Odom Middle School
Public middle school in Beaumont, Texas · Beaumont ISD · Grades 6–8
Odom Middle School serves 837 students in grades 6–8 in Beaumont (Jefferson County). It is one of 25 schools in Beaumont ISD. By enrollment it is the 498th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16.9 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 49.62 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Beaumont ISD |
| County | Jefferson County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480967005954 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Beaumont ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 837 | 16,336 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 16.9 | 17.3 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 68.8% | 82.8% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 84% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Odom Middle School in context
Size
Of the 4 middle schools in Beaumont ISD, Odom Middle School is the largest, with 5.1% of the district's students. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 8.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 625; Odom Middle School is larger 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 7 with 329 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 250, against an average of 279 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 250 in grade 6 and 258 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 55.8% here and 60.7% across Beaumont ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 33.3%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
68.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 82.8% across Beaumont ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle 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 49.62 full-time-equivalent teachers for 837 students, Odom Middle School has 16.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 837 students would have about 58.1 teachers, so Odom Middle School has 8.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Odom Middle School is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other middle school is Marshall Middle School, 5 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 6 other middle schools, 1 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 55.8% |
| Hispanic | 33.3% |
| White | 5.9% |
| Asian | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |
50.4% of students are girls and 49.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 250 |
| Grade 7 | 329 |
| Grade 8 | 258 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2550 W Virginia Ave, Beaumont, TX 77705
Phone: (409)617-5925
Website: bmtisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Odom Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Middle School | Beaumont ISD | 5.0 mi | 694 | 15.8 | 80.3% |
| Vincent Middle School | Beaumont ISD | 5.0 mi | 637 | 14.6 | 81.9% |
| Smith Middle School | Beaumont ISD | 5.4 mi | 532 | – | 87% |
| Wilson Middle School | Nederland ISD | 8.0 mi | 678 | 14.2 | 37.9% |
| Central Middle School | Nederland ISD | 8.5 mi | 556 | 11.6 | 51.3% |
| Vidor Junior High School | Vidor ISD | 9.1 mi | 612 | 15.5 | 52.3% |
| Port Neches Middle School | Port Neches-Groves ISD | 10.2 mi | 575 | 13.2 | 35.5% |
| Vidor Middle School | Vidor ISD | 10.2 mi | 653 | 14 | 59.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.