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Best kept secret at Odyssey Community School?
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Enrollment
410
Elementary
STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ODYSSEY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090000900774
Odyssey Community School
579 Middle Tpke West, Manchester, CT 06040 · (860) 645-1234 · Capitol Planning Region
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% of Connecticut 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.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 Connecticut public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
33 FTE teachers
STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
166 students
STATE 44%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 72 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 35 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (35).
Student demographics
78%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 67% · 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
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
56.0%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
52.3%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Odyssey Community School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odyssey Community School this school | 410 | 40.5% | N/A |
| Worthington Hooker School New Haven | 420 | 36.4% | N/A |
| Skinner Road School Vernon | 340 | 52.6% | N/A |
| Betances Learning Lab Magnet School Hartford | 398 | 45.7% | N/A |
| Stamford Charter School for Excellence Stamford | 543 | 55.6% | N/A |
| Waddell School Manchester | 476 | 63.4% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut 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 Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Capitol Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #247 of 522 | #69 of 141 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #231 of 519 | #67 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #230 of 613 | #64 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #292 of 558 | #80 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.9% | #1 of 560 | #1 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.5% | #316 of 594 | #86 of 163 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.6% | #23 of 176 | #6 of 54 |
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
410
+82 (+25%) vs 2020
+290% since 2000-01, when it was 105
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 410 | 33 | 12.4:1 | 40% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 370 | 32 | 11.6:1 | 45% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 374 | 33 | 11.3:1 | 41% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 328 | 27 | 12.2:1 | 38% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 329 | 33 | 10.0:1 | 22% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 328 | 29 | 11.3:1 | 32% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 181 | 15 | 12.1:1 | 31% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 105 | 9 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Odyssey Community School.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (329 to 410); teachers unchanged (33 to 33).
About Odyssey Community School
Odyssey Community School serves students in Manchester, Connecticut, as a mid-sized elementary school. The school has 410 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 8.
Odyssey Community School is run by Odyssey Community School District.
The largest group at Odyssey Community School is Asian students, at 26%. After that, the student body is 24% White, 22% Black, 21% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Census figures show Capitol Planning Region is about 6% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 78%.
The school has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.4 students per teacher. That is in line with the 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut. Of all students at Odyssey Community School, 40% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Odyssey Community School lands at B-, ahead of 53% of Connecticut public elementary schools.
Looking at the county, Capitol Planning Region, median household income comes to about $93,394, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 286, with about 137,047 students.
The closest school to Odyssey Community School is Howell Cheney Technical High School, located about 0.6 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Odyssey Community School.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. As a charter school, Odyssey Community School is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Odyssey Community School had a net gain of 82 students, or 25%.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Odyssey Community School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Capitol Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
977,290
Census ACS
Median income
$93,394
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
286
137,047 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Manchester
- Manchester High SchoolHigh · 1,703 students
- Elisabeth M. Bennet AcademyMiddle · 864 students
- Illing Middle SchoolMiddle · 763 students
- Howell Cheney Technical High SchoolHigh · 652 students
- Waddell SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Verplanck SchoolElementary · 466 students
Nearby schools
- Howell Cheney Technical High School0.6 mi · 652
- Verplanck School0.6 mi · 466
- Waddell School0.9 mi · 476
- Great Path Academy at CT State Manchester1.5 mi · 336
- Manchester High School1.7 mi · 1,703
- Keeney School1.8 mi · 366
Frequently asked questions
About Odyssey Community SchoolHow large is Odyssey Community School?
Odyssey Community School enrolls approximately 410 students in grades PK-08.
Is Odyssey Community School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Odyssey Community School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Odyssey Community School have?
Odyssey Community School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
How diverse is Odyssey Community School?
Odyssey Community School reports a student body of 24% White, 21% Hispanic, 22% Black, 26% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Odyssey Community School?
Odyssey Community School is overseen by Odyssey Community School District in Capitol Planning Region.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.