ODYSSEY ACADEMY - GALVESTON

ODYSSEY ACADEMY - GALVESTON is a large K-12 campus in GALVESTON, Texas, run under ODYSSEY ACADEMY INC. The school educates 795 students in grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 485 students per school, that is 64% larger than typical.

ODYSSEY ACADEMY INC comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,681 students; ODYSSEY ACADEMY - GALVESTON is among them.

Demographically, ODYSSEY ACADEMY - GALVESTON lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 70%; the rest reads as 16% White, 9% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 26% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 79% of students at ODYSSEY ACADEMY - GALVESTON qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Galveston County's rate of about 57%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ODYSSEY ACADEMY - GALVESTON sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.4%; this one delivers 26.0%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Galveston County) shows that median household income runs about $86,105, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Galveston County's 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,767 students), ODYSSEY ACADEMY - GALVESTON is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: BURNET EL, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ODYSSEY ACADEMY - GALVESTON ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 42.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area. ODYSSEY ACADEMY - GALVESTON operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ODYSSEY ACADEMY - GALVESTON has decreased 11%, going from 891 students in 2018 to 795 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 20% to 16%.

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