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Odessa High School

311 SOUTH FIRST STREET, ODESSA, WA 99159 · (509) 982-2111 · Lincoln County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL103 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Washington public high schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • B-Three-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 Washington public high schools

Enrollment
103
High
DISTRICT 112 · STATE 573
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
56 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 71817%
Grade 81515%
Grade 91918%
Grade 101616%
Grade 111717%
Grade 121817%
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 68% · US 70%
White
8482%
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 47% · US 43%
Hispanic
1515%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 27% · US 30%
Asian
22%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 9% · US 6%
Two+
22%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 9% · US 5%
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
Male
5654%
Female
4746%

School pathway

Feeds from
P C Jantz ElementaryPK–06
Based on grade levels within Odessa School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
50.0%
WA avg 58.4% . +6.0pp since 2014
Math
36.4%
WA avg 51.2% . +8.4pp since 2014

What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.

Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2550.0%36.4%
2023-2454.7%32.1%
2022-2351.0%23.5%
2021-2253.5%34.5%
2018-1965.2%30.4%
2017-1857.5%37.5%
2016-1761.5%39.6%
2015-1643.8%39.7%
2014-1544.0%28.0%
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Washington 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 Washington'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 High School

Odessa High School's state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Odessa High School this school10354.4%47.0%
Selkirk High School
Ione
7652.6%62.8%
Wahkiakum High School
CATHLAMET
12752.0%51.8%
Tekoa High School
TEKOA
11552.2%35.0%
Darrington High School
DARRINGTON
11358.4%41.9%
St John/Endicott High
Saint John
6055.0%56.4%
Matched among Washington high 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 High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WashingtonIn Lincoln County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
47.0%#107 of 271N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
36.4%#99 of 321
▲ 20
N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
50.0%#227 of 327
▼ 22
N/A
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-0.8pp#126 of 259N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
103#388 of 570#4 of 8
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
54.4%#160 of 386N/A
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25
Enrollment
103
-2 (-2%) vs 2020
+69% since 1990-91, when it was 61
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 11.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251038.412.3:154% (56)
2023-241028.611.8:158% (59)
2022-231129.112.4:156% (63)
2020-21105911.7:134% (36)
2017-181129.811.4:139% (44)
2015-16106911.8:137% (39)
2010-111131011.3:135% (39)
2000-011751214.6:1N/A
1990-916196.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Odessa High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 8% (112 to 103); teachers down 15% (9.8 to 8.4).

About Odessa High School

Odessa High School is a very small high school. Its address is in ODESSA, Washington. It enrolls 103 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 7 through 12. It has 82% fewer students than the average for high schools in Washington (about 573).

Odessa School District counts 2 schools and 224 students, including Odessa High School.

The share of White students at Odessa High School is 82%. Other groups include 15% Hispanic. The county population is about 90% White. The diversity index for Odessa High School is 31%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.3:1. The school has 8.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in Washington is 21.6:1. In all, 54% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Odessa High School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 71% of Washington public high schools.

Odessa High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 47.0%, compared with a predicted 43.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Washington schools on BeatsExpectations.

The county, Lincoln County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $71,512, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 19, with about 2,233 students.

P C Jantz Elementary is the nearest public school to Odessa High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Odessa High School ranks 1st on average proficiency.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.

Enrollment at Odessa High School was 105 in 2020-21 and 103 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.

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Lincoln County at a glance

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Population
11,489
Census ACS
Median income
$71,512
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
2,233 students

Quick facts

School name
Odessa High School
District
Odessa School District
Address
311 SOUTH FIRST STREET, ODESSA, WA 99159
Phone
(509) 982-2111
County
Lincoln County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
103
Teachers (FTE)
8
Student–teacher ratio
12.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
56 (54%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
530612000916
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Odessa High. Odessa High School is the 4th largest of the 4.

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Frequently asked questions

About Odessa High School
How many students attend Odessa High School?
Odessa High School enrolls approximately 103 students in grades 07-12.
Is Odessa High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Odessa High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Odessa High School have?
Odessa High School employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Odessa High School?
Student demographics at Odessa High School are roughly 82% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Odessa High School in?
Odessa High School is part of Odessa School District.
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