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Odyssey Academy - Galveston

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
4317th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,627 Texas Alternative Schools
Better than 7% of Texas alternative schools
Summary

Odyssey Academy - Galveston is a large alternative school in Galveston, TX, serving 795 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade under the Odyssey Academy Inc district, which has a 1-star rating and ranks in the 12th percentile of Texas districts.

The most striking feature of Odyssey Academy is its perfect 100% graduation rate and 0% dropout rate for five consecutive years, a remarkable achievement for a school where nearly 79% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. However, this success in keeping students on track to graduate contrasts sharply with low performance on state assessments (STAAR), where proficiency rates in core subjects like Reading and Math often fall 20-30 percentage points below the state average. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 0% of 7th graders were proficient in Math. A notable exception is Biology, where 69.23% of students were proficient, exceeding the state average of 62.04%. The school also shows inconsistent year-over-year test scores, particularly in lower grades, which may reflect challenges related to student mobility.

Compared to nearby alternatives like Coastal Alternative Program (CAP) and Transforming Lives Cooperative (TLC)—tiny programs serving only 7 and 9 students, respectively, under the Dickinson Independent School District (Isd)—Odyssey Academy is a full-fledged school with a much broader grade span and higher spending of about $10,000 per student (versus roughly $2,200-$2,500 at the smaller programs). While its student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1 is larger than the 1.4:1 and 5.9:1 ratios at CAP and TLC, this is typical for a comprehensive school. Odyssey Academy stands out as a unique, large-scale alternative option that excels at ensuring graduation but faces significant academic challenges in bringing students to grade-level proficiency.

795
Students ?
16.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,989
Per pupil spending ?
78.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2412 61st St
       Galveston, TX  77551

