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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at OSLO MIDDLE SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
767
Middle
DISTRICT 670 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIAN RIVER·NCES 120093002998
OSLO MIDDLE SCHOOL
480 20TH AVE SW, VERO BEACH, FL 32962 · (772) 564-3980 · Indian River County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL767 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
552 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 233 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 274 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 260 | 34% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
58.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +12.7pp since 2023
Math
55.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 13 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 | 58.9% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.2% | 55.6% |
% 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
53.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 OSLO MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #284 of 560 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #305 of 560 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #206 of 560 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 767 | #321 of 584 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #358 of 547 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #42 of 553 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #250 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
767
-75 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 17.5:1
% White
39%
was 46%
% Hispanic
26%
was 23%
% Black
27%
was 24%
% Asian
2%
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 | 767 | 38 | 20.2:1 | 72% (552) |
| 2023-24 | 834 | 44 | 18.9:1 | 70% (581) |
| 2022-23 | 864 | 47 | 18.4:1 | 72% (626) |
| 2017-18 | 842 | 48 | 17.5:1 | 71% (600) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OSLO MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About OSLO MIDDLE SCHOOL
OSLO MIDDLE SCHOOL, located in VERO BEACH, Florida, is a medium-sized middle-grades school. A federal count lists 767 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8.
INDIAN RIVER is the local district for OSLO MIDDLE SCHOOL. It runs 28 schools with 16,621 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at OSLO MIDDLE SCHOOL, at 39%. Other groups include 27% Black, 26% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Indian River County residents are about 75% White. OSLO MIDDLE SCHOOL's diversity index is 70%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers at OSLO MIDDLE SCHOOL in 2024-25, for a ratio of 20.2:1. That matches the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida fairly closely. The lunch program counts 72% of students at OSLO MIDDLE SCHOOL as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Indian River County average 53%.
OSLO MIDDLE SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 53.4%, compared with a predicted 45.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations.
Indian River County has about 166,936 residents, and the median household income is $73,491, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. In all, Indian River County has 28 public schools and roughly 16,621 students.
Nearest public school: OSCEOLA MAGNET SCHOOL, about 0.9 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: OSLO MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 8th of 8 nearby schools, at 53.4% versus a 64.2% average.
The NCES locale for OSLO MIDDLE SCHOOL is Suburb: Mid-size, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school enrolled 767 students in 2024-25, 75 fewer than the 842 it had in 2017-18. Meanwhile, the White share shrank from 46% to 39% of enrollment. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (20.2:1) than in 2017-18 (17.5:1).
The OSLO MIDDLE SCHOOL community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Indian River County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
166,936
Census ACS
Median income
$73,491
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
16,621 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in INDIAN RIVER
- VERO BEACH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,645 students
- SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,777 students
- STORM GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 904 students
- IMAGINE AT SOUTH VEROElementary · 892 students
- SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 775 students
- INDIAN RIVER CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 682 students
Other schools in VERO BEACH
- VERO BEACH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,645 students
- STORM GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 904 students
- IMAGINE AT SOUTH VEROElementary · 892 students
- INDIAN RIVER CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 682 students
- CITRUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 630 students
- GIFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 608 students
Nearby schools
- OSCEOLA MAGNET SCHOOL0.9 mi · 524
- CITRUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 630
- VERO BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 593
- INDIAN RIVER ACADEMY2.3 mi · 444
- VERO BEACH HIGH SCHOOL2.3 mi · 2,645
- GLENDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About OSLO MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is OSLO MIDDLE SCHOOL?
OSLO MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 767 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does OSLO MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
OSLO MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at OSLO MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 20.2:1 students per teacher at OSLO MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is OSLO MIDDLE SCHOOL?
OSLO MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 39% White, 26% Hispanic, 27% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees OSLO MIDDLE SCHOOL?
OSLO MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by INDIAN RIVER in Indian River County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.