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.