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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Odyssey Charter School administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
2,286
Combined
STATE 703
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ODYSSEY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 100002600259
Odyssey Charter School
4409 Lancaster Pike, Wilmington, DE 19805 · (302) 516-8000 · New Castle County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL2,286 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
180 FTE teachers
STATE 11.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 189 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 213 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 200 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 203 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 187 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 187 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 222 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 235 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 224 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 119 | 5% |
| Grade 10 | 137 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 94 | 4% |
| Grade 12 | 76 | 3% |
This year's kindergarten class (189) is 16% smaller than its 8th grade class (224).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 71% · 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
DeSSA + SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
46.6%
DE avg 41.4% . -2.3pp since 2023
Math
41.7%
DE avg 34.0% . -4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Delaware schools, those numbers are about 41 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.6% | 41.7% |
| 2023-24 | 48.9% | 46.4% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,286
+360 (+19%) vs 2020
+422% since 2010-11, when it was 438
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 2,286 | 180 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 2,192 | 177 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 2,123 | 163 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,926 | 147 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,662 | 130 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,161 | 83 | 14.0:1 | 17% (202) |
| 2010-11 | 438 | 35 | 12.5:1 | 21% (91) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Odyssey Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 38% (1,662 to 2,286); teachers up 38% (130 to 180).
About Odyssey Charter School
Families in Wilmington, Delaware, are served by Odyssey Charter School, a high-enrollment combined-grade school. Enrollment is 2,286 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 12. The average for combined schools in Delaware is about 703 students, so this school is 225% bigger than average.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
Odyssey Charter School has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 34%. Other reported shares: 31% White, 18% Asian, 10% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 26% Black among all New Castle County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 74% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Odyssey Charter School is 180 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 12.7:1. That is higher than the 11.1:1 average for combined schools in Delaware.
According to the American Community Survey, in New Castle County, the median household income is $91,166, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Odyssey Charter School is one of 129 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Calloway (Cab) School of the Arts, about 0.7 miles away. Odyssey Charter School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
NCES describes the area around Odyssey Charter School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists Odyssey Charter School as a charter school.
2024-25 enrollment was 2,286, a 19% rise from 1,926 in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Odyssey Charter School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
New Castle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
577,961
Census ACS
Median income
$91,166
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
129
78,534 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wilmington
- Delcastle Technical High SchoolHigh · 1,605 students
- Conrad Schools of ScienceHigh · 1,164 students
- Mount Pleasant High SchoolHigh · 1,084 students
- Dickinson (John) SchoolHigh · 1,027 students
- Concord High SchoolHigh · 994 students
- Charter School of WilmingtonHigh · 977 students
Other Odyssey Charter schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Odyssey Charter. Odyssey Charter School is the largest of the 5.
- ODYSSEY CHARTER SCHOOLPALM BAY, FL · 1,917 students
- Odyssey CharterAltadena, CA · 463 students
- Odyssey Charter SchoolAmerican Fork, UT · 420 students
- Odyssey Charter SchoolNewnan, GA · 359 students
Nearby schools
- Calloway (Cab) School of the Arts0.7 mi · 941
- Charter School of Wilmington0.7 mi · 977
- duPont (Alexis I.) Middle School1.0 mi · 455
- Baltz (Austin D.) Elementary School1.1 mi · 549
- duPont (Alexis I.) High School1.3 mi · 550
- Gateway Charter School1.6 mi · 211
Frequently asked questions
About Odyssey Charter SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Odyssey Charter School?
Odyssey Charter School enrolls approximately 2,286 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Odyssey Charter School serve?
Odyssey Charter School serves grades KG-12.
How many students per teacher at Odyssey Charter School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Odyssey Charter School.
How diverse is Odyssey Charter School?
Odyssey Charter School reports a student body of 31% White, 10% Hispanic, 34% Black, 18% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Odyssey Charter School?
Odyssey Charter School is overseen by Odyssey Charter School in New Castle County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.