Odyssey-Magellan

As an intimate 6-8 campus in Appleton, Wisconsin, Odyssey-Magellan teaches 214 students from grades 2 through 8, operated by Appleton Area School District. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 381 students each, so Odyssey-Magellan sits 44% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Appleton Area School District, which oversees 38 schools and 14,994 students, Odyssey-Magellan is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Odyssey-Magellan lists that 76% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 11% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Odyssey-Magellan records 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Odyssey-Magellan higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 16% of students at Odyssey-Magellan qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Outagamie County's rate of about 32%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Odyssey-Magellan ranks in the top 10% of Wisconsin public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 67.6%; Odyssey-Magellan posts 96.6%, +28.9 points above that line.

Around the school, Outagamie County reports that median household earnings sit near $85,069, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Outagamie County's 73 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,330 students), Odyssey-Magellan is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Highlands Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Odyssey-Magellan. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Odyssey-Magellan ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 42.2%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 46%: 147 students in 2018 compared to 214 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 85% to 76%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 21.8:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Odyssey-Magellan typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.