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Odyssey-Magellan

Public, Magnet Grades 2-8

2^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 100% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Odyssey-Magellan is a small public school in Appleton, Wisconsin that serves 214 students in grades 2–8 as part of the Appleton Area School District. Its grade span is wider than most nearby middle schools, which typically serve grades 6–8 or 7–8.

The school's results stand far above its surroundings. Even though the Appleton Area School District ranks 253rd of 432 Wisconsin districts, Odyssey-Magellan ranked 2nd of 643 Wisconsin schools in 2025–26 and has been in the top 3 statewide every year from 2014–15 through 2025–26, including #1 in 2024–25 and #1 in 2016–17. Proficiency rates in 2025–26 were 95.65–100% in English language arts, 90–100% in math, 97.56–100% in social studies, and 96.97–97.56% in science — well above district and state ranges, and above strong nearby schools such as Gerritts Middle (ELA 74.4–80.29%, math 80.27–84.06%), Greenville Middle, and Little Chute Middle. Same-district schools trail considerably, including Einstein Middle (ELA 60.33–74.71%) and Wilson Middle (ELA 37.27–55.22%, math 28.57–37.81%). Chronic absenteeism was just 1.9% in 2024–25, compared with 15.7% districtwide and 17.3% statewide, and lower than every nearby school; dropout was 0.0% in all listed years.

Subgroup rankings are also top-tier statewide for male students, female students, students from low-income families, and students in special education, where reported. Notably, the school posts these results while spending $4,871 per student in 2024–25 — nearby schools range from $11,761 to $16,199 — and with a higher student-teacher ratio of 18.4, versus 11.9–15.5 nearby. Its free/reduced lunch rate is 16.36%, lower than most same-district peers. Because enrollment is small and its grades 2–8 structure differs from most middle schools, comparisons are not perfectly apples-to-apples, but the multi-year consistency of top rankings suggests the performance is not a fluke.

214

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$4,871

Per pupil spending ?

16.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2037 N Elinor St
Appleton, WI 54914

(920) 832-6250

District: Appleton Area School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.7%

Asian:

11.2%

Hispanic:

7.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2015 → 100th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (97% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Wisconsin middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Appleton Area School District

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school97%

District avg54%

Wisconsin avg55%

Elementary school

1^st of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2^nd of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2017

See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Middle Schools in the Appleton Area School District

