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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINELLAS·NCES 120156002478

OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL

9301 98TH ST, SEMINOLE, FL 33777 · (727) 547-7689 · Pinellas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL933 STUDENTS
Enrollment
933
Middle
DISTRICT 717 · STATE 794
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
437 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 628130%
Grade 733736%
Grade 831534%
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
57061%
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
16117%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
869%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
374%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
708%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
81%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
47351%
Female
46049%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
57.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.6pp since 2023
Math
56.8%
FL avg 58.9% . -0.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2557.7%56.8%
2023-2450.1%57.6%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 MIDDLE SCHOOL

OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (54.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL this school93346.8%54.1%
GREEN COVE SPRINGS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
GREEN COVE SPRINGS
79346.5%69.1%
STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL
STUART
77747.2%56.4%
DESTIN MIDDLE SCHOOL
DESTIN
79943.8%71.5%
BUFFALO CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL
PALMETTO
1,17149.4%56.2%
FREEPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL
FREEPORT
79045.8%65.2%
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 OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Pinellas County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
54.1%#269 of 560#10 of 19
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
56.8%#283 of 560
▼ 43
#11 of 19
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
57.7%#226 of 560
▲ 30
#9 of 19
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
933#191 of 584#4 of 21
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.3:1#186 of 547#9 of 20
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
58.1%#288 of 553#14 of 20
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
46.8%#343 of 565#11 of 20
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-25.2%#80 of 379#7 of 18
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 2024-25
Enrollment
933
-233 (-20%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 854
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 20.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-259335118.3:147% (437)
2023-249865617.6:150% (495)
2022-231,0095319.0:152% (528)
2020-211,1665820.1:150% (585)
2017-181,2477017.8:163% (780)
2015-161,2426918.0:157% (709)
2010-111,2587018.0:152% (648)
2000-011,1075819.1:144% (489)
1990-918544917.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL.

About OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL

SEMINOLE, Florida, is home to OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL, a medium-sized middle school. It enrolled 933 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year.

PINELLAS enrolls 87,955 students, and its 151 schools include OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL.

Roughly 61% of students at OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL are White. Other reported shares: 17% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Pinellas County's residents are about 74% White, 13 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 58% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

At OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL, 51 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 18.3:1. On average, middle schools in Florida have 19.6:1, compared with 18.3:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 47% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Pinellas County average 45%.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL, the prediction is 57.7% and the result is 54.1%.

Pinellas County has these Census figures: the median household income is $72,646, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. In all, Pinellas County has 155 public schools and roughly 87,955 students.

The nearest public school is OSCEOLA FUNDAMENTAL HIGH, at about 0.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL comes in 9th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.

Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Over 4 years, OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment declined 20%, to 933. The school's ratio fell from 20.1:1 to 18.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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Pinellas County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL
District
PINELLAS
Address
9301 98TH ST, SEMINOLE, FL 33777
Phone
(727) 547-7689
County
Pinellas County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
933
Teachers (FTE)
51
Student–teacher ratio
18.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
437 (47%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
120156002478
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Osceola Middle. OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL is the largest of the 6.

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Frequently asked questions

About OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 933 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 18.3:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 61% White, 17% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by PINELLAS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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