Some history behind Ector Junior and Senior High School in Odessa explained.

Construction work on Ector Junior and Senior High School began in 1958. Contractors and ironworkers were hired to build and construct Ector Junior and Senior High School by Ector ISD. (Ref: https://newspaperarchive.com/odessa-american-aug-18-1958-p-9/)

“Work on all four picketed the new Ector Junior and Senior High and Medical Center Hospital continued here Monday morning. Contractors are manning the jobs on an open shop basis despite ironworkers pickets.”

Ector Junior and Senior High School was operated by Ector ISD throughout the 1950s and 1960s. At that time, that particular school was a junior high school and senior high school were students in 7th grade through 12th grade were enrolled, which was pretty unusual and different even then. Ector Junior and Senior High School was mostly predominantly Mexican American (Hispanic). (Ref: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth982468/m1/)

Ector Junior and Senior High School the late 60s was a Hispanic and white school predominantly where whites and Hispanics were a majority of the student population. This led to Ector Junior and Senior High School into becoming a majority Hispanic/white school. Although Ector Junior and Senior High School was a predominantly Hispanic school even then. Ector ISD integrated Ector Junior and Senior High School in 1968. That is when black students began attending Ector Junior and Senior High School.

White flight basically is what happened next. So then Ector Junior and Senior High School became a majority brown/black school.  There was a lot of tension because people were kind of fighting for power a little bit and having to get used to working with each other, going to school together.  It was mostly positive, but there was a lot of tension there. And during that time there was just a lot of protesting going on.

Ector Junior and Senior High School was also known as Ector Junior High School and Ector Senior High School & Ector Junior High School and Senior High School.

Ector Junior and Senior High School was located at 809 West Clements Street, Odessa, Texas, US 79763.