Enrollment
214
Middle
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APPLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550039002277
Odyssey-Magellan
2037 N Elinor St, Appleton, WI 54914 · (920) 832-6250 · Outagamie County
GRADES 02–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL214 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
35 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 18% |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 12% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 54% · US 70%
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
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
95.8%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
97.4%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 96 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 97 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 95.8% | 97.4% |
| 2023-24 | 94.8% | 97.9% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
96.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+28.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 97% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 68% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 29 points, placing it in Wisconsin's top 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 Odyssey-Magellan
Odyssey-Magellan's state test result (96.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odyssey-Magellan this school | 214 | 16.4% | 96.6% |
| Lake Shore Middle Mequon | 335 | 9.6% | 75.5% |
| Traeger Middle Oshkosh | 447 | 16.8% | 76.8% |
| Spring Harbor Middle Madison | 269 | 27.5% | 68.0% |
| Shorewood Intermediate Shorewood | 300 | 17.0% | 72.1% |
| Asa Clark Middle Pewaukee | 623 | 10.9% | 74.1% |
Matched among Wisconsin middle 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 Odyssey-Magellan ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Outagamie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 96.6% | #1 of 323 | #1 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 97.4% | #1 of 327 no change | #1 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 95.8% | #1 of 327 no change | #1 of 13 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 214 | #252 of 389 | #12 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #263 of 265 | #13 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.6% | #115 of 265 | #5 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.4% | #292 of 323 | #12 of 13 |
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25Enrollment
214
+48 (+29%) vs 2020
+548% since 2000-01, when it was 33
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 20.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 214 | 11.6 | 18.5:1 | 16% (35) |
| 2023-24 | 214 | 11.3 | 18.9:1 | 15% (33) |
| 2022-23 | 200 | 10.5 | 19.1:1 | 11% (22) |
| 2020-21 | 166 | 8 | 20.8:1 | 14% (24) |
| 2017-18 | 147 | 6.8 | 21.8:1 | 10% (15) |
| 2015-16 | 171 | 6 | 28.5:1 | 12% (21) |
| 2010-11 | 166 | 7 | 23.7:1 | 16% (26) |
| 2000-01 | 33 | 3 | 11.0:1 | 18% (6) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Odyssey-Magellan.
Since 2017-18: students up 46% (147 to 214); teachers up 72% (6.8 to 11.6).
About Odyssey-Magellan
Odyssey-Magellan is a public middle school in Appleton, Wisconsin. It is open to students in grades 2 through 8 and enrolls 214 students. By comparison, middle schools in Wisconsin enroll about 381 students on average.
Appleton Area School District operates 38 schools. Combined enrollment is 14,994 students.
The student body at Odyssey-Magellan is 76% White. It is also 11% Asian, 7% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Outagamie County's residents are about 86% White, 10 points above the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 41, compared with 70 nationally.
Odyssey-Magellan reported 11.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 18.5:1. The school's 18.5:1 compares with an average of 12.8:1 for middle schools in Wisconsin. Roughly 16% of students at Odyssey-Magellan can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 32% average among public schools in Outagamie County.
Test results at Odyssey-Magellan are 28.9 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 96.6%, compared with a predicted 67.6%, which ranks in the top 10% in Wisconsin.
In Outagamie County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $85,069 a year, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Public schools in Outagamie County number 73, with about 31,330 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Odyssey-Magellan from the closest public school, Highlands Elementary. The five-mile area around Odyssey-Magellan holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Odyssey-Magellan ranks 1st of 8 nearby schools, at 96.6% versus a 42.2% average.
The federal government classifies Odyssey-Magellan's location as City: Small.
Enrollment figures show a increase of 48 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 20.8:1 to 18.5:1 over the same years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Outagamie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
192,826
Census ACS
Median income
$85,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
31,330 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Appleton Area School District
- North HighHigh · 1,635 students
- East HighHigh · 1,238 students
- West HighHigh · 1,024 students
- Madison MiddleMiddle · 929 students
- Einstein MiddleMiddle · 851 students
- Wisconsin Connections AcademyCombined · 743 students
Other schools in Appleton
- North HighHigh · 1,635 students
- East HighHigh · 1,238 students
- West HighHigh · 1,024 students
- Madison MiddleMiddle · 929 students
- Einstein MiddleMiddle · 851 students
- Wisconsin Connections AcademyCombined · 743 students
Nearby schools
- Highlands Elementary0.0 mi · 417
- Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School0.7 mi · 314
- West High0.9 mi · 1,024
- Renaissance School0.9 mi · 151
- Appleton Technical Academy0.9 mi · 68
- Appleton Community 4K1.1 mi · 672
Frequently asked questions
About Odyssey-MagellanHow large is Odyssey-Magellan?
Odyssey-Magellan enrolls approximately 214 students in grades 02-08.
What grades does Odyssey-Magellan serve?
Odyssey-Magellan serves grades 02-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Odyssey-Magellan?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Odyssey-Magellan is approximately 18.5:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Odyssey-Magellan?
At Odyssey-Magellan, the student body is approximately 76% White, 7% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Odyssey-Magellan public or private?
Odyssey-Magellan is a public K-12 school, overseen by Appleton Area School District.
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