Enrollment
204
Middle
DISTRICT 232 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ODEM-EDROY ISD·NCES 483336003745
ODEM J H
1 OWL SQUARE, ODEM, TX 78370 · (361) 368-8121 · San Patricio County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL204 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
137 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
ODEM J H→ODEM H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ODEM-EDROY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
40.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +2.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 2 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Source: STAAR. 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
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
204
-20 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.9:1
% White
17%
was 12%
% Hispanic
82%
was 87%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ODEM J H
Set in ODEM, Texas, ODEM J H is a tiny middle school, overseen by ODEM-EDROY ISD. It serves 204 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 68% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.
Within ODEM-EDROY ISD, which oversees 4 schools and 927 students, ODEM J H is one campus in the system.
On demographics, ODEM J H reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (82%); the rest reads as 17% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 57%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ODEM J H tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.9%.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (San Patricio County) records that median household income runs about $69,704, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. ODEM J H is one of 33 public schools in San Patricio County (combined enrollment of about 13,920 students).
Nearest neighbor: ODEM H S, around 0.0 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, ODEM J H comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 53.2%.
The campus sits in a countryside setting.
Five-year trend. ODEM J H's enrollment has fell 9% since 2018, when it stood at 224 (now 204). The White share of enrollment ticked up from 12% to 17% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the ODEM J H community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
San Patricio County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
70,181
Census ACS
Median income
$69,704
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
13,920 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ODEM-EDROY ISD
Other schools in ODEM
Nearby schools
- ODEM H S0.0 mi · 278
- ODEM EL0.0 mi · 247
- ODEM INT0.0 mi · 198
- CALALLEN MIDDLE6.3 mi · 858
- WILMA MAGEE INT6.5 mi · 419
- E MERLE SMITH MIDDLE6.9 mi · 425
Frequently asked questions
About ODEM J HHow many students attend ODEM J H?
ODEM J H enrolls approximately 204 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does ODEM J H serve?
ODEM J H serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ODEM J H?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ODEM J H is approximately 13.2:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at ODEM J H?
At ODEM J H, the student body is approximately 17% White, 82% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is ODEM J H in?
ODEM J H is part of ODEM-EDROY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.