OAK PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL

As a tight-knit middle school in LEESBURG, Florida, OAK PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL instructs 558 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by LAKE. Compared to the state average of about 794 students per school, that is 30% smaller than typical.

Within LAKE, which oversees 60 schools and 47,997 students, OAK PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, OAK PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that the most-represented group is Black (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 25% Hispanic, 23% White, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Lake County as a whole is about 11% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting OAK PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Lake County (around 38%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, OAK PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 53.3%; actual is 37.2%, a gap of -16.1 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Lake County indicate median household earnings sit near $73,161, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. OAK PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 67 public schools in Lake County (combined enrollment of about 47,997 students).

LEESBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, OAK PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 41.1%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. OAK PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has edged up 9% since 2018, when it stood at 511 (now 558). White enrollment moved from 34% to 23% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 today.

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