The top reported proficiency rate is 60% in Math. The lowest is 38% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on The Odyssey Preparatory Academy Goodyear
The Odyssey Preparatory Academy Goodyear is a public charter school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in the city of Goodyear, Arizona. The school is a regular public school operating under the charter of The Odyssey Preparatory Academy Inc. It pulls from a city that is among the fastest-growing in the Phoenix metropolitan area, a place shaped by large master-planned residential communities such as Estrella, Palm Valley, and PebbleCreek. Goodyear remains a car-dependent suburb with a built environment of separated campuses and strip commercial centers rather than a walkable downtown, though the opening of a new City Hall complex in 2022 represents an effort to create a civic core. The city’s major employers include the city government itself, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, UPS, and the Arizona State Prison Complex-Perryville; spring training operations at Goodyear Ballpark and industrial activity at Phoenix Goodyear Airport also factor into the local economy.
The school serves a student body that is diverse in its composition. A large share of students are Hispanic, followed by a substantial share who are white, with smaller populations identifying as Black, as two or more races, as Asian, and as American Indian or Alaska Native. The school does not report counts for students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch or for students with disabilities or English learners, so a parent cannot draw conclusions about the concentration of economic need or the resources allocated for specialized supports from the available data.
On state assessments administered in the 2024-2025 school year, the school’s performance is above the midpoint among districts in Maricopa County on overall proficiency. In math, proficiency rates by grade level are reported in the healthy range, with fourth grade hitting a stronger mark than third and fifth. In English language arts, fourth grade also shows a notably higher proficiency rate than third and fifth, a pattern that suggests the school may be especially effective at that grade level or that those cohorts are differently prepared. Fifth-grade science proficiency is reported at a lower level, something a parent may want to look into further with the school to understand how science instruction and curriculum are structured. The multi-year trend data available covers only the same academic year, so there is no established trajectory.
Because the school serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate data. A parent considering a long-term path through the school to secondary grades would need to look into what middle and high school options the charter operator or the district offers. The district brief turned up little of lasting impact from recent years, so no notable changes to the school’s operations, leadership, or programming were publicly surfaced.
Housing costs in the area are on the higher side relative to national benchmarks, and rents have been heading slightly downward recently, which may matter for families deciding whether to move into the attendance area. The broader economic context shows a 30-year fixed mortgage rate that has been fluctuating in a moderate range and a national unemployment rate that remains low. Goodyear’s rapid growth, driven by continued development of its master-planned communities, means that the school is situated in a part of the metro area where new housing and new families are arriving steadily, which could affect class sizes and the peer environment over time.
Overall, The Odyssey Preparatory Academy Goodyear is a mid-sized elementary charter school in a fast-growing suburban setting, with academic proficiency above the typical level for its county, particularly in fourth grade in both math and English. The absence of data on economic disadvantage and special populations means a parent has limited visibility into how the school supports students with different needs, a gap worth raising directly with the school.
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