OASIS MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 6417 3RD AVE W, in BRADENTON, Florida, OASIS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a minimally staffed junior high that enrolls 49 students (grades 6 through 8), run under MANATEE. That puts it 94% below the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 794 students.

Across the 80 schools in MANATEE (54,215 students total), OASIS MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, OASIS MIDDLE SCHOOL records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 59%. The remainder reads as 16% White, 14% Black, 8% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Manatee County as a whole is about 18% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, OASIS MIDDLE SCHOOL logs 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Roughly 71% of students at OASIS MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Manatee County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, OASIS MIDDLE SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 45.4%; this one delivers 66.4%, a residual of +21.0 points.

In the surrounding community, Manatee County reports that median household income runs about $78,457, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Manatee County's 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 54,208 students), OASIS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

PALMA SOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), OASIS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 53.9%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site. OASIS MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. OASIS MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 60% since 2018, when it stood at 121 (now 49). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked down from 65% to 59%. Class-load math has widened: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 in 2025.

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