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Enrollment
1,242
Middle
DISTRICT 972 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE·NCES 120108007395
OAK HAMMOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL
5321 TICE ST, FORT MYERS, FL 33905 · (239) 693-0469 · Lee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,242 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Florida public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
654 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 339 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 405 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 498 | 40% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
39.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.6pp since 2023
Math
46.7%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.6% | 46.7% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 48.1% |
% 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
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 OAK HAMMOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL
OAK HAMMOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (40.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OAK HAMMOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 1,242 | 52.7% | 40.9% |
| KISSIMMEE MIDDLE SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 892 | 51.8% | 41.1% |
| CONNISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST PALM BEACH | 1,153 | 60.3% | 43.5% |
| HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 1,008 | 54.2% | 48.8% |
| OKEEHEELEE MIDDLE SCHOOL GREENACRES | 1,401 | 60.3% | 49.8% |
| VARSITY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL LEHIGH ACRES | 1,009 | 53.5% | 40.8% |
Matched among Florida middle 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 OAK HAMMOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #456 of 560 | #15 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #409 of 560 ▼ 61 | #16 of 18 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #455 of 560 ▼ 6 | #15 of 18 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,242 | #47 of 584 | #2 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #324 of 547 | #10 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.7% | #435 of 553 | #17 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.7% | #264 of 565 | #7 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #230 of 379 | #5 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,242
-234 (-16%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 1,221
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 1,242 | 62.7 | 19.8:1 | 53% (654) |
| 2023-24 | 1,422 | 69.1 | 20.6:1 | 57% (815) |
| 2022-23 | 1,563 | 83.2 | 18.8:1 | 56% (878) |
| 2020-21 | 1,476 | 89 | 16.6:1 | 60% (887) |
| 2017-18 | 1,397 | 88 | 15.9:1 | 69% (965) |
| 2015-16 | 1,164 | 74 | 15.7:1 | 68% (797) |
| 2010-11 | 1,221 | 66 | 18.5:1 | 77% (938) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OAK HAMMOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About OAK HAMMOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL
OAK HAMMOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle-grades school in FORT MYERS, Florida, reachable at (239) 693-0469. The school reports 1,242 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 56% bigger than the 794 average for middle schools in Florida.
OAK HAMMOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of the 116 schools that make up LEE (102,524 students in total).
OAK HAMMOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment is 73% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 13% White, 11% Black, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Lee County, the Hispanic share is about 25%. OAK HAMMOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL has a diversity index of 44%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 62.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at OAK HAMMOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL and a ratio of 19.8:1. Across middle schools in Florida, the average ratio is about 19.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 53% of students.
Measured against Florida public middle schools, OAK HAMMOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with OAK HAMMOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in Florida is predicted to score 54.8%. OAK HAMMOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 40.9%, 13.8 points below that line.
Lee County has about 817,666 residents, and median household income is about $76,107, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Lee County number 123 and enroll about 102,524.
The closest public school to OAK HAMMOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL is MANATEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 40.9% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 6 nearby schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
OAK HAMMOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL had 1,476 students in 2020-21 and 1,242 in 2024-25, a 16% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.6:1 in 2020-21 to 19.8:1 in 2024-25.
The OAK HAMMOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
817,666
Census ACS
Median income
$76,107
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
102,524 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LEE
- GATEWAY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 3,192 students
- LEHIGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,550 students
- GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,343 students
- IDA S. BAKER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,191 students
- EAST LEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,129 students
- CAPE CORAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,008 students
Other schools in FORT MYERS
- GATEWAY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 3,192 students
- GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,343 students
- RIVERDALE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,916 students
- FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,835 students
- DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,734 students
- SOUTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,693 students
Nearby schools
- MANATEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 728
- ORANGE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 796
- TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 516
- JAMES STEPHENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.7 mi · 730
- SOUTHWEST FLORIDA JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER3.0 mi · 41
- FORT MYERS ACADEMY3.0 mi · 18
Frequently asked questions
About OAK HAMMOCK MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at OAK HAMMOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
OAK HAMMOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,242 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does OAK HAMMOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
OAK HAMMOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at OAK HAMMOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 19.8:1 students per teacher at OAK HAMMOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at OAK HAMMOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At OAK HAMMOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 13% White, 73% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees OAK HAMMOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
OAK HAMMOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by LEE in Lee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.