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Enrollment
1,706
High
DISTRICT 923 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINELLAS·NCES 120156002397
OSCEOLA FUNDAMENTAL HIGH
9751 98TH ST, SEMINOLE, FL 33777 · (727) 547-7717 · Pinellas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,706 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Florida public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.4:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
340 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 438 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 434 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 418 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 416 | 24% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
77.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
34.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -15.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 15 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.5% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.5% | 49.0% |
% 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
67.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 OSCEOLA FUNDAMENTAL HIGH
OSCEOLA FUNDAMENTAL HIGH's state test result (67.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OSCEOLA FUNDAMENTAL HIGH this school | 1,706 | 19.9% | 67.1% |
| JAMES W. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL TRINITY | 2,201 | 21.1% | 62.0% |
| PALM HARBOR UNIVERSITY HIGH PALM HARBOR | 2,413 | 21.6% | 72.2% |
| EAST LAKE HIGH SCHOOL TARPON SPRINGS | 1,980 | 19.0% | 64.6% |
| TOCOI CREEK HIGH SCHOOL SAINT AUGUSTINE | 2,616 | 15.4% | 70.2% |
| VIERA HIGH SCHOOL VIERA | 2,334 | 14.8% | 68.1% |
Matched among Florida high 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 OSCEOLA FUNDAMENTAL HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pinellas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #116 of 555 | #4 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #362 of 549 ▼ 198 | #10 of 18 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #73 of 559 ▲ 24 | #4 of 19 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,706 | #241 of 830 | #6 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.8:1 | #325 of 575 | #19 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.3% | #452 of 594 | #20 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.9% | #559 of 630 | #23 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #261 of 289 | #16 of 17 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,706
+8 (+0%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 1,321
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
was 23.3:1
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 | 1,706 | 75 | 22.8:1 | 20% (340) |
| 2023-24 | 1,715 | 75 | 22.9:1 | 26% (447) |
| 2022-23 | 1,715 | 76 | 22.6:1 | 27% (456) |
| 2020-21 | 1,698 | 73 | 23.3:1 | 20% (347) |
| 2017-18 | 1,729 | 77 | 22.4:1 | 25% (428) |
| 2015-16 | 1,709 | 82 | 20.8:1 | 23% (387) |
| 2010-11 | 1,723 | 84 | 20.5:1 | 20% (352) |
| 2000-01 | 1,337 | 62 | 21.6:1 | 27% (365) |
| 1990-91 | 1,321 | 73 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OSCEOLA FUNDAMENTAL HIGH.
About OSCEOLA FUNDAMENTAL HIGH
OSCEOLA FUNDAMENTAL HIGH sits in SEMINOLE, Florida, and is classified as a high school. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,706 students. High schools in Florida have about 1,035 students on average; enrollment here is 65% higher.
PINELLAS is responsible for 151 schools, OSCEOLA FUNDAMENTAL HIGH included, with 87,955 students in all.
The student body at OSCEOLA FUNDAMENTAL HIGH is 73% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among Pinellas County residents, the White share is about 74%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 44, compared with 70 nationally.
OSCEOLA FUNDAMENTAL HIGH reports a ratio of 22.8 students per teacher, from 75 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 22.8:1 compares with an average of 23.5:1 for high schools in Florida. Lunch program data show 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 45% average for public schools in Pinellas County is 25 points.
Among Florida public high schools, OSCEOLA FUNDAMENTAL HIGH outscored 72%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
OSCEOLA FUNDAMENTAL HIGH's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 67.1% is 4.0 points below the 71.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school is in Pinellas County, where median household income comes to about $72,646, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Pinellas County counts 155 public schools with about 87,955 students.
OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: OSCEOLA FUNDAMENTAL HIGH ranks 3rd of 9 nearby schools, at 67.1% versus a 65.1% average.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 1,698 in 2020-21 to 1,706 in 2024-25, a change of 8 students.
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Pinellas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
963,481
Census ACS
Median income
$72,646
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
155
87,955 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PINELLAS
- PALM HARBOR UNIVERSITY HIGHHigh · 2,413 students
- LARGO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,058 students
- EAST LAKE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,980 students
- DIXIE M. HOLLINS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,934 students
- ST. PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,736 students
- PINELLAS PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,691 students
Other schools in SEMINOLE
- SEMINOLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,394 students
- OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 933 students
- SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 752 students
- STARKEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 580 students
- RICHARD O JACOBSON TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL AT SEMINOLEHigh · 546 students
- BAUDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 530 students
Nearby schools
- OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 933
- STARKEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 580
- BARDMOOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 457
- SOUTHERN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 451
- WALSINGHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 366
- SEMINOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 371
Frequently asked questions
About OSCEOLA FUNDAMENTAL HIGHHow large is OSCEOLA FUNDAMENTAL HIGH?
OSCEOLA FUNDAMENTAL HIGH enrolls approximately 1,706 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does OSCEOLA FUNDAMENTAL HIGH serve?
OSCEOLA FUNDAMENTAL HIGH serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does OSCEOLA FUNDAMENTAL HIGH have?
OSCEOLA FUNDAMENTAL HIGH employs 75 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at OSCEOLA FUNDAMENTAL HIGH?
At OSCEOLA FUNDAMENTAL HIGH, the student body is approximately 73% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees OSCEOLA FUNDAMENTAL HIGH?
OSCEOLA FUNDAMENTAL HIGH is overseen by PINELLAS in Pinellas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.