(409) 750-9289

District: Odyssey Academy Inc

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
70.4%
White:
15.6%
African American:
8.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2023 → 29th in 2026
Strengths
100% graduate within 4 years
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (31% vs 52% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2023
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school31%
District avg32%
Texas avg52%
Elementary school
4,317th of 4,627
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 7%▼ down 18 pts since 2016
From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
2,025th of 2,335
Texas public middle schools ?
Bottom 13%▼ down 20 pts since 2016
From bottom 34% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Texas Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
1,421st of 2,009
Texas public high schools ?
Bottom 29%▼ down 52 pts since 2016
From top 19% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Texas High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
834th of 951Odyssey Academy Inc among Texas districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202614.64317 of 46276.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202517.44167 of 465110.4%★☆☆☆☆
202413.44392 of 47106.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.24390 of 46475.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.94246 of 45817.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.64039 of 457811.8%★☆☆☆☆
201915.94115 of 44798.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201825.83460 of 435920.6%★☆☆☆☆
201737.42690 of 432937.9%★★☆☆☆
201631.23232 of 428624.6%★☆☆☆☆
201516.53904 of 43209.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201414.93978 of 42606.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201323.83660 of 422113.3%★☆☆☆☆
201231.63341 of 420620.6%★☆☆☆☆
201119.53747 of 40958.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201013.53762 of 39374.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200921.83509 of 38849.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200817.13494 of 37687.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200718.63428 of 37247.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200622.03110 of 347610.5%★☆☆☆☆
20053.03458 of 34750.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200410.43367 of 34652.8%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20267.72388 of 24060.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.82440 of 24430.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202323.42104 of 244313.9%★☆☆☆☆
202222.92111 of 242112.8%★☆☆☆☆
202124.42081 of 244414.9%★☆☆☆☆
201935.11752 of 251530.3%★★☆☆☆
201829.41931 of 248322.2%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202213.54326 of 44613.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.24209 of 43312.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.04108 of 42954.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201828.03504 of 424017.4%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202414.63492 of 36684.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.73341 of 35566.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.03436 of 34871.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.33379 of 34461.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.43132 of 33336.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201834.22373 of 322626.4%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202612.84380 of 45754.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.84482 of 46583.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.14419 of 45883.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.54172 of 45618.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.94160 of 44997.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.84132 of 43485.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.03677 of 430614.6%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
201857.81602 of 310648.4%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202617.34124 of 44136.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.54329 of 44653.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.34211 of 44014.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.24099 of 43766.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202120.33876 of 432910.5%★☆☆☆☆
201922.13743 of 418810.6%★☆☆☆☆
201828.03369 of 416819.2%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202618.64187 of 45207.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.84398 of 45944.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.14182 of 45217.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.74207 of 44776.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202118.64100 of 44517.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.13883 of 43099.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201831.03317 of 426422.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202618.84112 of 458210.3%★☆☆☆☆
202414.64335 of 46476.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.24187 of 45858.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.44293 of 45635.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202121.63762 of 449816.4%★☆☆☆☆
201921.53774 of 435713.4%★☆☆☆☆
201830.93185 of 431926.3%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202614.71041 of 11065.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202624.13781 of 430112.1%★☆☆☆☆
202419.53882 of 42929.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202329.33171 of 408622.4%★☆☆☆☆
202232.22859 of 395227.7%★☆☆☆☆
202131.02727 of 379928.2%★☆☆☆☆
201934.12489 of 368432.4%★★☆☆☆
201841.91899 of 355846.6%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202632.92254 of 300625.0%★☆☆☆☆
202428.32486 of 310820.0%★☆☆☆☆
202317.62810 of 31069.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.72953 of 30824.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.22899 of 30825.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.83060 of 31422.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201830.52375 of 312724.0%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202620.92025 of 233513.3%★☆☆☆☆
202519.42038 of 234413.1%★☆☆☆☆
202418.02081 of 237212.3%★☆☆☆☆
202316.42082 of 233010.6%★☆☆☆☆
202213.12099 of 22546.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202123.11791 of 225220.5%★☆☆☆☆
201932.31528 of 219330.3%★★☆☆☆
201828.51567 of 208024.7%★☆☆☆☆
201732.31424 of 202729.7%★☆☆☆☆
201639.31321 of 198733.5%★★☆☆☆
201545.81205 of 204341.0%★★☆☆☆
201448.31097 of 198744.8%★★☆☆☆
201349.11089 of 197344.8%★★☆☆☆
201239.91273 of 195134.8%★★☆☆☆
201146.11252 of 189533.9%★★☆☆☆
201022.71626 of 18039.8%☆☆☆☆☆
200936.41346 of 176323.7%★☆☆☆☆
200835.41339 of 171822.1%★☆☆☆☆
200725.71416 of 168415.9%★☆☆☆☆
200624.11336 of 158515.7%★☆☆☆☆
200533.21202 of 158224.0%★☆☆☆☆
200443.11063 of 157332.4%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202424.21084 of 128015.3%★☆☆☆☆
202338.3755 of 127340.7%★★☆☆☆
202230.3941 of 125124.8%★☆☆☆☆
202125.51007 of 121317.0%★☆☆☆☆
201969.1256 of 119378.5%★★★★☆
201860.7348 of 116770.2%★★★★☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202215.52087 of 21824.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202124.61832 of 211813.5%★☆☆☆☆
201926.91731 of 205815.9%★☆☆☆☆
