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Schools in Lake Lafayette

Lake Lafayette’s public schools

Odessa R-VII School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake Lafayette. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Missouri’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Missouri’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.6K
▼ 20% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.2
MO 12.8
Schools in town
0
2,039 students on the public path
In brief

Lake Lafayette’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Lake Lafayette’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Odessa Middle places highest (better than 61%); Odessa High lowest (39%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Lake Lafayette, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2McQuerry Elementaryin OdessaNo scores
3–5Odessa Upper Elementaryin OdessaB−
6–8Odessa Middlein OdessaB
9–12Odessa Highin OdessaC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Odessa R-VII School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Odessa R-VII School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,039 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$11,645MO $14,569 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading40%
State average 43.2% · 1132 students tested
Math42%
State average 39.2% · 1145 students tested

Lake Lafayette vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share Lake Lafayette’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lake Lafayette—Odessa R-VII

Every school in Lake Lafayette

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Missouri’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Lake Lafayettein other towns
McQuerry Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Odessa
497 students13:1Rate it →
Odessa Upper Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Odessa
B−
429 students13:1Rate it →
Odessa Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Odessa
B
462 students12:1Rate it →
Odessa High
High · Grades 9–12 · Odessa
C+
651 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Lake Lafayette’s schools

Are Lake Lafayette’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lake Lafayette. Odessa R-VII School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake Lafayette. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lake Lafayette in?

Odessa R-VII School District.

Where do Lake Lafayette kids go to high school?

Odessa High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.