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| Odle Middle School | |
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 Odle Middle School during construction | |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public middle school |
| Motto | One Dynamic Learning Environment[citation needed] |
| Established | 1969[1] |
| School district | Bellevue School District |
| Principal | Joseph Potts |
| Faculty | 84 (on FTE basis)[2] |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| Enrollment | 964 (2016-17)[3] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18.5 |
| Color(s) | Red, blue |
| Nickname | Vikings |
| Rival | Highland |
| Feeder to | Sammamish High School |
| Website | School website |
Odle Middle School is a public middle school in the Crossroads neighborhood of Bellevue, Washington, United States. 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][4] Odle is located near Stevenson Elementary, formerly a primary feeder elementary school for Odle. Odle is primarily known for its hosting of the ALS program, a gifted program for high-performing children. As of the 2023–24 school year, the school's principal is Joseph Potts and its assistant principals are Keith Altenhof and Danielle Virata.[5]
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,[6][7][8] the highest award an American school can receive.[9][10]
- ^ a b "Bellevue School District Timeline". Retrieved February 25, 2008.
- ^ "Odle Middle School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
- ^ "Odle Middle School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- ^ Cornwall, Warren; Shevory, Kristina (October 23, 2003). "Some who shaped Bellevue". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 25, 2008.
- ^ "Odle Staff – Odle Middle School". www.bsd405.org. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- ^ "Bellevue middle school receives national recognition". Washington State School Directors' Association. May 29, 2002. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
- ^ "BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS PROGRAM, Schools Recognized 1982–1983 Through 1999–2002" (PDF). U.S. Department of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2009. Retrieved February 25, 2008.
- ^ "Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized – 2003 Through 2006" (PDF). United States Department of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2009. Retrieved May 11, 2006.
- ^ "CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department". Journal Inquirer. November 16, 2006. Archived from the original on August 19, 2007.
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.
- ^ "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.