ODESSA MIDDLE

ODESSA MIDDLE is a medium-sized junior high in ODESSA, Missouri, overseen by ODESSA R-VII. The school works with 462 students in grades 6 through 8.

Across the 4 schools in ODESSA R-VII (2,039 students total), ODESSA MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, ODESSA MIDDLE shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). The remainder looks like 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Lafayette County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 33% of students at ODESSA MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Lafayette County (around 41%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ODESSA MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.6%, the actual is 38.5%, a residual of -12.2 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Lafayette County put median household income runs about $80,612, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Lafayette County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,064 students), of which ODESSA MIDDLE is one.

MCQUERRY ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ODESSA MIDDLE at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 33.3%.

ODESSA MIDDLE operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ODESSA MIDDLE has remained close to its prior level, going from 468 students in 2018 to 462 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 94% to 89% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.