📍 607 S Fifth St, Odessa, Lafayette County, 64076
Odessa Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Odessa, Lafayette County. The school has 494 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Odessa R-Vii school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 38.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Odessa Middle enrolls 494 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 38.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 439 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
143 of the school's 494 students (29%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 121 qualify for free lunch and 22 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Odessa Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-40, state senate district 21, state house district 53.
Odessa Middle is one of 4 schools in ODESSA R-VII, based in ODESSA, Missouri. The district serves 2,039 students district-wide and employs 154 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 494 students, Odessa Middle is close to the district average of about 510 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe