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What's the most underrated thing about CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
571
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OKEECHOBEE·NCES 120141001357
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
610 SW 5TH AVE, OKEECHOBEE, FL 34974 · (863) 462-5077 · Okeechobee County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL571 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Florida public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
491 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
41.0%
FL avg 56.7% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
38.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.3% | 42.2% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (40.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 571 | 86.0% | 40.2% |
| EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OKEECHOBEE | 737 | 86.8% | 46.4% |
| PURCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MULBERRY | 438 | 81.7% | 35.5% |
| NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OKEECHOBEE | 528 | 78.8% | 45.1% |
| SEMINOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OKEECHOBEE | 511 | 91.0% | 45.4% |
| CLARENCE BOSWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AUBURNDALE | 600 | 79.2% | 49.1% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Okeechobee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #1,798 of 2,136 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,974 of 2,149 ▼ 228 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #1,726 of 2,149 ▼ 194 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 571 | #1,139 of 2,267 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #1,677 of 2,077 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.3% | #917 of 2,108 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.0% | #53 of 2,188 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #1,282 of 1,374 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
571
+80 (+16%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 637
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 17.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 571 | 31.8 | 17.9:1 | 86% (491) |
| 2023-24 | 548 | 28.8 | 19.0:1 | 61% (336) |
| 2022-23 | 530 | 27.8 | 19.1:1 | 76% (403) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 28 | 17.5:1 | 65% (318) |
| 2017-18 | 584 | 38 | 15.4:1 | 89% (518) |
| 2015-16 | 602 | 40 | 15.1:1 | 88% (531) |
| 2010-11 | 544 | 36 | 15.1:1 | 77% (417) |
| 2000-01 | 583 | 27 | 21.6:1 | 73% (425) |
| 1990-91 | 637 | 33 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Families in OKEECHOBEE, Florida, are served by CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a medium-sized elementary school. The school's enrollment of 571 students covers kindergarten through 5.
OKEECHOBEE serves 6,206 students across 12 schools.
The most common group at CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Hispanic students, at 49%. Enrollment also includes 39% White, 8% Black, and 3% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 23 points above the 26% share among Okeechobee County residents. The school's diversity index is 59%, meaning two students picked at random have a 59% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 17.9:1. That matches the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida fairly closely. Eligible students account for 86% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
The allk12 Grade for CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is C. Compared with Florida public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 27% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 2.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (40.2% versus 38.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Florida.
Within Okeechobee County, the median household income is $57,984, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. In all, Okeechobee County has 13 public schools and roughly 6,206 students.
STUDENT SERV./SPECIAL PROGRAMS is located about 0.2 miles from CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The five-mile area around CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 46.0%, higher than CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's 40.2%.
Locale data from NCES put CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
Enrollment at CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL grew 16% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 491 to 571 students.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Okeechobee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,816
Census ACS
Median income
$57,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
6,206 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OKEECHOBEE
- OKEECHOBEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,718 students
- EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 737 students
- OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 689 students
- YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 588 students
- NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 528 students
- SEMINOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 511 students
Other schools in OKEECHOBEE
- OKEECHOBEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,718 students
- EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 737 students
- OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 689 students
- YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 588 students
- NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 528 students
- SEMINOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 511 students
Other Central Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 22nd largest of the 152.
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCLEWISTON, FL · 547 students
- Central Elementary SchoolCarrollton, GA · 991 students
- CENTRAL ELEM.ST CHARLES, MO · 865 students
- Central ElementaryBanning, CA · 782 students
- Central ElementaryFresno, CA · 762 students
Nearby schools
- STUDENT SERV./SPECIAL PROGRAMS0.2 mi · 1
- SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 475
- OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 689
- YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOL2.0 mi · 588
- OKEECHOBEE HIGH SCHOOL2.2 mi · 1,718
- NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 528
Frequently asked questions
About CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 571 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 39% White, 49% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of OKEECHOBEE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.