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Alumni: what's one memory from Odessa High School that still sticks with you?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
English Language Arts
N/A
State avg 41.4%
District avg 51.9%
County avg 41.3%
District avg 51.9%
County avg 41.3%
Test scores
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DeSSA + Smarter Balanced, SY 2024-25
All grades, all students. % Proficient.Mathematics
N/A
State avg 34.0%
District avg 45.3%
County avg 33.9%
District avg 45.3%
County avg 33.9%
Science
36.0%
State avg 24.2%
District avg 35.3%
County avg 25.4%
+3.7pp since 2023-24
District avg 35.3%
County avg 25.4%
+3.7pp since 2023-24
Social Studies
45.4%
State avg 41.7%
District avg 56.1%
County avg 42.7%
+5.0pp since 2023-24
District avg 56.1%
County avg 42.7%
+5.0pp since 2023-24
By grade, SY 2024-25
School score vs state average per tested grade.| Grade | English Language Arts | Mathematics | Science | Social Studies | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | State | n tested | School | State | n tested | School | State | n tested | School | State | n tested | |
| Grade ALL | N/A | 41.4% | N/A | N/A | 34.0% | N/A | 36.0% | 24.2% | 317 | 45.4% | 41.7% | 302 |
2-year history
All grades, all students. Odessa Delaware avgScience
| Year | School | District | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY 2024-25 | 36.0% | 35.3% | 25.4% | 24.2% |
| SY 2023-24 | 32.3% | 32.0% | 22.7% | 20.7% |
Social Studies
| Year | School | District | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY 2024-25 | 45.4% | 56.1% | 42.7% | 41.7% |
| SY 2023-24 | 40.4% | 39.0% | 30.1% | 28.6% |
Recent discussions
From the Odessa High School community.1
Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Odessa High School this year?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
How to read these scores
What is DeSSA + Smarter Balanced?
DeSSA + Smarter Balanced is the statewide standardized test administered by Delaware public schools.
What does "% Proficient" mean?
It is the share of students at the school who performed at grade level or above on the test, summed across the top two of four performance levels. A higher number is better.
How should I read a single score?
Each percent represents the share of tested students who performed at grade level or above. Compare the school number against the state, district, and county averages on this page to see whether it is above or below typical.
How is the state average calculated?
It is a weighted average, not a simple average of each school's number. We multiply each public school's score by how many of its students tested, add those together for all schools in Delaware, and divide by the total students tested that year. This way a big school with 1,500 students counts more than a small school with 50 students, which is the right way to ask "how did the typical student do this year?". District and county averages on this page use the same method, just scoped to that district or county.
Where does this data come from?
Delaware Department of Education, Delaware System of Student Assessment (DeSSA) for Science/Social Studies + Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment for ELA/Math. School-level All Students subgroup from the Delaware Open Data Portal (Socrata, dataset `ms6b-mt82`). Headline metric is the cumulative "% Proficient" rate (top 2 of 4 levels).
How often is it updated?
DeSSA + Smarter Balanced is administered once a year (spring). Results are released by the state in the summer or early fall. We refresh this page after each annual release.