Odyssey STEM Academy
Lakewood · CA · Paramount Unified · Public
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Buena Vista High → Gethsemane Baptist Christian School → St Joseph High School → Spectrum Center- Long Beach Middle Market Street → Somerset High → CA Advancing Pathways for Students in Los Angeles Co → Mayfair High → Lakewood High →📋 At a glance
- ✅ Gifted & talented program
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 33% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Odyssey STEM Academy compares for families
What families should know about Odyssey STEM Academy.
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Buena Vista High, Gethsemane Baptist Christian School, St Joseph High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -12.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 336 students:
≈ 160 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At $19,519 per student in district revenue, the 160 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $3,123,040/year in funding at risk.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista High Lakewood |
Public | 0.1 | 180 | -23.1% |
| Gethsemane Baptist Christian School Long Beach |
Private | 1.7 | 67 | -18.3% |
| St Joseph High School Lakewood |
Private | 1.8 | 461 | -18.4% |
| Spectrum Center- Long Beach Middle Market Street Long Beach |
Private | 1.9 | 59 | -48.2% |
| Somerset High Bellflower |
Public | 1.9 | 104 | -22.4% |
| CA Advancing Pathways for Students in Los Angeles Co Bellflower |
Public | 1.9 | — | — |
| Mayfair High Lakewood |
Public | 2.0 | 1,608 | -7.7% |
| Lakewood High Lakewood |
Public | 2.0 | 2,305 | -23.8% |