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Alumni: what's one memory from Odyssey STEM Academy that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
336
High
DISTRICT 983 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARAMOUNT UNIFIED·NCES 062985014236
Odyssey STEM Academy
3701 Michelson St., Lakewood, CA 90712 · (562) 602-6025 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of California public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
320 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 84 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 98 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 95 | 28% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
68.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -11.2pp since 2020
Math
20.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -8.4pp since 2020
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 36.1% | 32.0% | 15.5% | 16.5% |
| Math | 7.2% | 13.4% | 24.7% | 54.6% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 20.6% |
| 2023-24 | 74.3% | 32.7% |
| 2022-23 | 62.9% | 15.8% |
| 2021-22 | 77.1% | 14.8% |
| 2020-21 | 79.3% | 29.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 24% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 25 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Odyssey STEM Academy
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odyssey STEM Academy this school | 336 | 95.2% | 48.9% |
| The Education Corps Long Beach | 278 | 91.4% | N/A |
| Animo Venice Charter High Venice | 335 | 91.0% | N/A |
| Alliance Cindy and Bill Simon Technology Academy High Los Angeles | 474 | 92.8% | N/A |
| Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy Los Angeles | 546 | 92.5% | N/A |
| School of Unlimited Learning Fresno | 199 | 94.5% | N/A |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Odyssey STEM Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #343 of 1,052 | #76 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #653 of 1,056 ▼ 325 | #152 of 229 ▼ 85 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #288 of 1,056 ▼ 125 | #59 of 229 ▼ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.6pp | #278 of 1,044 | #30 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #1,166 of 2,093 | #307 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #260 of 1,352 | #94 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.0% | #1,025 of 1,351 | #198 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.2% | #122 of 1,575 | #75 of 396 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
336
-46 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 21.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 336 | 19.1 | 17.6:1 | 95% (320) |
| 2023-24 | 388 | 22.8 | 17.0:1 | 93% (360) |
| 2022-23 | 492 | 23.1 | 21.3:1 | 92% (453) |
| 2020-21 | 382 | 18 | 21.2:1 | 84% (322) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Odyssey STEM Academy.
About Odyssey STEM Academy
Odyssey STEM Academy runs as a small high school in Lakewood, California. Enrollment is 336 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in California is about 838 students, so this school is 60% smaller than average.
Odyssey STEM Academy is in Paramount Unified, a district with 11,623 students across 19 schools.
The large majority of students at Odyssey STEM Academy, 85%, are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% Black and 3% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 48%. By the diversity index, Odyssey STEM Academy comes in at 26%.
Staffing totals 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.6:1. High schools in California average about 18.2:1, a similar figure. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Odyssey STEM Academy is 95%. The average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
Measured against California public high schools, Odyssey STEM Academy receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 23.7%. Odyssey STEM Academy posts 48.9%, 25.2 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Los Angeles County show that median household income is about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. A total of 2,244 public schools operate in Los Angeles County, serving about 1,265,907 students.
Buena Vista High is the public school closest to Odyssey STEM Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Odyssey STEM Academy places 4th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The number of students dropped from 382 to 336 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher fell from 21.2 to 17.6 over 4 years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Odyssey STEM Academy. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Paramount Unified
- Paramount HighHigh · 3,400 students
- HollydaleElementary · 794 students
- Alondra MiddleMiddle · 735 students
- Frank J. ZamboniMiddle · 650 students
- Paramount Park MiddleMiddle · 551 students
- Captain Raymond CollinsElementary · 522 students
Other schools in Lakewood
- Mayfair HighHigh · 2,422 students
- Lakewood HighHigh · 2,305 students
- Artesia HighHigh · 1,384 students
- Intensive Learning CenterElementary · 646 students
- Esther Lindstrom ElementaryElementary · 552 students
- Hoover MiddleMiddle · 505 students
Nearby schools
- Buena Vista High0.1 mi · 180
- Holmes Elementary0.6 mi · 378
- Captain Raymond Collins0.6 mi · 522
- Intensive Learning Center0.7 mi · 646
- Riley Elementary0.9 mi · 490
- Stephen Foster Elementary1.0 mi · 501
Frequently asked questions
About Odyssey STEM AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Odyssey STEM Academy?
Odyssey STEM Academy enrolls approximately 336 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Odyssey STEM Academy serve?
Odyssey STEM Academy serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Odyssey STEM Academy?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Odyssey STEM Academy.
What is the student diversity at Odyssey STEM Academy?
Student demographics at Odyssey STEM Academy are roughly 3% White, 85% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Odyssey STEM Academy in?
Odyssey STEM Academy is part of Paramount Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.