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Odyssey Community School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8Charter

579 Middle Tpke West, Manchester, CT 06040 · (860) 645-1234

Manchester’s School Grade D better than 13% of Connecticut school districts

Directions
Students
410
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Odyssey Community School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 35% of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 25% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts41%
State average 50.7%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Connecticut’s 920 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

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579 Middle Tpke West, Manchester

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K72
Kindergarten36
Grade 138
Grade 238
Grade 338
Grade 438
Grade 538
Grade 638
Grade 739
Grade 835
Enrollment over time
328’20
328’21
374’22
370’23
410’24

Up 25% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Asian 26%White 24%Black 22%Hispanic 21%Two or more races 7%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Odyssey Community School from Manchester families.

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 Connecticut’s other public schools; Manchester’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.