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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the ODYSSEY MIDDLE administration to hear?
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Enrollment
897
Middle
DISTRICT 906 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE·NCES 120144003747
ODYSSEY MIDDLE
9290 LEE VISTA BLVD, ORLANDO, FL 32829 · (407) 207-3850 · Orange County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL897 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of Florida public middle 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 Florida public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
378 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 293 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 284 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 320 | 36% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 70% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
ODYSSEY MIDDLE→COLONIAL HIGH
Based on published attendance-zone data from ORANGE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
51.6%
FL avg 56.7% . -4.8pp since 2023
Math
54.6%
FL avg 58.9% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.6% | 54.6% |
| 2023-24 | 56.4% | 54.7% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
54.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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 MIDDLE
ODYSSEY MIDDLE's state test result (54.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ODYSSEY MIDDLE this school | 897 | 42.1% | 54.7% |
| NARCOOSSEE MIDDLE SCHOOL SAINT CLOUD | 1,042 | 47.9% | 63.3% |
| DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL HOLLYWOOD | 955 | 47.2% | 47.4% |
| LEGACY MIDDLE ORLANDO | 710 | 44.8% | 50.2% |
| HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL TAMPA | 820 | 42.2% | 55.0% |
| FREEDOM MIDDLE ORLANDO | 1,150 | 35.6% | 44.0% |
Matched among Florida middle 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 MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #260 of 560 | #20 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #309 of 560 ▼ 36 | #26 of 41 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #307 of 560 ▼ 122 | #22 of 41 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 897 | #223 of 584 | #21 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #191 of 547 | #11 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.5% | #350 of 553 | #29 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.1% | #393 of 565 | #22 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #132 of 137 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
897
+156 (+21%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 879
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 897 | 49 | 18.3:1 | 42% (378) |
| 2023-24 | 674 | 39 | 17.3:1 | 48% (326) |
| 2022-23 | 723 | 40 | 18.1:1 | 45% (324) |
| 2020-21 | 741 | 42 | 17.6:1 | 41% (307) |
| 2017-18 | 892 | 51 | 17.5:1 | 60% (534) |
| 2015-16 | 871 | 47 | 18.5:1 | 65% (569) |
| 2010-11 | 879 | 51 | 17.2:1 | 63% (555) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ODYSSEY MIDDLE.
About ODYSSEY MIDDLE
ORLANDO, Florida, is home to ODYSSEY MIDDLE, a mid-sized middle school. Its enrollment is 897 students, spread over grades 6 through 8.
ORANGE includes 272 schools. Together they enroll 207,778 students.
More than half of enrollment at ODYSSEY MIDDLE is Hispanic: 66%. The remaining shares are 13% Black, 13% White, 6% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, ODYSSEY MIDDLE scores 53%.
Classroom staffing at ODYSSEY MIDDLE totals 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.3:1. Statewide, middle schools in Florida average 19.6:1. Federal data show 42% of students (378) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Orange County is close, at 39%.
ODYSSEY MIDDLE holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 46% of Florida public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for ODYSSEY MIDDLE is 60.0%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.7%.
Census data for Orange County show the median household earns about $79,719 a year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting ODYSSEY MIDDLE, Orange County has 286 public schools.
VISTA LAKES ELEMENTARY is the nearest public school to ODYSSEY MIDDLE, about 0.9 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 54.7% is below the 57.4% average for nearby schools.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 741 (2020-21) to 897 (2024-25).
This page collects posts and questions about ODYSSEY MIDDLE, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,471,937
Census ACS
Median income
$79,719
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
286
216,813 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ORANGE
- APOPKA HIGHHigh · 3,446 students
- TIMBER CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,383 students
- WINTER PARK HIGHHigh · 3,277 students
- COLONIAL HIGHHigh · 3,239 students
- WINDERMERE HIGHHigh · 3,217 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,127 students
Other schools in ORLANDO
- FLORIDA VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,331 students
- TIMBER CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,383 students
- COLONIAL HIGHHigh · 3,239 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGHHigh · 3,127 students
- LAKE NONA HIGHHigh · 2,974 students
- DR. PHILLIPS HIGHHigh · 2,964 students
Other Odyssey Middle schools
One other US public school is named Odyssey Middle. ODYSSEY MIDDLE is the largest of the 2.
- Odyssey Middle SchoolCamas, WA · 277 students
Nearby schools
- VISTA LAKES ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 520
- HIDDEN OAKS ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 403
- VISTA POINTE ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 488
- THREE POINTS ELEMENTARY1.9 mi · 447
- LIBERTY MIDDLE2.0 mi · 857
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT GOLDENROD2.1 mi · 1,129
Frequently asked questions
About ODYSSEY MIDDLEHow many students attend ODYSSEY MIDDLE?
ODYSSEY MIDDLE enrolls approximately 897 students in grades 06-08.
Is ODYSSEY MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
ODYSSEY MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ODYSSEY MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ODYSSEY MIDDLE is approximately 18.3:1 (49 FTE teachers).
How diverse is ODYSSEY MIDDLE?
ODYSSEY MIDDLE reports a student body of 13% White, 66% Hispanic, 13% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees ODYSSEY MIDDLE?
ODYSSEY MIDDLE is overseen by ORANGE in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.