Enrollment
366
Middle
DISTRICT 712 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OKALOOSA·NCES 120138008072
OKALOOSA STEMM CENTER
379 EDGE AVE, VALPARAISO, FL 32580 · (850) 833-4120 · Okaloosa County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% of Florida public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
17.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
102 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 115 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 103 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 89 | 24% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
97.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
98.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 98 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 98 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 97.8% | 98.0% |
| 2023-24 | 97.2% | 98.4% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
97.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+30.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 98% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 67% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 31 points, placing it in Florida's top 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 OKALOOSA STEMM CENTER
OKALOOSA STEMM CENTER's state test result (97.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OKALOOSA STEMM CENTER this school | 366 | 27.9% | 97.8% |
| HERBERT C. HOOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL INDIALANTIC | 473 | 30.9% | 65.9% |
| BEULAH ACADEMY OF SCIENCE PENSACOLA | 318 | 28.3% | 69.8% |
| NORTH BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL PANAMA CITY | 526 | 29.8% | 78.0% |
| BAY HAVEN CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL PANAMA CITY | 429 | 35.7% | 70.5% |
| STUDENT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY VENICE | 328 | 18.9% | 80.6% |
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 OKALOOSA STEMM CENTER ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Okaloosa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 97.8% | #2 of 560 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 98.0% | #2 of 560 no change | #1 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 97.8% | #1 of 560 no change | #1 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 366 | #518 of 584 | #8 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #116 of 547 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.3% | #419 of 553 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.9% | #484 of 565 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +53.1% | #6 of 137 | #1 of 6 |
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
366
+74 (+25%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 366 | 21 | 17.4:1 | 28% (102) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 23 | 15.6:1 | 26% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 365 | 20 | 18.3:1 | 24% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 292 | 19 | 15.4:1 | 21% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 239 | 12 | 19.9:1 | 19% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 195 | 10 | 19.5:1 | 17% (34) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OKALOOSA STEMM CENTER.
About OKALOOSA STEMM CENTER
OKALOOSA STEMM CENTER is a low-enrollment middle school in Florida, with an address in VALPARAISO. It serves 366 students in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in Florida is roughly 794 students; this school is 54% smaller than that.
OKALOOSA STEMM CENTER is among 49 schools run by OKALOOSA, which serves 32,120 students.
At OKALOOSA STEMM CENTER, White students make up 72% of the student body. The school is also 12% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 4% Black. For comparison, Okaloosa County is about 72% White. The school's diversity index is 45%, meaning two students picked at random have a 45% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
OKALOOSA STEMM CENTER operates with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 17.4:1. That is lower than the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida. About 28% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Compared with the 50% average for public schools in Okaloosa County, the school's rate is lower.
The allk12 Grade for OKALOOSA STEMM CENTER is A+. Compared with Florida public middle schools, the school scored higher than 99% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, OKALOOSA STEMM CENTER would score about 67.2%. It scores 97.8%, a top-10% result among Florida schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Okaloosa County, the median household income is $81,998, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Okaloosa County is home to 51 public schools and about 32,120 public school students.
The next-closest public school is LULA J. EDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 1.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. Among its closest neighbors with test data, OKALOOSA STEMM CENTER is 1st of 9 on proficiency.
OKALOOSA STEMM CENTER is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels Suburb: Mid-size.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 74 more students in 2024-25. The school's ratio rose from 15.4:1 to 17.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The OKALOOSA STEMM CENTER community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Okaloosa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
216,599
Census ACS
Median income
$81,998
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
32,120 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OKALOOSA
- CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,376 students
- NICEVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,036 students
- CHOCTAWHATCHEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,720 students
- FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,550 students
- BAKER SCHOOLCombined · 1,434 students
- DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,111 students
Nearby schools
- LULA J. EDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 501
- ADDIE R. LEWIS SCHOOL1.5 mi · 653
- NICEVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.6 mi · 2,036
- C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOL1.7 mi · 1,061
- JAMES E PLEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 762
- COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL AT NORTHWEST FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE2.4 mi · 463
Frequently asked questions
About OKALOOSA STEMM CENTERHow large is OKALOOSA STEMM CENTER?
OKALOOSA STEMM CENTER enrolls approximately 366 students in grades 06-08.
Is OKALOOSA STEMM CENTER an elementary, middle, or high school?
OKALOOSA STEMM CENTER is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at OKALOOSA STEMM CENTER?
The student-to-teacher ratio at OKALOOSA STEMM CENTER is approximately 17.4:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is OKALOOSA STEMM CENTER?
OKALOOSA STEMM CENTER reports a student body of 72% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees OKALOOSA STEMM CENTER?
OKALOOSA STEMM CENTER is overseen by OKALOOSA in Okaloosa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.