NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary campus of medium-sized scale in OKEECHOBEE, Florida, part of OKEECHOBEE, caters to 528 students in grades K through 5.

OKEECHOBEE runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 6,206 students. NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 41% White, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 26% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.1%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Okeechobee County put the typical household earns roughly $57,984 per year, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Okeechobee County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,206 students), NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: OKEECHOBEE ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMY, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 45.4%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 621 (now 528). The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 39% to 52% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.

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