253^rd of 432Appleton Area School District among Wisconsin 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	97.7	1 of 1039	99.9%	★★★★★
2025	97.6	1 of 1044	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	2 of 1061	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	1 of 1067	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	2 of 1067	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	99.4	1 of 1050	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.1	2 of 1037	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.0	2 of 1025	99.8%	★★★★★
2017	97.6	2 of 1071	99.8%	★★★★★
2016	99.2	2 of 1075	99.8%	★★★★★
2015	94.2	4 of 1076	99.6%	★★★★★
2014	96.7	1 of 1061	99.9%	★★★★★
2013	94.2	3 of 1053	99.7%	★★★★★
2012	90.4	2 of 1045	99.8%	★★★★★
2011	89.8	3 of 1046	99.7%	★★★★★
2010	90.2	4 of 1045	99.6%	★★★★★
2009	91.3	2 of 1030	99.8%	★★★★★
2008	90.9	2 of 1021	99.8%	★★★★★
2007	92.4	1 of 689	99.9%	★★★★★
2006	92.6	3 of 712	99.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	97.2	1 of 986	99.9%	★★★★★
2025	96.8	1 of 1001	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	2 of 1011	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	1 of 1010	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	1 of 1017	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.0	1 of 1004	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	2 of 1002	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	2 of 997	99.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	99.9	1 of 848	99.9%	★★★★★
2025	99.8	2 of 870	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.9	1 of 866	99.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	96.7	1 of 989	99.9%	★★★★★
2025	96.8	3 of 1000	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	1 of 1012	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	1 of 1011	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	1 of 1017	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.3	1 of 1003	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.3	1 of 1002	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.0	2 of 997	99.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	97.4	1 of 697	99.9%	★★★★★
2025	97.1	1 of 718	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	1 of 727	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	1 of 715	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	1 of 704	99.9%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	98.3	2 of 643	99.7%	★★★★★
2025	98.5	1 of 628	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	2 of 641	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.5	2 of 640	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	3 of 617	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	99.8	2 of 613	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.6	2 of 594	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	99.6	2 of 579	99.7%	★★★★★
2017	99.8	1 of 612	99.8%	★★★★★
2015	95.4	3 of 612	99.5%	★★★★★
2014	99.7	1 of 585	99.8%	★★★★★
2013	97.0	1 of 569	99.8%	★★★★★
2012	90.6	2 of 559	99.6%	★★★★★
2011	90.2	1 of 549	99.8%	★★★★★
2010	91.2	2 of 539	99.6%	★★★★★
2009	91.7	1 of 521	99.8%	★★★★★
2008	90.7	2 of 519	99.6%	★★★★★
2007	92.2	1 of 366	99.7%	★★★★★
2006	91.6	2 of 382	99.5%	★★★★★
2005	91.0	1 of 332	99.7%	★★★★★
2004	93.4	1 of 324	99.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	97.0	2 of 572	99.7%	★★★★★
2025	97.5	1 of 573	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	1 of 580	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	1 of 579	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.7	1 of 576	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	99.8	2 of 574	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	1 of 557	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.5	1 of 551	99.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	99.4	1 of 513	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.7	1 of 520	99.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	98.2	1 of 575	99.8%	★★★★★
2025	98.4	1 of 577	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	1 of 585	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.5	1 of 591	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.9	1 of 577	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	99.8	1 of 572	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	2 of 557	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	99.3	3 of 551	99.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	100.0	1 of 439	99.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	98.3	2 of 391	99.5%	★★★★★
2025	98.4	1 of 399	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	1 of 407	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.8	1 of 375	99.7%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Male (2026)100th percentile~ school

Female (2026)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)100th percentile~ school

White (2026)100th percentile~ school

Middle school

Male (2026)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)100th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)100th percentile~ school

Female (2026)100th percentile~ school

White (2026)99th percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies99%+34 vs state

English Language Arts97%+43 vs state

Science97%+45 vs state

Mathematics97%+43 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student on FaceBook
Thursday, February 3, 2011

Odyssey-Magellan is a wonderful school with helpful teachers that are devoted to education and truly see the importance of learning. The transition between middle and high school is poorly executed, but the advanced classes and wonderful teachers more than make up for the school's few shortfalls. I enjoyed my time at Odyssey-Magellan and will never regret my decision to enroll in the school. Close Quote

