OAK HAMMOCK K-8 SCHOOL

OAK HAMMOCK K-8 SCHOOL operates as a sprawling elementary-level community in PORT ST LUCIE, Florida, run under ST. LUCIE. Current enrollment sits at 1,727 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 186% above the state mean of about 604.

OAK HAMMOCK K-8 SCHOOL is one of 53 schools operated by ST. LUCIE, a district that instructs 49,308 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, OAK HAMMOCK K-8 SCHOOL lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 34% Black, 20% White, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 22% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, OAK HAMMOCK K-8 SCHOOL has 91 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.0:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against St. Lucie County (around 57%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, OAK HAMMOCK K-8 SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.9%, the actual is 45.4%, a residual of -2.5 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for St. Lucie County put the typical household earns roughly $71,457 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, St. Lucie County runs 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,809 students), of which OAK HAMMOCK K-8 SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is ST. LUCIE WEST K-8 SCHOOL, roughly 1.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts OAK HAMMOCK K-8 SCHOOL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 52.3%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. OAK HAMMOCK K-8 SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked up 19% since 2018, when it stood at 1,455 (now 1,727). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 34% to 20% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 19.0:1 in 2025.

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