The Odyssey Preparatory Academy

Set in BUCKEYE, Arizona, The Odyssey Preparatory Academy is a mid-tier primary school, overseen by The Odyssey Preparatory Academy Inc. (90287). It teaches 544 students across grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 21% above the state mean of about 451.

Across the 4 schools in The Odyssey Preparatory Academy Inc. (90287) (3,091 students total), The Odyssey Preparatory Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, The Odyssey Preparatory Academy shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 69%. Beyond that, the school records 18% White, 5% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The Odyssey Preparatory Academy logs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Maricopa County) records that median household income runs about $89,300, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which The Odyssey Preparatory Academy is one.

Marionneaux Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around The Odyssey Preparatory Academy.

The school occupies a small-town site. The Odyssey Preparatory Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. The Odyssey Preparatory Academy's enrollment has fell 8% since 2018, when it stood at 591 (now 544). Hispanic enrollment moved from 40% to 69% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.