Odyssey - The Essential School
4424 South 188th St
Seattle WA, 98188, King County
Phone: 206-631-6450
Ranking: 
(306 out of 331, bottom 8%)*
(306 out of 331, bottom 8%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Highline School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 82 | 90 | 91 | 222 | 220 | 286 | 328 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 24 | 29.3% | 12 | 13.3% | 11 | 12.1% | 86 | 38.7% | 56 | 25.5% | 130 | 45.5% | 135 | 41.2% |
| Grade 10: | 11 | 13.4% | 18 | 20.0% | 32 | 35.2% | 54 | 24.3% | 61 | 27.7% | 53 | 18.5% | 77 | 23.5% |
| Grade 11: | 16 | 19.5% | 33 | 36.7% | 26 | 28.6% | 39 | 17.6% | 40 | 18.2% | 46 | 16.1% | 49 | 14.9% |
| Grade 12: | 31 | 37.8% | 27 | 30.0% | 22 | 24.2% | 42 | 18.9% | 63 | 28.6% | 57 | 19.9% | 67 | 20.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 39 | 47.6% | 46 | 51.1% | 48 | 52.7% | 137 | 61.7% | 126 | 57.3% | 148 | 51.7% | 178 | 54.3% |
| Female: | 43 | 52.4% | 44 | 48.9% | 43 | 47.3% | 85 | 38.3% | 86 | 39.1% | 130 | 45.5% | 146 | 44.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.4% | 8 | 2.4% |
| Asian: | 11 | 13.4% | 14 | 15.6% | 18 | 19.8% | 29 | 13.1% | 62 | 28.2% | 76 | 26.6% | 77 | 23.5% |
| Hispanic: | 40 | 48.8% | 39 | 43.3% | 26 | 28.6% | 60 | 27.0% | 79 | 35.9% | 84 | 29.4% | 87 | 26.5% |
| Black: | 13 | 15.9% | 12 | 13.3% | 18 | 19.8% | 36 | 16.2% | 45 | 20.5% | 76 | 26.6% | 79 | 24.1% |
| White: | 12 | 14.6% | 16 | 17.8% | 17 | 18.7% | 71 | 32.0% | 30 | 13.6% | 46 | 16.1% | 77 | 23.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 2.4% | 3 | 3.3% | 7 | 7.7% | 21 | 9.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 3.7% | 6 | 6.7% | 4 | 4.4% | 1 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 59 | 72.0% | 67 | 74.4% | 64 | 70.3% | 121 | 54.5% | 140 | 63.6% | 162 | 56.6% | 155 | 47.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 5 | 6.1% | 5 | 5.6% | 11 | 12.1% | 19 | 8.6% | 25 | 11.4% | 27 | 9.4% | 32 | 9.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 16.13 | 10.31 | 16.93 | 16.50 | 16.10 | 18.40 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 34.2% | 41.5% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 38.2% | 56.7% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 66.7% | 61.5% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 63.2% | 73.3% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 38.5% | 56.7% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 77.8% | 69.3% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 70.5% | 78.6% | 89.4% |
| HSPE | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 10% | 31.6% | 41.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 71.9% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 75.8% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 72.2% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 76.4% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 11.8% | 33.7% | 44.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 4.9% | 33.1% | 49.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 83% | 80.6% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 76% | 86% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 79.1% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 75.0% | 84.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 7.1% | 34.3% | 45.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 77.6% | 80.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 4.5% | 29.5% | 38.6% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 81.3% | 86.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Odyssey - The Essential School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.