ODESSA HIGH

As a middle-of-the-pack high school in ODESSA, Missouri, ODESSA HIGH instructs 651 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within ODESSA R-VII. Enrollment runs roughly 30% bigger than the state mean of about 501.

ODESSA R-VII comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,039 students; ODESSA HIGH is among them.

Looking at the student body, ODESSA HIGH records that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Lafayette County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, ODESSA HIGH records 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting ODESSA HIGH higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 31% of students at ODESSA HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Lafayette County (around 41%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ODESSA HIGH falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 50.7%; this one comes in at 20.9%, -29.8 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, Lafayette County reports that median household income runs about $80,612, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. ODESSA HIGH is one of 19 public schools in Lafayette County (combined enrollment of about 5,064 students).

The closest other public school is ODESSA MIDDLE, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ODESSA HIGH at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 35.2%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 7%: 609 students in 2018 compared to 651 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 95% to 88% across the same window.

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