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Does NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
528
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OKEECHOBEE·NCES 120141002217
NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
3000 NW 10TH TER, OKEECHOBEE, FL 34972 · (863) 462-5100 · Okeechobee County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL528 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
416 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
42.6%
FL avg 56.7% . -3.5pp since 2023
Math
44.3%
FL avg 58.9% . -5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
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
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
528
-93 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 14.8:1
% White
41%
was 53%
% Hispanic
52%
was 39%
% Black
4%
was 5%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 571 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
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 571 students
- SEMINOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 511 students
Nearby schools
- OKEECHOBEE ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMY0.3 mi · 266
- OKEECHOBEE VIRTUAL FRANCHISE0.3 mi · 59
- YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 588
- OKEECHOBEE HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 1,718
- SEMINOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 511
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 571
Frequently asked questions
About NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 528 students in grades KG-05.
Is NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 16.5:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 41% White, 52% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by OKEECHOBEE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.