📍 2550 W Virginia Ave, Beaumont, Jefferson County, 77705
Odom Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Beaumont, Jefferson County. The school has 709 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sylvia Jenkins. It is part of the Beaumont Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Odom Middle enrolls 709 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Black or African American, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 6.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 363 | 51% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 235 | 33% |
| White | 49 | 6.9% |
| Asian | 44 | 6.2% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
518 of the school's 709 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 508 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Odom Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 4, state house district 22.
Odom Middle is one of 29 schools in BEAUMONT ISD, based in BEAUMONT, Texas. The district serves 16,336 students district-wide and employs 963 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 709 students, Odom Middle is larger than the district average of about 563 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize