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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLADES·NCES 120066004849

PEMAYETV EMAHAKV CHARTER OUR WAY SCHOOL

100 E HARNEY POND RD NE, OKEECHOBEE, FL 34974 · (863) 467-2501 · Glades County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
Enrollment
299
Elementary
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
,
0 FTE teachers
STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
1%
3 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
7
Kindergarten
36
Grade 1
30
Grade 2
33
Grade 3
38
Grade 4
34
Grade 5
38
Grade 6
36
Grade 7
23
Grade 8
24
Student demographics
White
269%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 33%
Hispanic
5619%
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 38%
Black
52%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 21%
Two+
7324%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 4%
Native American
13946%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
15251%
Female
14749%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
71.4%
FL avg 56.7% . -5.3pp since 2023
Math
86.9%
FL avg 58.9% . -4.2pp since 2023
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
79.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
299
+119 (+66%) vs 2017
% White
9%
was 9%
% Hispanic
19%
was 7%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About PEMAYETV EMAHAKV CHARTER OUR WAY SCHOOL

PEMAYETV EMAHAKV CHARTER OUR WAY SCHOOL is an elementary campus of intimate scale in OKEECHOBEE, Florida, part of GLADES, teacheing 299 students in grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 50% smaller than the state mean of about 604.

Across the 7 schools in GLADES (1,852 students total), PEMAYETV EMAHAKV CHARTER OUR WAY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, PEMAYETV EMAHAKV CHARTER OUR WAY SCHOOL logs that 46% of students identify as Native American, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 24% multiracial, 19% Hispanic, 9% White.

In terms of school funding signals, Roughly 1% of students at PEMAYETV EMAHAKV CHARTER OUR WAY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Glades County's rate of about 51%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PEMAYETV EMAHAKV CHARTER OUR WAY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 80.7%; this one delivers 79.0%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Glades County indicate the typical household earns roughly $45,870 per year, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Glades County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,852 students), PEMAYETV EMAHAKV CHARTER OUR WAY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

MOORE HAVEN MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 17.5 miles from this campus. On composite proficiency, PEMAYETV EMAHAKV CHARTER OUR WAY SCHOOL comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 46.0%.

PEMAYETV EMAHAKV CHARTER OUR WAY SCHOOL operates from an outlying location. PEMAYETV EMAHAKV CHARTER OUR WAY SCHOOL is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. PEMAYETV EMAHAKV CHARTER OUR WAY SCHOOL's enrollment has edged up 66% since 2018, when it stood at 180 (now 299). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 7% to 19% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the PEMAYETV EMAHAKV CHARTER OUR WAY SCHOOL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Glades County at a glance

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Population
12,563
Census ACS
Median income
$45,870
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,852 students

Quick facts

School name
PEMAYETV EMAHAKV CHARTER OUR WAY SCHOOL
District
GLADES
Address
100 E HARNEY POND RD NE, OKEECHOBEE, FL 34974
Phone
(863) 467-2501
County
Glades County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
299
Teachers (FTE)
0
Free/Reduced lunch
3 (1%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
120066004849
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About PEMAYETV EMAHAKV CHARTER OUR WAY SCHOOL
How large is PEMAYETV EMAHAKV CHARTER OUR WAY SCHOOL?
PEMAYETV EMAHAKV CHARTER OUR WAY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 299 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does PEMAYETV EMAHAKV CHARTER OUR WAY SCHOOL serve?
PEMAYETV EMAHAKV CHARTER OUR WAY SCHOOL serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does PEMAYETV EMAHAKV CHARTER OUR WAY SCHOOL have?
PEMAYETV EMAHAKV CHARTER OUR WAY SCHOOL employs 0 FTE teachers.
How diverse is PEMAYETV EMAHAKV CHARTER OUR WAY SCHOOL?
PEMAYETV EMAHAKV CHARTER OUR WAY SCHOOL reports a student body of 9% White, 19% Hispanic, 2% Black, 24% Two or more.
Who oversees PEMAYETV EMAHAKV CHARTER OUR WAY SCHOOL?
PEMAYETV EMAHAKV CHARTER OUR WAY SCHOOL is overseen by GLADES in Glades County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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