📍 1100 West Cox School Road, Odessa, Lafayette County, 64076
Odessa Upper Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Odessa, Lafayette County. The school has 422 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Odessa R-Vii school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Odessa Upper Elementary enrolls 422 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 5.9% Two or more races and 4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 374 | 89% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 5.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 4% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
134 of the school's 422 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 118 qualify for free lunch and 16 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 Upper Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-40, state senate district 21, state house district 53.
Odessa Upper Elementary 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 422 students, Odessa Upper Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 510 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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