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OSCEOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 2 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% 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 19 points, placing it in Florida's top 10%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About OSCEOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OSCEOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary-level community of middle-of-the-pack scale in ST AUGUSTINE, Florida, overseen by ST. JOHNS, works with 639 students in grades pre-K through 5.
OSCEOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 53 schools operated by ST. JOHNS, a district that hosts 52,383 students overall.
Demographically, OSCEOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. Other groups include 22% Black, 12% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting OSCEOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, St. Johns County runs at roughly 21%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), OSCEOLA ELEMENTARY 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 48.2%; this one delivers 67.2%, a residual of +19.0 points.
In the surrounding community, St. Johns County reports that median household earnings sit near $109,839, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. OSCEOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 68 public schools in St. Johns County (combined enrollment of about 52,895 students).
The closest other public school is GAINES ALTERNATIVE AT HAMBLEN, roughly 1.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts OSCEOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 60.6%.
The school occupies a suburban site.
Trend over the last 7 years. OSCEOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 19% since 2018, when it stood at 788 (now 639). Black enrollment moved from 29% to 22% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.
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