Odyssey Middle School

As a tight-knit 6-8 campus in Camas, Washington, Odyssey Middle School teaches 277 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by Camas School District. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 577 students each, so Odyssey Middle School sits 52% leaner than that benchmark.

Odyssey Middle School is one of 15 schools operated by Camas School District, a district that caters to 7,279 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Odyssey Middle School lists that 65% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 13% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 9% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.9:1, putting Odyssey Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 16% of students at Odyssey Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Clark County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Clark County put median household income runs about $97,536, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Clark County's 151 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,406 students), Odyssey Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Discovery High School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Odyssey Middle School.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

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