OKEEHEELEE MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in GREENACRES, Florida, OKEEHEELEE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a sizable middle school, run under PALM BEACH. It caters to 1,401 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 794 students per school, that is 76% larger than typical.

PALM BEACH comprises 233 schools with combined enrollment of 191,505 students; OKEEHEELEE MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, OKEEHEELEE MIDDLE SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 75% of enrollment; the rest consists of 15% Black, 7% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.9:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 60% of students at OKEEHEELEE MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Palm Beach County's rate of about 45%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), OKEEHEELEE MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.9%; this one delivers 49.8%.

Across the wider county, Palm Beach County reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,581 per year, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Palm Beach County's 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students), OKEEHEELEE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: CHOLEE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), OKEEHEELEE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 50.0%.

OKEEHEELEE MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 6%: 1,490 students in 2018 compared to 1,401 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.

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