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How has SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
475
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OKEECHOBEE·NCES 120141001359
SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2468 SW 7TH AVE, OKEECHOBEE, FL 34974 · (863) 462-5087 · Okeechobee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL475 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
335 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 15% |
Student demographics
56%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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
49.9%
FL avg 56.7% . -2.7pp since 2023
Math
57.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 50 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 down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.9% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.6% | 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
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Okeechobee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,232 of 2,136 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,244 of 2,149 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #1,307 of 2,149 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 475 | #1,515 of 2,267 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,230 of 2,077 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.1% | #1,078 of 2,108 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #1,082 of 1,374 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
475
-36 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.0:1
% White
57%
was 53%
% Hispanic
32%
was 30%
% Black
5%
was 10%
% 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 | 475 | 29 | 16.4:1 | 71% (335) |
| 2023-24 | 536 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 48% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 573 | 36 | 15.9:1 | 61% (352) |
| 2017-18 | 511 | 32 | 16.0:1 | 84% (427) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school with its address in OKEECHOBEE, Florida. It enrolled 475 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Florida average about 604 students each.
The 12 schools in OKEECHOBEE enroll 6,206 students altogether, SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
By race and ethnicity, SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 57% White. After that, the student body is 32% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Okeechobee County is about 69% White. SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL total 29 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.4:1. The 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 335 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 71%. The gap from the 80% average for public schools in Okeechobee County is 9 points.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 45.8% at SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 52.0%.
Census Bureau estimates for Okeechobee County show that median household income is about $57,984, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 13 public schools in Okeechobee County, which together enroll about 6,206 students.
The school nearest to SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 1st among 7 schools close by.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
From 2017-18 to 2024-25, SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL went from 511 students to 475. The largest shift in the student mix was in the Black share, which fell from 10% to 5%.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 689 students
- YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 588 students
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 571 students
- NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 528 students
Other schools in OKEECHOBEE
- OKEECHOBEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,718 students
- EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 737 students
- OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 689 students
- YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 588 students
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 571 students
- NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 528 students
Nearby schools
- OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 689
- STUDENT SERV./SPECIAL PROGRAMS1.1 mi · 1
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 571
- EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.0 mi · 737
- YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOL3.2 mi · 588
- OKEECHOBEE HIGH SCHOOL3.3 mi · 1,718
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 475 students in grades PK-05.
Is SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the student diversity at SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 57% White, 32% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of OKEECHOBEE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.