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Enrollment
962
Middle
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALACHUA·NCES 120003000619
OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL
1203 SW 250TH ST, NEWBERRY, FL 32669 · (352) 472-1102 · Alachua County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL962 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
423 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 5 | 162 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 253 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 247 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 300 | 31% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ALACHUA. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
58.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
61.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.1% | 61.9% |
| 2023-24 | 55.6% | 60.0% |
% 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
55.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL
OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (55.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 962 | 44.0% | 55.6% |
| JIM C. BAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL PENSACOLA | 948 | 47.6% | 48.3% |
| MOWAT MIDDLE SCHOOL LYNN HAVEN | 803 | 43.1% | 53.2% |
| TAVARES MIDDLE SCHOOL TAVARES | 933 | 48.0% | 49.1% |
| BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL PALM COAST | 1,310 | 44.6% | 53.9% |
| OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL OCALA | 866 | 38.7% | 63.6% |
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 VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Alachua County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #249 of 560 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #232 of 560 ▼ 15 | #2 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #219 of 560 ▼ 26 | #4 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 962 | #172 of 584 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #470 of 547 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #188 of 553 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.0% | #377 of 565 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.2% | #50 of 137 | N/A |
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
962
+105 (+12%) vs 2020
+68% since 2000-01, when it was 571
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 962 | 43.8 | 22.0:1 | 44% (423) |
| 2023-24 | 941 | 44.2 | 21.3:1 | 49% (459) |
| 2022-23 | 964 | 42.4 | 22.7:1 | 49% (476) |
| 2020-21 | 857 | 42 | 20.4:1 | 37% (320) |
| 2017-18 | 835 | 41 | 20.4:1 | 44% (366) |
| 2015-16 | 755 | 40 | 18.9:1 | 43% (321) |
| 2010-11 | 633 | 36 | 17.6:1 | 50% (317) |
| 2000-01 | 571 | 31 | 18.4:1 | 60% (342) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL
In NEWBERRY, Florida, part of Alachua County, OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school. Federal data show 962 students enrolled in grades 5 through 8 in 2024-25. Across middle schools in Florida, the average enrollment is about 794.
ALACHUA enrolls 28,255 students in 60 schools, including OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL.
More than half of enrollment at OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL is White: 53%. The remaining shares are 23% Black, 15% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Alachua County as a whole is about 61% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
Classroom staffing at OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL totals 43.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 22.0:1. The average for middle schools in Florida, 19.6:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL is about 44%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 59.1% at OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 55.6%.
For the population of Alachua County, median household income comes to about $61,949, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Alachua County counts 68 public schools with about 29,618 students.
NEWBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 2. OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL is 8th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 962 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 857. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 20.4:1 to 22.0:1.
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Alachua County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
285,492
Census ACS
Median income
$61,949
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
29,618 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALACHUA
- F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,416 students
- GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,825 students
- EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,291 students
- SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,132 students
- KANAPAHA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,014 students
- HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOLElementary · 902 students
Other schools in NEWBERRY
- NEWBERRY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 791 students
- NEWBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 651 students
- HEALTHY LEARNING ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 107 students
Other Oak View Middle schools
One other US public school is named Oak View Middle. OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Oak View MiddleANDOVER, MN · 1,282 students
Nearby schools
- NEWBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 651
- NEWBERRY HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 791
- HEALTHY LEARNING ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL7.2 mi · 107
- MYRA TERWILLIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.2 mi · 672
- MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.2 mi · 791
- LAWTON M. CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.7 mi · 692
Frequently asked questions
About OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL?
OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 962 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
What is the student diversity at OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 53% White, 15% Hispanic, 23% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL?
OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by ALACHUA in Alachua County.
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