Odessa Shannon Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Silver Spring, Maryland
Odessa Shannon Middle in Silver Spring, Maryland enrolled 784 students in 2024-25 with 61.4 full-time teachers, 12.8 students per teacher against the Maryland middle-school median of 14.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 26% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 7% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Maryland: 45.1% and 27.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%
823 students in 2022-23, 771 students in 2023-24, 784 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 58.4 to 61.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 823 | 58.4 | 14.1 |
| 2023-24 | 771 | 59.4 | 13.0 |
| 2024-25 | 784 | 61.4 | 12.8 |
12.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 79 of every 100 Maryland middle schools
Among the 222 Maryland middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 191 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Odessa Shannon Middle enrolled 762 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 191 of the 762 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions8
- Chronically absent18.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
63.5% of students were Hispanic, 23.8% Black, 6.0% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic63.5%
- Black23.8%
- Asian6.0%
- White4.5%
- Two or more races2.2%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Odessa Shannon Middle scored proficient or above: 26% in reading in 2021-22 and 7% in math in 2022-23, against 45.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 27.1% in math in 2022-23 across Maryland. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Maryland, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Maryland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 26% | 54% | 45.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 7% | 34% (2021-22) | 27.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Silver Spring
10 public middle schools in Silver Spring report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takoma Park Middle | 1,177 | 16.8 | 28.5% |
| Silver Spring International Middle | 1,015 | 14.5 | 36.4% |
| A. Mario Loiederman Middle | 978 | 12.9 | 51.7% |
| Eastern Middle | 963 | 13.7 | 45.8% |
| Francis Scott Key Middle | 950 | 13.9 | 55.2% |
| Argyle Middle | 868 | 13.2 | 48.7% |
| Briggs Chaney Middle | 858 | 14.6 | 50.9% |
| White Oak Middle | 808 | 12.5 | 48.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Odessa Shannon Middle
- Sligo MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.6 miles away: 685 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- White Oak MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 1.9 miles away: 808 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Compare Odessa Shannon Middle with Sligo MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Montgomery County Public Schools spends per student$19,456 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,456
- The largest public schools in MarylandOdessa Shannon Middle is the number 105 by size of 224 Maryland middle schools open in 2024-25.#105 of 224
- Maryland schools by students per teacher12.8 students per teacher here against the Maryland median of 14.4 for middle schools.12.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Odessa Shannon Middle
How many students attend Odessa Shannon Middle?
784 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 823 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Silver Spring, MD.What is the student-teacher ratio at Odessa Shannon Middle?
12.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Maryland median for middle schools is 14.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Odessa Shannon Middle a Title I school?
Odessa Shannon Middle was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Odessa Shannon Middle do on state tests?
The students tested at Odessa Shannon Middle scored proficient or above: 26% in reading in 2021-22 and 7% in math in 2022-23, against 45.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 27.1% in math in 2022-23 across Maryland. Maryland's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Odessa Shannon Middle in?
Montgomery County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2400480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 240048000806 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.