Enrollment
180
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONROE·NCES 120132007956
OCEAN STUDIES CHARTER
100360 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY, KEY LARGO, FL 33070 · (305) 852-7700 · Monroe County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY32-TOWNCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL180 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
,
0 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 38.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
44 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 13 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 19 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 11% smaller than its 8th grade class (19).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
71.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.6pp since 2023
Math
72.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.8% | 72.1% |
| 2023-24 | 67.2% | 67.2% |
% 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
70.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 OCEAN STUDIES CHARTER
OCEAN STUDIES CHARTER's state test result (70.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OCEAN STUDIES CHARTER this school | 180 | 24.4% | 70.9% |
| TREASURE VILLAGE MONTESSORI CHARTER SCHOOL ISLAMORADA | 179 | 30.2% | 74.5% |
| PK EARLY INTERVENTION STUART | 262 | 32.1% | N/A |
| BEN GAMLA-PALM BEACH BOYNTON BEACH | 229 | 29.3% | 58.7% |
| BEN GAMLA CHARTER SCHOOL NORTH CAMPUS HOLLYWOOD | 288 | 31.6% | 76.2% |
| BAY SCHOOL SANTA ROSA | 130 | 33.8% | N/A |
Matched among Florida elementary 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 OCEAN STUDIES CHARTER ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #426 of 2,136 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.1% | #559 of 2,149 ▲ 90 | #3 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #373 of 2,149 ▲ 84 | #3 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 180 | #2,128 of 2,267 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.4% | #1,926 of 2,188 | #9 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
180
+51 (+40%) vs 2020
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 | 180 | N/A | N/A | 24% (44) |
| 2023-24 | 180 | 16 | 11.3:1 | 21% (38) |
| 2022-23 | 180 | 8 | 22.5:1 | 22% (40) |
| 2020-21 | 129 | 7 | 18.4:1 | 16% (21) |
| 2017-18 | 109 | N/A | N/A | 6% (7) |
| 2015-16 | 106 | 6 | 17.7:1 | 3% (3) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OCEAN STUDIES CHARTER.
About OCEAN STUDIES CHARTER
A very small elementary school in KEY LARGO, Florida, OCEAN STUDIES CHARTER is part of MONROE. The school teaches kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 180 students. It has 70% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Florida (about 604).
MONROE operates 22 schools. Combined enrollment is 8,928 students.
About 61% of the student body at OCEAN STUDIES CHARTER is White. Other groups make up 33% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 70% of Monroe County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 52%.
Lunch program data show 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Monroe County is 47%.
After adjusting for student poverty, OCEAN STUDIES CHARTER lands between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 70.9%; the prediction is 68.9%.
In Monroe County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $87,738, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 25 public schools and about 8,928 students.
OCEAN STUDIES CHARTER's closest public school neighbor is KEY LARGO SCHOOL, about 4.5 miles away. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. OCEAN STUDIES CHARTER ranks 3rd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 70.9% against a local average of 56.8%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 129 (2020-21) to 180 (2024-25).
This page is set up for the OCEAN STUDIES CHARTER community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
81,860
Census ACS
Median income
$87,738
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
8,928 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MONROE
- KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,337 students
- HORACE O'BRYANT SCHOOLElementary · 1,011 students
- MARATHON SCHOOLHigh · 809 students
- CORAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 753 students
- KEY LARGO SCHOOLElementary · 690 students
- GERALD ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 674 students
Nearby schools
- KEY LARGO SCHOOL4.5 mi · 690
- UPPER KEYS ACADEMIC CONNECTIONS FOR EXCELLENCE9.9 mi · 6
- CORAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOL9.9 mi · 753
- PLANTATION KEY SCHOOL10.1 mi · 578
- TREASURE VILLAGE MONTESSORI CHARTER SCHOOL13.2 mi · 179
- MIAMI COMMUNITY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL23.7 mi · 265
Frequently asked questions
About OCEAN STUDIES CHARTERHow large is OCEAN STUDIES CHARTER?
OCEAN STUDIES CHARTER enrolls approximately 180 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does OCEAN STUDIES CHARTER serve?
OCEAN STUDIES CHARTER serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at OCEAN STUDIES CHARTER?
The student-to-teacher ratio at OCEAN STUDIES CHARTER is approximately not reported (0 FTE teachers).
How diverse is OCEAN STUDIES CHARTER?
OCEAN STUDIES CHARTER reports a student body of 61% White, 33% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees OCEAN STUDIES CHARTER?
OCEAN STUDIES CHARTER is overseen by MONROE in Monroe County.
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