Odyssey School of Denver

Located at 6550 EAST 21ST AVENUE, in DENVER, Colorado, Odyssey School of Denver is a tight-knit elementary school that caters to 318 students (grades K through 8), overseen by School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C.

Within School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, which oversees 198 schools and 90,471 students, Odyssey School of Denver is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Odyssey School of Denver lists that White students make up the majority at 59%. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 9% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Denver County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 23% of students at Odyssey School of Denver qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Denver County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Odyssey School of Denver tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.6%.

In the broader community, census data for Denver County shows the typical household earns roughly $94,718 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Denver County runs 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students), of which Odyssey School of Denver is one.

Nearest neighbor: Denver School of the Arts, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Odyssey School of Denver. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Odyssey School of Denver at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 40.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area. Odyssey School of Denver operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Odyssey School of Denver has edged up 35%, going from 235 students in 2018 to 318 in 2025. The White share of enrollment increased from 52% to 59% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

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