201827.91672 of 200816.7%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20246.51761 of 17700.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.11667 of 17203.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.31631 of 16430.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202121.91495 of 15926.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201930.01116 of 144522.8%★☆☆☆☆
201832.51007 of 137626.8%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202614.22120 of 22405.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.12070 of 22427.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.72156 of 22413.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.92100 of 22215.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202123.91723 of 215119.9%★☆☆☆☆
201928.61586 of 204722.5%★☆☆☆☆
201828.21553 of 200822.7%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202324.81293 of 148112.7%★☆☆☆☆
202138.51081 of 150128.0%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202621.61906 of 214111.0%★☆☆☆☆
202413.12027 of 21194.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.52009 of 21165.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.81920 of 20777.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202125.31658 of 204318.8%★☆☆☆☆
201934.71323 of 193531.6%★★☆☆☆
201828.61494 of 189521.2%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202622.41986 of 225311.9%★☆☆☆☆
202414.12126 of 22354.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.42014 of 225110.5%★☆☆☆☆
202214.42103 of 22205.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202123.61846 of 217215.0%★☆☆☆☆
201938.01352 of 207334.8%★★☆☆☆
201831.11562 of 203923.4%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202629.01707 of 225324.2%★☆☆☆☆
202415.12068 of 22467.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202323.71813 of 224519.2%★☆☆☆☆
202214.42061 of 22287.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202124.01733 of 216820.1%★☆☆☆☆
201933.31422 of 206931.3%★★☆☆☆
201827.01598 of 203021.3%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202626.71685 of 195613.9%★☆☆☆☆
202435.11307 of 189130.9%★★☆☆☆
202366.2317 of 181582.5%★★★★☆
202232.81259 of 175728.3%★☆☆☆☆
202121.41652 of 17123.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201981.0117 of 162692.8%★★★★★
201861.2323 of 159779.8%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202629.41352 of 173121.9%★☆☆☆☆
202432.21300 of 173325.0%★☆☆☆☆
202333.81275 of 174927.1%★☆☆☆☆
20227.31687 of 17232.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202120.41507 of 170011.4%★☆☆☆☆
201926.41378 of 168418.2%★☆☆☆☆
201828.51327 of 167320.7%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202632.71421 of 200929.3%★☆☆☆☆
202539.71167 of 197440.9%★★☆☆☆
202436.21285 of 199035.4%★★☆☆☆
202336.81244 of 196136.6%★★☆☆☆
202238.91148 of 187638.8%★★☆☆☆
202150.1885 of 186152.4%★★★☆☆
201952.0817 of 185756.0%★★★☆☆
201864.6445 of 179775.2%★★★★☆
201768.7373 of 177779.0%★★★★☆
201671.9327 of 176281.4%★★★★☆
201561.1676 of 174361.2%★★★☆☆
201468.1423 of 173475.6%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202697.97 of 108699.4%★★★★★
202473.0184 of 106582.7%★★★★☆
202319.1880 of 106917.7%★☆☆☆☆
202252.2377 of 103163.4%★★★☆☆
202121.8823 of 102019.3%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202238.71032 of 183743.8%★★☆☆☆
202144.5877 of 182952.1%★★★☆☆
201953.2631 of 181065.1%★★★☆☆
201832.21255 of 178429.7%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202411.61337 of 14377.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202340.8671 of 137151.1%★★★☆☆
202232.9797 of 127837.6%★★☆☆☆
202136.3725 of 119539.3%★★☆☆☆
201989.365 of 113694.3%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202637.01256 of 193635.1%★★☆☆☆
202430.61319 of 188029.8%★☆☆☆☆
202339.51153 of 189139.0%★★☆☆☆
202230.61294 of 184129.7%★☆☆☆☆
202146.0978 of 181546.1%★★☆☆☆
201945.71009 of 179843.9%★★☆☆☆
201866.4461 of 178174.1%★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202343.9875 of 118226.0%★☆☆☆☆
202260.0605 of 117248.4%★★☆☆☆
201820.31043 of 11378.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202619.51559 of 186016.2%★☆☆☆☆
202418.11549 of 180514.2%★☆☆☆☆
202329.81298 of 182028.7%★☆☆☆☆
202227.41306 of 176225.9%★☆☆☆☆
202144.4914 of 174347.6%★★☆☆☆
201946.6860 of 171449.8%★★☆☆☆
201873.2276 of 169183.7%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202630.11439 of 193725.7%★☆☆☆☆
202427.41411 of 188425.1%★☆☆☆☆
202324.41497 of 189721.1%★☆☆☆☆
202236.91168 of 184736.8%★★☆☆☆
202140.61089 of 184841.1%★★☆☆☆
201946.3917 of 181849.6%★★☆☆☆
201862.4422 of 179476.5%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202628.51435 of 195426.6%★☆☆☆☆
202433.81197 of 189136.7%★★☆☆☆
202330.81316 of 191331.2%★★☆☆☆
202245.2929 of 185349.9%★★☆☆☆
202150.5823 of 184055.3%★★★☆☆
201954.1714 of 182460.9%★★★☆☆
201855.6659 of 180363.4%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202657.3440 of 158172.2%★★★★☆
202438.8922 of 154840.4%★★☆☆☆
202366.8286 of 147880.6%★★★★☆
202250.5534 of 141862.3%★★★☆☆
202137.3833 of 138239.7%★★☆☆☆
201989.562 of 135795.4%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202626.01253 of 158420.9%★☆☆☆☆
202457.4548 of 155664.8%★★★☆☆
202364.0446 of 157671.7%★★★★☆
202258.7510 of 152566.6%★★★☆☆
202149.6750 of 151050.3%★★★☆☆
201947.8794 of 152648.0%★★☆☆☆
201844.3892 of 153942.0%★★☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Gifted and Talented (2018)48th percentile+28 vs school
White (2026)25th percentile+18 vs school
Special Education (2026)12th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2026)10th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)7th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2026)6th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2024)5th percentile~ school
Female (2026)4th percentile~ school
At Risk (2022)3rd percentile-4 vs school
African American (2026)1st percentile-6 vs school
Middle school
Male (2026)24th percentile+11 vs school
White (2026)22nd percentile+9 vs school
African American (2024)15th percentile+3 vs school
Special Education (2026)14th percentile~ school
Gifted and Talented (2023)13th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)11th percentile~ school
Female (2026)5th percentile-8 vs school
At Risk (2022)4th percentile-3 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)1st percentile-12 vs school
High school
African American (2026)99th percentile+70 vs school
Special Education (2026)72nd percentile+43 vs school
At Risk (2022)44th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2026)35th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2026)27th percentile-3 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2023)26th percentile-11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile-4 vs school
White (2026)21st percentile-8 vs school
Hispanic (2026)16th percentile-13 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)7th percentile-28 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
Biology71%~ state avg
English II Reading50%-10 vs state
U.S. History46%-24 vs state
English I Reading45%-11 vs state
Algebra I38%-16 vs state
Reading38%-17 vs state
Social Studies23%-9 vs state
Mathematics18%-25 vs state

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Odyssey Academy - Galveston ranks in the bottom 6.7% of Texas alternative schools.

Students at Odyssey Academy - Galveston are 70% Hispanic, 16% White, 9% African American, 5% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 795 students attended Odyssey Academy - Galveston.

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