

8.4 (19.8%)

Ector County ISD: 23.4%

Statewide: 25%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Ector County ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 0.7%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2020-2021.

Students per teacher

18.1

Ector County ISD: 16.3

Statewide: 14.5

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2020-2021 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

11.5 years

Ector County ISD: 10.5 years

Statewide: 11.2 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

$59,305

Ector County ISD: $58,705

Statewide: $57,641

Beginner

$54,250

Ector County ISD: $52,311

Statewide: $50,849

1 to 5 years

$55,725

Ector County ISD: $55,837

Statewide: $53,288

6 to 10 years

$57,557

Ector County ISD: $57,988

Statewide: $56,282

11 to 20 years

$60,633

Ector County ISD: $61,023

Statewide: $59,900

21 to 30 years

$66,521

Ector County ISD: $66,350

Statewide: $64,637

30+ years

$69,699

Ector County ISD: $70,922

Statewide: $69,974

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