SEMINOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SEMINOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school of tight-knit scale in OKEECHOBEE, Florida, part of OKEECHOBEE, instructing 511 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within OKEECHOBEE, which oversees 12 schools and 6,206 students, SEMINOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, SEMINOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 59%. Beyond that, the school reports 32% White, 5% Black, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

On the income-and-resources front, SEMINOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting SEMINOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Okeechobee County's rate of about 80%.

After controlling for student poverty, SEMINOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.4%.

Across the wider county, census data for Okeechobee County shows the typical household earns roughly $57,984 per year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Okeechobee County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,206 students), SEMINOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SEMINOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 45.3%.

SEMINOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SEMINOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has decreased 13%, going from 590 students in 2018 to 511 in 2025.

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