Odyssey Charter School

As a mid-tier elementary-level community in American Fork, Utah, Odyssey Charter School enrolls 420 students from grades K through 6, overseen by Odyssey Charter School.

Odyssey Charter School is the operating authority for Odyssey Charter School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Odyssey Charter School lists that White students make up the majority at 69%. The remainder reads as 19% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.8:1 average. An estimated 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Odyssey Charter School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.5%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Utah County) records that median household income runs about $100,671, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Utah County runs 202 public schools (combined enrollment of about 164,467 students), of which Odyssey Charter School is one.

The closest other public school is Summit High, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Odyssey Charter School comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 37.2%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting. As a public charter, Odyssey Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Odyssey Charter School's enrollment has fell 8% since 2018, when it stood at 459 (now 420). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 75% to 69%.

On the community side, members of the Odyssey Charter School community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.