EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As an average-sized K-5 school in OKEECHOBEE, Florida, EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL caters to 737 students from grades K through 5, run under OKEECHOBEE. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 22% bigger than that benchmark.

EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 12 schools operated by OKEECHOBEE, a district that teaches 6,206 students overall.

Looking at the student body, EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 44% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 87% of students at EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.6%; this one delivers 46.4%.

Around the school, Okeechobee County reports that the typical household earns roughly $57,984 per year, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 13 public schools in Okeechobee County (combined enrollment of about 6,206 students).

Nearest neighbor: STUDENT SERV./SPECIAL PROGRAMS, around 2.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 45.1%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has edged up 18% since 2018, when it stood at 622 (now 737). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 20.5:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.