Enrollment
318
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336001636
Odyssey School of Denver
6550 EAST 21ST AVENUE, DENVER, CO 80207 · (303) 316-3944 · Denver County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of Colorado public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
74 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 58% larger than its 8th grade class (26).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
62.4%
CO avg 44.9% . +5.4pp since 2023
Math
47.1%
CO avg 36.1% . +5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.4% | 47.1% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 41.8% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 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 School of Denver
Odyssey School of Denver's state test result (48.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odyssey School of Denver this school | 318 | 23.3% | 48.6% |
| Douglass Valley Elementary School USAF ACADEMY | 306 | 22.9% | 45.8% |
| Antelope Trails Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 311 | 19.6% | 59.7% |
| Asbury Elementary School DENVER | 292 | 23.3% | 70.5% |
| Lincoln Elementary School DENVER | 310 | 26.1% | 63.6% |
| Steck Elementary School DENVER | 323 | 20.1% | 80.2% |
Matched among Colorado elementary 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 School of Denver ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #320 of 931 | #30 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #302 of 940 ▲ 59 | #30 of 108 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #175 of 946 ▲ 84 | #22 of 109 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #654 of 1,056 | #80 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #125 of 896 | #16 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #217 of 896 | #37 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.3% | #786 of 983 | #98 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +35.3% | #27 of 200 | #6 of 45 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
318
+56 (+21%) vs 2020
+62% since 2000-01, when it was 196
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 318 | 24.3 | 13.1:1 | 23% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 307 | 24.3 | 12.6:1 | 27% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 291 | 21.8 | 13.4:1 | 28% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 262 | 18 | 14.6:1 | 28% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 235 | 16.6 | 14.1:1 | 32% (75) |
| 2015-16 | 234 | 17 | 13.8:1 | 28% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 226 | 12 | 18.8:1 | 28% (64) |
| 2000-01 | 196 | 10 | 19.6:1 | 19% (38) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Odyssey School of Denver.
Since 2017-18: students up 35% (235 to 318); teachers up 46% (16.6 to 24.3).
About Odyssey School of Denver
Odyssey School of Denver is a small elementary school in DENVER, Colorado, administered by Denver Public Schools. Students in kindergarten through 8 attend, and enrollment is 318 students.
Denver Public Schools is the district for Odyssey School of Denver. It has 198 schools and 90,471 students.
White students are the majority at Odyssey School of Denver, with 59% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 20% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 9% Black. That is close to the 59% White share among all Denver County residents. The school's diversity index is 59%, meaning two students picked at random have a 59% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 24.3 full-time equivalents, or about 13.1 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in Colorado have 16.6:1, compared with 13.1:1 here. About 23% of students, or 74, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Denver County report 63%.
The allk12 Grade for Odyssey School of Denver is B-. Compared with Colorado public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 49% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Odyssey School of Denver is 4.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (48.6% versus 52.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Colorado.
Across Denver County, the median household income is $94,718, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. In all, Denver County has 206 public schools and roughly 91,233 students.
Denver School of the Arts is located about 0.3 miles from Odyssey School of Denver. The five-mile area around Odyssey School of Denver holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Odyssey School of Denver ranks 4th on proficiency.
Odyssey School of Denver is coded as City: Large in federal locale data. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Enrollment at Odyssey School of Denver grew 21% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 262 to 318 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.6:1 to 13.1:1.
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Denver County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
718,877
Census ACS
Median income
$94,718
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
206
91,233 students
Quick facts
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- East High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
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- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,390 students
- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
Nearby schools
- Denver School of the Arts0.3 mi · 1,044
- McAuliffe International School0.7 mi · 1,329
- Ashley Elementary School0.7 mi · 387
- Hallett Academy0.9 mi · 250
- Park Hill School1.0 mi · 717
- Montclair School of Academics and Enrichment1.0 mi · 353
Frequently asked questions
About Odyssey School of DenverHow many students attend Odyssey School of Denver?
Odyssey School of Denver enrolls approximately 318 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Odyssey School of Denver serve?
Odyssey School of Denver serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Odyssey School of Denver?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Odyssey School of Denver is approximately 13.1:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Odyssey School of Denver?
At Odyssey School of Denver, the student body is approximately 59% White, 20% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Odyssey School of Denver public or private?
Odyssey School of Denver is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Denver Public Schools.
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