ODYSSEY PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY

ODYSSEY PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY operates as a close-knit elementary-level community in PALM BAY, Florida, overseen by BREVARD. Current enrollment sits at 462 students spanning grades K through 5. That puts it 24% leaner than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

Within BREVARD, which oversees 109 schools and 73,587 students, ODYSSEY PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, ODYSSEY PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY shows that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 27% Black, 17% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 73% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, ODYSSEY PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY shows 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting ODYSSEY PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY tighter than the state norm the norm. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, ODYSSEY PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.5%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Brevard County shows median household earnings sit near $78,476, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Brevard County's 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 73,587 students), ODYSSEY PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ODYSSEY PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY. On composite proficiency, ODYSSEY PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 50.3%.

ODYSSEY PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY operates from a downtown location. As a public charter, ODYSSEY PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 24%: 374 students in 2018 compared to 462 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.