Odle Middle School

Odle Middle School

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Location
14401 NE 8th Street
Bellevue, WA 98007
Information
Type Public middle school
Established 1969[1]
School district Bellevue School District
Principal Eric McDowell
Faculty 35.4 (on FTE basis)[2]
Grades 6–8
Enrollment 701 (as of 2010–11 school year)[2]
Student to teacher ratio 20.1[2]
Color(s) Red, blue
Nickname Vikings
Website School website

Odle Middle School is a public middle school in Bellevue, Washington, USA. The school is one of seven middle schools in the Bellevue School District, and was named posthumously after Frank Odle, who taught in the district for 55 years before retiring in 1968.[1][3] Odle is located near Stevenson Elementary, formerly a primary feeder elementary school for Odle. Odle is primarily known for its hosting of the PRISM program, a gifted program for high-performing children. As of the 2009–10 school year, the school's principal is Eric McDowell and assistant principal is Jacqueline McKenzie.[4] As of the 2011–12 school year, the assistant principal is Eric Shearer.

In the 2001–02 school year, Odle Middle School was one of two schools in the state to be awarded a Blue Ribbon by the U.S. Department of Education,[5][6][7] the highest award an American school can receive.[8][9]

Demographics

As of the 2010–11 school year, the school had an enrollment of 701 students and 34.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), equalling a student-teacher ratio of 20.1.[2] 37% of the students are Caucasian, 41% are Asian/Pacific Islander, 9% are Hispanic, 10% are multi-ethnic, and 4% are African American.[4]

Academics

PRISM

The GT program at Odle is part of the Gifted and Talented Education (G.A.T.E.) program offered in the Bellevue School District for grades 2 through 12.[10]

GT is a selective program; applicants must have a minimum score of 144 on the Cognitive Abilities Test. Reading and Quantitative scores must be of the 90th percentile or higher, one of which must be at or above the 97th percentile.[11]

The Prism Program is being replaced by the GMSP Program as of 2015.

High school extension

The high school Gifted and Talented program extends the science, English, and social studies classes further in the International Baccalaureate (IB) program at Interlake High School.[12] In the IB program, PRISM students complete the IB diploma during 10th and 11th grade, rather than the usual 11th and 12th grade.[13]

Chess team

The Chess Team has won many prizes all over the nation and the state.

Odle Middle School earned first place in the 2006 national K–8 chess championship[14][15][16] and got seventh place in Chess Supernationals 2013 K-8 chess championship. The chess team has also claimed first place in the Washington Middle School Team Championship for the school years 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, and 2010–11.[17] In April 2014, members of the Odle Chess Team will go to Atlanta, Georgia, to compete in the National Junior High Chess Championship. The team is currently has the highest average rating as a team for the K-8 division.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bellevue School District Timeline". Retrieved February 25, 2008.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Odle Middle School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
  3. ↑ Cornwall, Warren; Shevory, Kristina (October 23, 2003). "Some who shaped Bellevue". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 25, 2008.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Odle: Middle Schools". Bellevue School District. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Bellevue middle school receives national recognition". Washington State School Directors' Association. May 29, 2002. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
  6. ↑ "BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS PROGRAM, Schools Recognized 1982–1983 Through 1999–2002" (PDF). U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved February 25, 2008.
  7. ↑ "Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized – 2003 Through 2006" (PDF). United States Department of Education. Retrieved May 11, 2006.
  8. ↑ "CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department". Journal Inquirer. November 16, 2006. The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve.
  9. ↑ "Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test". The Washington Post. September 29, 2005. For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school.
  10. ↑ "Gifted Programs". Bellevue School District. Retrieved February 25, 2008.
  11. ↑ "PRISM (Grades 1–8)". Bellevue School District. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
  12. ↑ "Gifted High School Program (Grades 9–12)". Bellevue School District. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
  13. ↑ "Gifted High School Program". Bellevue School District. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
  14. ↑ "1123 Young Chess Enthusiasts in Louisville" (Press release). United States Chess Federation. April 12, 2006. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
  15. ↑ "National News, 1123 Young Chess Enthusiasts in Louisville". Chess Review Online, the Newsletter of the United States Chess Federation 3 (13). April 13, 2006.
  16. ↑ "2006 Tournament Chess News". Retrieved September 5, 2010.
  17. ↑ "Middle School Chess in Washington State". Retrieved March 5, 2011.

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