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Odessa High School

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Odessa High School ranks 8 th of 41 Delaware high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

8^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 41 Delaware High Schools

Better than 80% of Delaware high schools

Summary

Odessa High School in Townsend, DE, is a comprehensive public high school serving 1,254 students in grades 9-12 within the highly regarded Appoquinimink School District, which ranks 4th out of 34 districts statewide. The school consistently ranks among Delaware's top 10 high schools, currently placing 8th out of 41, and offers a favorable 15:1 student-teacher ratio.

Odessa's standout strength is its exceptional Social Studies performance, with 38.93% of 11th graders scoring proficient—a dramatic 14-point advantage over the state average and 8 points above the district. This pattern of excellence has persisted for three consecutive years. The school also shines in 10th-grade Science (33% proficiency, 9 points above the state) and English Language Arts (54.17% proficiency on the SAT, 10 points above the state). When compared to nearby schools, Odessa outperforms Smyrna High School (ranked 19th), Penn (William) High School (32nd), and Glasgow High School (38th). It also surpasses St. Georges Technical High School in Social Studies and math, though St. Georges has a much lower chronic absenteeism rate. The school serves its African American students exceptionally well, ranking in the 80th percentile statewide, and maintains an impressively low 1.0% dropout rate—well below the state average of 3.9%.

The most significant concern is chronic absenteeism, which stands at 23.9%—nearly 10 points above the district average and 7 points above the state. This issue appears district-wide, as both Appoquinimink High School (24.0%) and Middletown High School (22.5%) face similar challenges. Mathematics remains a relative weakness, with only 19.7% proficiency, falling below the district average. Additionally, performance with Hispanic students has declined sharply, dropping from a 94th percentile ranking in 2023-2024 to the 55th percentile in 2025-2026. Despite these challenges, the school's ability to maintain strong academic outcomes suggests that when students are present, instruction is highly effective—addressing the attendance gap could unlock even greater achievement.

1,254

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,060

Per pupil spending ?

570 Tony Marchio Drive
Townsend, DE 19734

(302) 842-2625

District: Appoquinimink School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.8%

African American:

35.9%

Hispanic:

7.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2024 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Delaware average (41% vs 31% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Delaware high schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2024

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg41%

Delaware avg31%

8^th of 41

Delaware public high schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 5 pts since 2024

From top 15% (2024) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Appoquinimink School District

4^th of 34Appoquinimink School District among Delaware districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	73.1	8 of 41	80.5%	★★★★☆
2025	77.8	5 of 41	87.8%	★★★★★
2024	77.9	6 of 41	85.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	65.2	7 of 35	80.0%	★★★★☆
2025	75.9	4 of 35	88.6%	★★★★★
2024	73.8	4 of 31	87.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2024	35.8	6 of 8	25.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	7 of 39	82.1%	★★★★☆
2025	80.7	5 of 40	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	7 of 39	82.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	15 of 33	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	92.1	2 of 31	93.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	51.6	10 of 31	67.7%	★★★★☆
2025	70.2	6 of 33	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	55.6	10 of 32	68.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	59.4	12 of 39	69.2%	★★★★☆
2025	64.8	9 of 40	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	7 of 39	82.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2024	50.3	3 of 8	62.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	78.9	5 of 36	86.1%	★★★★☆
2025	71.1	7 of 35	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	5 of 35	85.7%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2026)86th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)82nd percentile~ school

African American (2026)80th percentile~ school

Male (2026)69th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)62nd percentile-23 vs school

Hispanic (2026)55th percentile-26 vs school

Asian (2024)25th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts54%+10 vs state

