Middle Schools in Odessa R-Vii

Summary:

The Odessa R-Vii school district in Missouri has one middle school, Odessa Middle, which serves grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 487 students. The data reveals that Odessa Middle has faced some challenges in recent years, with its ranking declining from 188 out of 459 Missouri middle schools in 2022-2023 to 250 out of 438 in 2024-2025, earning a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Odessa Middle's mathematics proficiency rates are generally higher than the state average, but its English Language Arts and science proficiency rates are lower. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 22.7% in 2023-2024 is also significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, over 37% of Odessa Middle's students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, indicating a relatively high-need population that may impact the school's resources and the challenges it faces in supporting student success.

Despite these challenges, Odessa Middle maintains a student-teacher ratio of 12.5 to 1, which is a positive factor. However, the school's overall performance and declining ranking suggest that it may benefit from a closer examination of its instructional practices, attendance policies, and resource allocation to address these areas of concern and improve student outcomes.

District Detail

701 S Third
Odessa, MO 64076-1453

(816) 633-5316

SchoolDigger Rank:
261^st of 367 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,039

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)			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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Odessa Middle	Public	6-8	607 S Fifth St	Odessa	64076	Lafayette County	Odessa R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 633-1500	462	38	12.2	33.1%	410 (88.7%)	6 (1.3%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.8%)	43.7	250^th of 438 public middle schools	42.9%		54.1	206^th of 451 public middle schools	54.3%	44	49.9	40.6	20.6	28.1	33.5	37.1	33.2	$11,624	$312	$11,313

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Oak Grove R-VI	8.88 mi	4	174^th
Wellington-Napoleon R-Ix	9.73 mi	2
Mo Schls For The Sev Disabled	12.95 mi	35
Grain Valley R-V	12.95 mi	8	68^th
Lafayette County C-1	13.11 mi	3	221^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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