There were 706 Black students enrolled in Odyssey Charter School during the 2023-24 school year, 12.1% more than the previous year, according to the Delaware Open Data.
Data showed that the district welcomed 2,287 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 30.9% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.
Odyssey Charter School roughly covers schools within New Castle County and has a main office in Wilmington.
Some schools may not publish detailed enrollment data due to privacy concerns or reporting limitations.
Governor Matt Meyer declared a ‘literacy emergency’ after NAEP scores released in 2024 showed Delaware eighth-graders’ reading proficiency hit a 27-year low. That year, only 41% of eighth-graders were considered proficient in reading, while 49% did not meet the math benchmarks of the national assessment.
Fourth-graders showed slight improvements in both subjects compared to 2023 but still remained below pre-pandemic levels.
| School Year | Total Enrollment | Total Black Students | % Black Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 949 | 210 | 22.1% |
| 2015-16 | 1,183 | 266 | 22.5% |
| 2016-17 | 1,460 | 324 | 22.2% |
| 2017-18 | 1,707 | 379 | 22.2% |
| 2018-19 | 1,831 | 422 | 23% |
| 2019-20 | 1,927 | 449 | 23.3% |
| 2020-21 | 1,958 | 447 | 22.8% |
| 2021-22 | 2,030 | 496 | 24.4% |
| 2022-23 | 2,270 | 630 | 27.8% |
| 2023-24 | 2,287 | 706 | 30.9% |
