Odem High School
Public high school in Odem, Texas · Odem-Edroy ISD · Grades 9–12
Odem High School serves 278 students in grades 9–12 in Odem (San Patricio County). It is one of 4 schools in Odem-Edroy ISD. By enrollment it is the 1205th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 10.8 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 25.83 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Odem-Edroy ISD |
| County | San Patricio County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483336003744 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Odem-Edroy ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 278 | 927 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 10.8 | 13 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 60.4% | 64.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 25% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Odem High School in context
Size
Odem High School is the only high school in Odem-Edroy ISD. Its 278 students are 30% of the district's 927. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 9.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 398; Odem High School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 12 with 74 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 67, against an average of 70 per grade. This year grade 12 has 10% more students than grade 9 (74 against 67). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 80.6% here and 82.1% across Odem-Edroy ISD. White students are next, at 18%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
60.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 64.1% across Odem-Edroy ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 25.83 full-time-equivalent teachers for 278 students, Odem High School has 10.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 278 students would have about 19.9 teachers, so Odem High School has 5.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Odem High School is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest other high school is Calallen High School, 6.9 miles away in Calallen ISD. Within 10 miles there are 4 other high schools, 0 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 80.6% |
| White | 18% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Black | 0.4% |
46.4% of students are girls and 53.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 67 |
| Grade 10 | 70 |
| Grade 11 | 67 |
| Grade 12 | 74 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1 Owl Square, Odem, TX 78370
Phone: (361)368-8121
Website: oeisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Odem High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calallen High School | Calallen ISD | 6.9 mi | 1,147 | 12.5 | 45.2% |
| Juvenile Detention Center | Sinton ISD | 7.2 mi | 11 | 11.1 | 72.7% |
| Tuloso-Midway High School | Tuloso-Midway ISD | 8.4 mi | 1,079 | 12.8 | 36.6% |
| Sinton High School | Sinton ISD | 8.5 mi | 547 | 12.7 | 62% |
| Tuloso-Midway Academic Career Center | Tuloso-Midway ISD | 10.7 mi | 32 | 7 | 93.8% |
| Robstown Early College High School | Robstown ISD | 11.5 mi | 750 | 14.4 | 85.6% |
| Taft High School | Taft ISD | 12.6 mi | 249 | 10.6 | 79.9% |
| Coastal Horizons Academy | Erath Excels Academy Inc | 12.8 mi | 72 | 24 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Odem-Edroy ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odem Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 247 |
| Odem Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 198 |
| Odem Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 204 |