Odin Attendance Center K-8, Odin IL

Original Research by School Decision on Odin Attendance Center K-8

Odin Attendance Center serves kindergarten through eighth grade in a small rural village in Marion County, south-central Illinois. The school enrolled a student body of modest size spread across all nine grade levels, with particular concentrations in the early elementary grades.

The community itself is economically modest. Housing values in the Odin zip code run below the state average, and median household income regionally sits in the low range, though not deeply distressed. The village has experienced steady population decline over the past several decades and shows no signs of reversal; it functions as a quiet, older residential settlement with the school district among its most visible anchors.

State test results from the most recent cycle reveal academic performance that is substantially below proficiency. In mathematics, the school's overall proficiency rate across tested grades sits in the bottom quartile among Marion County districts. Grade-level results show particular struggle in the middle elementary and middle school years: third grade math proficiency is low in the single digits, fifth grade hovers in the single digits, and seventh grade remains in the single digits, though eighth grade lifts to near a third. English language arts shows a similar pattern, with third and seventh grades performing weakest, while fifth and eighth grades reach higher single-digit to low-double-digit rates. Science proficiency data exists only for grades five and eight; both hover around a third. All tested students participated in the assessments, indicating the school did not exclude populations from testing.

A parent considering this school should understand that achievement gaps relative to county standards are substantial and persistent across subjects. The improvement evident in eighth grade—where both ELA and math proficiency climb noticeably—suggests either genuine grade-level strength or compositional change in the cohort, but does not offset the cumulative underscore through the earlier grades. A parent may want to look into further detail with the school regarding what instructional approaches or supports are in place to address these proficiency gaps, and what trends exist across consecutive years.

The school does not report free-or-reduced-price-lunch rates or special-population counts (English learners, students with IEPs), so the extent of economic disadvantage or demographic variation that may affect resource allocation remains unknown from the available data. School safety, discipline, attendance, and staff details were not provided in the data available. No graduation rate applies, as the school does not serve high school grades.

The household composition is predominantly White, with small numbers of students identifying as multiracial, Black, or Pacific Islander. The enrollment is stable across grade bands with no apparent new growth pressure on facilities.

For a family considering Odin Attendance Center, the main reality is a small school in a small, economically modest, slowly declining community, serving grades through eighth grade with state test performance that lags regional benchmarks across subjects and grades. The school provides local access and may offer the stability and familiarity of a very small setting, but parents should enter with clear-eyed awareness of the current proficiency landscape and should seek direct conversation with school leadership about instructional priorities and improvement trajectories.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 313%

School 13% · District 13%

▼ 33 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Grade 57%

School 7% · District 7%

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 610%

School 10% · District 10%

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 75%

School 5% · District 5%

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 830%

School 30% · District 30%

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 322%

School 22% · District 22%

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 527%

School 27% · District 27%

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 28 pts below county median

Grade 625%

School 25% · District 25%

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Grade 710%

School 10% · District 10%

▼ 41 pts below state median · ▼ 34 pts below county median

Grade 840%

School 40% · District 40%

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Science

Grade 531%

School 31% · District 31%

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 830%

School 30% · District 30%

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 21 pts below county median

This schoolOdin PSD 722, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.