by a student
Monday, January 24, 2011

I am so glad that I went to Odyssey-Magellan, it was probably the smartest thing I could have done for myself; this school helped me advance in all subjects and get a jump-start on language. If there is any doubt in your mind about not attending, know that you really have no reason to doubt. My experience at this school was exceptional, you get to be in a positive atmosphere with other bright, young students, and these students grow to become family. I'm almost positive that I'll still be in touch with some of them when I'm going to college. The work you do at this school is a little challenging (that's kind of the point) but completely manageable. The teachers really care about you and help you with whatever you need; you begin to trust them almost the instant you set foot in school. If you have a chance - go to this school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)		Forward Exam Science (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Odyssey-Magellan	Public, Magnet	2-8	2037 N Elinor St	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	Yes	No	No	(920) 832-6250	214	12	18.4	16.4%	162 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.0%)	24 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.1%)	98.3	2^nd of 643 public middle schools	99.7%		98.5	1^st of 628 public middle schools	99.8%	1	95.7	97.0	96.7	97.0	97.2	100.0	100.0	93.9	90.0	97.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.6	97.0	97.6	$4,871	$609	$4,262
Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	225 N Badger Ave	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5435	587	43	13.7	57.8%	249 (42.4%)	53 (9.0%)	94 (16.0%)	134 (22.8%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	50 (8.5%)	32.1	485^th of 643 public middle schools	24.6%		24.9	497^th of 628 public middle schools	20.9%	12				37.3	42.3	55.2				28.6	34.0	37.8		57.2		41.3	$15,478	$609	$14,870
Kaleidoscope Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	318 E Brewster St	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 852-5430	456	38	12.0	50.7%	259 (56.8%)	29 (6.4%)	87 (19.1%)	35 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.9%)	37.9	450^th of 643 public middle schools	30.0%		42.6	417^th of 628 public middle schools	33.6%	33				43.9	47.7	45.8				32.1	35.4	43.2		65.2		52.3	$16,199	$609	$15,590
Einstein Middle	Public	6-8	324 E Florida Ave	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5420	851	59	14.3	28.9%	643 (75.6%)	17 (2.0%)	56 (6.6%)	85 (10.0%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (5.1%)	68.8	186^th of 643 public middle schools	71.1%		64.6	225^th of 628 public middle schools	64.2%	39				74.7	63.8	60.3				70.9	55.3	54.8		73.0		56.0	$14,085	$609	$13,476
Madison Middle	Public	6-8	2020 S Carpenter St	Appleton	54915	Calumet County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5425	929	68	13.6	43.7%	565 (60.8%)	37 (4.0%)	141 (15.2%)	112 (12.1%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (7.2%)	47.7	370^th of 643 public middle schools	42.5%		44.7	394^th of 628 public middle schools	37.3%	24				54.2	54.5	54.1				48.6	49.5	48.2		60.4		43.4	$14,307	$609	$13,698
Maplewood Intermediate School	Public	5-6	1600 Midway Rd	Menasha	54952	Winnebago County	Menasha Joint School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(920) 967-1710	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)			37.3	46.6					39.4	47.7
Maplewood Middle	Public	7-8	1600 Midway Rd	Menasha	54952	Winnebago County	Menasha Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 967-1600	676	57	11.9	55.9%	396 (58.6%)	43 (6.4%)	154 (22.8%)	36 (5.3%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.9%)	37.9	449^th of 643 public middle schools	30.2%		35.9	449^th of 628 public middle schools	28.5%						42.1	42.2					49.1	51.2		50.5		46.1	$15,474	$743	$14,731
Gerritts Middle	Public	7-8	545 S John St	Kimberly	54136	Outagamie County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 788-7905	802	52	15.5	17.2%	707 (88.2%)	6 (0.7%)	42 (5.2%)	19 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.4%)	87.2	42^nd of 643 public middle schools	93.5%		83.9	61^st of 628 public middle schools	90.3%	19					80.3	74.4					84.1	80.3		82.4		65.9	$13,202	$346	$12,857
Mapleview Intermediate	Public	5-6	125 E Kimberly Ave	Kimberly	54136	Outagamie County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 788-7910	413	33	12.5	26.2%	337 (81.6%)	8 (1.9%)	30 (7.3%)	11 (2.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)								(n/a)			71.1	76.2					72.1	78.4							$12,595	$445	$12,151
Greenville Middle	Public	5-8	N1450 FawnRidge Dr	Greenville	54942	Outagamie County	Hortonville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 757-7140	754	57	13.2	11.9%	661 (87.7%)	4 (0.5%)	59 (7.8%)	15 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.9%)	84.4	62^nd of 643 public middle schools	90.4%		78.5	98^th of 628 public middle schools	84.4%	36			70.1	80.4	79.4	63.8			63.4	71.2	79.4	69.4		83.9		68.9	$11,761	$248	$11,513

Frequently Asked Questions about Odyssey-Magellan

What is the racial makeup of Odyssey-Magellan?

Students at Odyssey-Magellan are 76% White, 11% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Odyssey-Magellan in?

Appleton Area School District

Is Odyssey-Magellan a good school?

Yes! Odyssey-Magellan is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 2^nd of 643 Wisconsin middle schools.

How many students attend Odyssey-Magellan?

In the 2024-25 school year, 214 students attended Odyssey-Magellan.

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