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Odyssey STEM Academy

PublicHighGrades 9–12

3701 Michelson St., Lakewood, CA 90712 · (562) 602-6025 · Part of Paramount Unified School District

Lakewood’s School Grade B better than 58% of California school districts

Directions
Students
336
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
95%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Odyssey STEM Academy

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 12% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts77%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3701 Michelson St., Lakewood

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 984
Grade 1059
Grade 1198
Grade 1295
Enrollment over time
382’20
496’21
492’22
388’23
336’24

Down 12% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 85%Black 10%White 3%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Odyssey STEM Academy from Lakewood families.

Other schools in Paramount Unified School District

The district →
Hollydale
Elementary · Grades K–8 · South Gate
C+
794 students20:1
Captain Raymond Collins
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Long Beach
D
522 students22:1
Major Lynn Mokler
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Paramount
C−
510 students20:1
Abraham Lincoln
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Paramount
C+
502 students22:1
Theodore Roosevelt
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Paramount
C−
491 students21:1
Wesley Gaines
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Paramount
C+
449 students22:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Lakewood’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.