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What tradition at ST. CLOUD MIDDLE SCHOOL should never be changed?
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Enrollment
1,213
Middle
DISTRICT 874 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSCEOLA·NCES 120147001475
ST. CLOUD MIDDLE SCHOOL
1975 S MICHIGAN AVE, ST CLOUD, FL 34769 · (407) 891-3200 · Osceola County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,213 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
535 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
58.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +8.6pp since 2023
Math
63.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +10.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
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
60.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,213
-166 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 17.9:1
% White
35%
was 49%
% Hispanic
54%
was 41%
% Black
6%
was 5%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ST. CLOUD MIDDLE SCHOOL
ST. CLOUD MIDDLE SCHOOL is a 6-8 campus of high-enrollment scale in ST CLOUD, Florida, overseen by OSCEOLA, educateing 1,213 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 794 students each, so ST. CLOUD MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 53% above that benchmark.
ST. CLOUD MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 83 schools operated by OSCEOLA, a district that hosts 75,388 students overall.
On demographics, ST. CLOUD MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that 54% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 35% White, 6% Black, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting ST. CLOUD MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Osceola County's rate of about 52%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ST. CLOUD MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.1%; this one delivers 60.6%.
Across the wider county, census data for Osceola County shows median household income runs about $72,637, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Osceola County's 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,164 students), ST. CLOUD MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is MICHIGAN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ST. CLOUD MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 52.3%.
Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 12%: 1,379 students in 2018 compared to 1,213 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 49% to 35%.
On allk12, members of the ST. CLOUD MIDDLE SCHOOL community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Osceola County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
427,415
Census ACS
Median income
$72,637
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
74,164 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OSCEOLA
- TOHOPEKALIGA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,929 students
- CELEBRATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,681 students
- HARMONY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,673 students
- ST. CLOUD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,596 students
- POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,573 students
- OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,345 students
Other schools in ST CLOUD
- HARMONY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,673 students
- ST. CLOUD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,596 students
- VOYAGER K-8Elementary · 1,246 students
- HARMONY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,165 students
- CANOE CREEK K-8Elementary · 1,155 students
- ST. CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 721 students
Nearby schools
- MICHIGAN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 921
- OSCEOLA VIRTUAL FRANCHISE (SECONDARY)0.2 mi · 148
- ST. CLOUD HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 2,596
- CREATIVE INSPIRATION JOURNEY SCHOOL OF ST CLOUD1.2 mi · 550
- HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 1,078
- ST. CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 721
Frequently asked questions
About ST. CLOUD MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at ST. CLOUD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ST. CLOUD MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,213 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does ST. CLOUD MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
ST. CLOUD MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ST. CLOUD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ST. CLOUD MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 18.7:1 (65 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at ST. CLOUD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At ST. CLOUD MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 35% White, 54% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is ST. CLOUD MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
ST. CLOUD MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by OSCEOLA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.