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Does OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
689
Middle
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OKEECHOBEE·NCES 120141003089
OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL
825 SW 28TH ST, OKEECHOBEE, FL 34974 · (863) 462-5070 · Okeechobee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL689 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
533 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 224 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 238 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 227 | 33% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL→OKEECHOBEE HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within OKEECHOBEE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
42.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
47.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 47.3% |
| 2023-24 | 39.7% | 46.6% |
% 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
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 →
Where OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #422 of 560 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #404 of 560 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #435 of 560 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 689 | #383 of 584 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #89 of 547 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #259 of 553 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #322 of 379 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
689
-33 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 18.1:1
% White
49%
was 52%
% Hispanic
40%
was 36%
% Black
6%
was 8%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 689 | 40.7 | 16.9:1 | 77% (533) |
| 2023-24 | 711 | 40.7 | 17.5:1 | 68% (484) |
| 2022-23 | 753 | 37.7 | 20.0:1 | 67% (502) |
| 2017-18 | 722 | 40 | 18.1:1 | 84% (607) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL
The public middle school OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL is located in OKEECHOBEE, Florida. The school enrolls 689 students in grades 6 through 8.
OKEECHOBEE counts 6,206 students in its 12 schools, and OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of them.
White students account for 49% of enrollment at OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL, more than any other group. Other groups include 40% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 69% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL reported 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 16.9:1. Middle schools in Florida have an average ratio of 19.6:1. Roughly 77% of students at OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Test results at OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL are 1.4 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (43.8% actual, 42.4% predicted).
In the surrounding county, Okeechobee County, the median household earns about $57,984 a year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Okeechobee County has 13 public schools with about 6,206 students, including OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is the closest to OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL. OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 45.5%, higher than OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL's 43.8%.
Locale data from NCES put OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
From 722 students in 2017-18, enrollment decreased to 689 by 2024-25. Hispanic students made up 36% of enrollment in 2017-18 and 40% in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 18.1 to 16.9 over 7 years.
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Okeechobee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,816
Census ACS
Median income
$57,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
6,206 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OKEECHOBEE
- OKEECHOBEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,718 students
- EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 737 students
- YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 588 students
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 571 students
- NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 528 students
- SEMINOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 511 students
Other schools in OKEECHOBEE
- OKEECHOBEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,718 students
- EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 737 students
- YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 588 students
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 571 students
- NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 528 students
- SEMINOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 511 students
Nearby schools
- SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 475
- STUDENT SERV./SPECIAL PROGRAMS1.3 mi · 1
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 571
- EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.2 mi · 737
- YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOL3.3 mi · 588
- OKEECHOBEE HIGH SCHOOL3.4 mi · 1,718
Frequently asked questions
About OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 689 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the student diversity at OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 49% White, 40% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by OKEECHOBEE in Okeechobee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.