SOUTHERN OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL

SOUTHERN OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of the mid-sized 6-8 campuss in PORT ST LUCIE, Florida, part of ST. LUCIE, with 833 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Within ST. LUCIE, which oversees 53 schools and 49,308 students, SOUTHERN OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, SOUTHERN OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is Black at 36%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 34% Hispanic, 24% White, 5% multiracial. By comparison, St. Lucie County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, SOUTHERN OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.4:1. The state averages about 19.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, St. Lucie County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, SOUTHERN OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.3%, the actual is 42.3%, a residual of -6.0 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (St. Lucie County) shows that median household earnings sit near $71,457, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across St. Lucie County's 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,809 students), SOUTHERN OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

RIVERS EDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SOUTHERN OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 53.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. SOUTHERN OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 949 (now 833). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 45% to 24%. Class-load math has grew: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for SOUTHERN OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.