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Enrollment
429
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ODESSA R-VII·NCES 292310001743
ODESSA UPPER ELEMENTARY
1100 WEST COX SCHOOL ROAD, ODESSA, MO 64076 · (816) 633-5396 · Lafayette County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL429 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Missouri public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
162 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 129 | 30% |
| Grade 4 | 161 | 38% |
| Grade 5 | 139 | 32% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 52% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ODESSA R-VII. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
33.5%
MO avg 44.9% . -3.7pp since 2021
Math
32.9%
MO avg 43.8% . +0.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.8% | 21.7% | 47.5% | 18.8% |
| Math | 11.8% | 21.1% | 34.7% | 32.2% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.5% | 32.9% |
| 2023-24 | 36.9% | 36.4% |
| 2022-23 | 42.8% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.2% | 32.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
35.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 ODESSA UPPER ELEMENTARY
ODESSA UPPER ELEMENTARY's state test result (35.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ODESSA UPPER ELEMENTARY this school | 429 | 37.8% | 35.5% |
| HILLSBORO PRIMARY HILLSBORO | 429 | 35.7% | N/A |
| OAK GROVE ELEM. OAK GROVE | 445 | 39.6% | 41.7% |
| South Point Elementary Washington | 425 | 34.8% | 44.3% |
| MCQUERRY ELEMENTARY ODESSA | 497 | 37.2% | N/A |
| HARRISONVILLE ELEM. HARRISONVILLE | 427 | 40.3% | 34.0% |
Matched among Missouri elementary 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 ODESSA UPPER ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Lafayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #641 of 1,002 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #713 of 1,019 ▼ 88 | #4 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #742 of 1,018 ▼ 76 | #4 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.8pp | #314 of 943 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 429 | #300 of 1,294 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #422 of 950 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.1% | #652 of 953 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.8% | #843 of 1,165 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #400 of 684 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
429
-29 (-6%) vs 2020
+24% since 2000-01, when it was 347
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 429 | 34.1 | 12.6:1 | 38% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 34.6 | 12.9:1 | 38% (172) |
| 2022-23 | 422 | 33.5 | 12.6:1 | 32% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 29 | 15.8:1 | 38% (174) |
| 2017-18 | 486 | 31 | 15.7:1 | 50% (244) |
| 2015-16 | 468 | 31 | 15.1:1 | 51% (239) |
| 2010-11 | 488 | 30 | 16.3:1 | 45% (219) |
| 2000-01 | 347 | 21 | 16.5:1 | 25% (88) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ODESSA UPPER ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (486 to 429); teachers up 10% (31 to 34.1).
About ODESSA UPPER ELEMENTARY
In ODESSA, Missouri, part of Lafayette County, ODESSA UPPER ELEMENTARY is an elementary school. It reported 429 students in grades 3 through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Missouri average about 315 students, which makes this school 36% above average.
ODESSA R-VII operates 4 schools. Combined enrollment is 2,039 students.
Of every 100 students at ODESSA UPPER ELEMENTARY, about 88 are White. Other students are 7% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Census estimates put Lafayette County at about 91% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 22%.
A staff of 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.6:1. The 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri is close to this figure. By family income, 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
ODESSA UPPER ELEMENTARY earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 24% of Missouri public elementary schools.
ODESSA UPPER ELEMENTARY scores 35.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 45.7%.
In Lafayette County, home to about 33,115 people, median household income comes to about $80,612, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 19 public schools in the county, enrolling about 5,064, ODESSA UPPER ELEMENTARY among them.
Of the public schools around it, ODESSA UPPER ELEMENTARY is closest to ODESSA MIDDLE, about 0.8 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 34.2%; ODESSA UPPER ELEMENTARY's is 35.5%, ranking 5th of 7.
NCES assigns ODESSA UPPER ELEMENTARY the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 6%, from 458 to 429. By 2024-25, the school had 12.6 students per teacher, compared with 15.8 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for ODESSA UPPER ELEMENTARY is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Lafayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,115
Census ACS
Median income
$80,612
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
5,064 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ODESSA R-VII
- ODESSA HIGHHigh · 651 students
- MCQUERRY ELEMENTARYElementary · 497 students
- ODESSA MIDDLEMiddle · 462 students
Other schools in ODESSA
- ODESSA HIGHHigh · 651 students
- MCQUERRY ELEMENTARYElementary · 497 students
- ODESSA MIDDLEMiddle · 462 students
Nearby schools
- ODESSA MIDDLE0.8 mi · 462
- ODESSA HIGH0.9 mi · 651
- MCQUERRY ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 497
- OAK GROVE HIGH8.0 mi · 604
- OAK GROVE PRIMARY8.1 mi · 503
- OAK GROVE ELEM.8.2 mi · 445
Frequently asked questions
About ODESSA UPPER ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at ODESSA UPPER ELEMENTARY?
ODESSA UPPER ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 429 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does ODESSA UPPER ELEMENTARY serve?
ODESSA UPPER ELEMENTARY serves grades 03-05.
How many teachers does ODESSA UPPER ELEMENTARY have?
ODESSA UPPER ELEMENTARY employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the student diversity at ODESSA UPPER ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at ODESSA UPPER ELEMENTARY are roughly 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is ODESSA UPPER ELEMENTARY in?
ODESSA UPPER ELEMENTARY is part of ODESSA R-VII.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.