Odyssey Academy - Galveston

Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Galveston, Texas

Odyssey Academy - Galveston in Galveston, Texas enrolled 795 students in 2024-25 with 49.3 full-time teachers, 16.1 students per teacher against the Texas median of 12.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 32-37% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 16% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (Texas: 90.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%

866 students in 2022-23, 829 students in 2023-24, 795 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 55.2 to 49.3.

Students enrolled at Odyssey Academy - Galveston by school year2022-23: 866, 2023-24: 829, 2024-25: 79502505007501k2022-238662023-248292024-25795
Students enrolled at Odyssey Academy - Galveston by school year2022-23: 866, 2023-24: 829, 2024-25: 79502505007501k2022-238662023-248292024-25795
Students enrolled at Odyssey Academy - Galveston by school year2022-23: 866, 2023-24: 829, 2024-25: 79502505007501k2022-238662023-248292024-25795
Students enrolled at Odyssey Academy - Galveston by school year2022-23: 866, 2023-24: 829, 2024-25: 79502505007501k2022-238662023-248292024-25795
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2386655.215.7
2023-2482953.615.5
2024-2579549.316.1

16.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 72 of every 100 Texas schools of this kind

Among the 440 Texas schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.2; This school 16.1; state median 12.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 16.1state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Texas other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.2; This school 16.1; state median 12.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 16.1state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Texas other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.2; This school 16.1; state median 12.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 16.1state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Texas other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.2; This school 16.1; state median 12.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 16.1state median 12.2U.S. 13.8

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Odyssey Academy - Galveston enrolled 881 students and reported no counselor; it reported 61 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions61
  • Chronically absent14.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

70.4% of students were Hispanic, 15.6% White, 8.7% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic70.4%
  2. White15.6%
  3. Black8.7%
  4. Two or more races4.5%
  5. Asian0.5%
  6. American Indian0.1%
  7. 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 Odyssey Academy - Galveston scored proficient or above: 32-37% in reading in 2021-22 and 16% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTexas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2232‑37%35‑39%52%
Math, 2022-2316%17‑21% (2021-22)43.7%

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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% or more of the 40 students in Odyssey Academy - Galveston's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtTexas
Four-year graduation rate90% or more90% or more90.3%
Students in the class4040403,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

Schools of this kind in Galveston

4 public schools of this kind in Galveston report 2024-25 enrollment; Odyssey Academy - Galveston is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Odyssey Academy - Galveston79516.178.9%
Morgan El Magnet School56513.194.5%
Rosenberg El Laboratory for Learning and Leading33711.491.1%
Moody Early Childhood Center16118.080.1%

All public schools in Galveston →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Odyssey Academy - Galveston

  1. Moody Early Childhood CenterThe nearest public school of this kind, 3.0 miles away: 161 students, 18.0 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
  2. Calvin Vincent Pre-K Head StartThe next nearest public school of this kind, 10.0 miles away: 311 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).10.0 mi
  3. Compare Odyssey Academy - Galveston with Moody Early Childhood CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Odyssey Academy spends per student$11,818 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,818
  5. The largest public schools in TexasOdyssey Academy - Galveston is the number 62 by size of 501 Texas schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#62 of 501
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher16.1 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 12.2 for schools of this kind.16.1:1
  7. 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 Odyssey Academy - Galveston

  1. How many students attend Odyssey Academy - Galveston?
    795 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 866 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Galveston, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Odyssey Academy - Galveston?
    16.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for schools of this kind is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Odyssey Academy - Galveston a Title I school?
    Odyssey Academy - Galveston ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Odyssey Academy - Galveston do on state tests?
    The students tested at Odyssey Academy - Galveston scored proficient or above: 32-37% in reading in 2021-22 and 16% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas'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.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Odyssey Academy - Galveston?
    90% or more of the 40 students in Odyssey Academy - Galveston's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Odyssey Academy - Galveston in?
    Odyssey Academy, NCES district ID 4800108. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 480010808213 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
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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.

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