Essay50%+7 vs state

Science41%+13 vs state

Social Studies39%+14 vs state

Mathematics20%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				DeSSA Science (2026)		DeSSA Social Studies (2026)			SAT English Language Arts (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	SAT Essay (2026)	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2016)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	DeSSA Science 9th Grade	DeSSA Science 10th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 6th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 8th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT Essay 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Odessa High School	Public	9-12	570 Tony Marchio Drive	Townsend	19734	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 842-2625	1,254	83	15.0		599 (47.8%)	450 (35.9%)	98 (7.8%)	42 (3.3%)	11 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (4.1%)	73.1	8^th of 41 public high schools	80.5%		77.8	5^th of 41 public high schools	87.8%	3	44.8	33.0			38.9	54.2	19.7	50.0							$17,060
Middletown High School	Public	9-12	120 Silver Lake Road	Middletown	19709	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 376-4141	1,231	80	15.3	10.9%	492 (40.0%)	448 (36.4%)	118 (9.6%)	101 (8.2%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (5.5%)	69.7	10^th of 41 public high schools	75.6%		51.1	17^th of 41 public high schools	58.5%	7	37.8	19.1			25.7	60.9	28.2	51.6							$19,820
Appoquinimink High School	Public	9-12	1080 Bunker Hill Road	Middletown	19709	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 449-3840	1,357	89	15.2	10.8%	608 (44.8%)	422 (31.1%)	110 (8.1%)	155 (11.4%)	8 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	51 (3.8%)	75.9	7^th of 41 public high schools	82.9%		75.6	7^th of 41 public high schools	82.9%		52.8	28.8			28.6	55.2	26.6	53.6							$20,258
St. Georges Technical High School	Public	9-12	555 Hyetts Corner Rd.	Middletown	19709	New Castle County	New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 449-3360	1,198	80	14.9	12.9%	518 (43.2%)	408 (34.1%)	162 (13.5%)	27 (2.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	77 (6.4%)	67.1	11^th of 41 public high schools	73.2%		61.5	12^th of 41 public high schools	70.7%	1		36.2			25.4	52.8	14.2	52.8
Smyrna High School	Public	9-12	500 Duck Creek Parkway	Smyrna	19977	Kent County	Smyrna School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 653-8581	1,777	100	17.7	21.4%	861 (48.5%)	634 (35.7%)	183 (10.3%)	21 (1.2%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	72 (4.1%)	52.2	19^th of 41 public high schools	53.7%		46.1	20^th of 41 public high schools	51.2%	1		21.2			18.0	47.5	16.6	49.9							$16,865
First State Military Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	355 West Duck Creek Road	Clayton	19938	Kent County	First State Military Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(302) 223-2150	433	24	18.0	35.6%	214 (49.4%)	142 (32.8%)	51 (11.8%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.2%)	32.8	25^th of 41 public high schools	39.0%		38.1	23^rd of 41 public high schools	43.9%	2		20.2			16.8	43.6	6.4	25.3
Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School	Public	9-12	2575 Glasgow Avenue	Newark	19702	New Castle County	New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 834-0990	1,104	82	13.4	25.0%	307 (27.8%)	500 (45.3%)	214 (19.4%)	12 (1.1%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (5.8%)	28	30^th of 41 public high schools	26.8%		24.4	33^rd of 41 public high schools	19.5%	3		21.3			18.7	25.6	4.7	29.8
Glasgow High School	Public	9-12	1901 South College Avenue	Newark	19702	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 631-5600	908	51	17.8	38.0%	122 (13.4%)	430 (47.4%)	288 (31.7%)	17 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.3%)	10.9	38^th of 41 public high schools	7.3%		9.1	41^st of 41 public high schools	0.0%	3		8.1			11.1	19.0		14.1							$26,799
Christiana High School	Public	6-12	190 Salem Church Road	Newark	19713	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 631-2400	1,425	85	16.8	37.0%	365 (25.6%)	618 (43.4%)	236 (16.6%)	101 (7.1%)	3 (0.2%)	8 (0.6%)	94 (6.6%)	47.9	21^st of 41 public high schools	48.8%		39.8	22^nd of 41 public high schools	46.3%	1		29.4	83.5	66.7	22.3	37.0	18.2	27.7	80.2	94.2	89.2	57.1	86.1	70.6	$23,804
Penn (William) High School	Public	9-12	713 East Basin Road	New Castle	19720	New Castle County	Colonial School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 323-2800	2,069	117	17.6	34.2%	443 (21.4%)	1,030 (49.8%)	483 (23.3%)	34 (1.6%)	9 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	67 (3.2%)	25.3	32^nd of 41 public high schools	22.0%		28.7	29^th of 41 public high schools	29.3%	3		13.6			23.2	22.2	9.4	23.1							$24,132

Frequently Asked Questions about Odessa High School

What is the racial makeup of Odessa High School?

Students at Odessa High School are 48% White, 36% African American, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Odessa High School in?

Appoquinimink School District

Is Odessa High School a good school?

Odessa High School ranks 8^th of 41 Delaware high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Odessa High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,254 students attended Odessa High School.

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2025–26 DeSSA, SAT & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresAug 18, 2026

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