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Odyssey Academy of Virtual Learning is an alternative public charter virtual school located in Ripon, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-12 with a total enrollment of 249 students. The school is part of the Ripon Area School District, which is ranked 152 out of 428 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Odyssey Academy has had a 4-year graduation rate of 81.8% in 2022-2023 and 83.3% in 2021-2022, which are lower than the Ripon Area School District's rates of 62.04% and 61.9% respectively. However, the school's graduation rates are still relatively high for an alternative school, suggesting it is providing a valuable educational option for students who may not thrive in a traditional school setting. In contrast, the school has seen a significant increase in dropout rates, from 0% in 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 to 6.9% in 2021-2022 and 12.8% in 2022-2023, which is much higher than the district's dropout rate. Odyssey Academy's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science are generally lower than the Ripon Area School District and the state of Wisconsin averages, with some exceptions in specific grade levels.
Interestingly, the nearby Princeton School, another alternative school, has similar test score performance to Odyssey Academy, but with lower dropout rates and higher graduation rates. This suggests that Odyssey Academy could potentially learn from the practices and strategies employed at Princeton School to improve its own outcomes. Additionally, Odyssey Academy's spending per student has decreased from $14,117 in 2019-2020 to $8,599 in 2020-2021, while the student-teacher ratio has improved from 35.6 in 2020-2021 to 19.9 in 2022-2023, indicating a shift in the school's resource allocation and staffing priorities.
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