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What advice would you give to incoming students at YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOL?
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Enrollment
588
Middle
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OKEECHOBEE·NCES 120141001360
YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOL
925 NW 23RD LN, OKEECHOBEE, FL 34972 · (863) 462-5056 · Okeechobee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL588 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
481 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 193 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 192 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 203 | 35% |
Student demographics
58%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOL→OKEECHOBEE HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within OKEECHOBEE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
46.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.1pp since 2023
Math
47.8%
FL avg 58.9% . -4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.7% | 47.8% |
| 2023-24 | 41.5% | 52.3% |
% 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
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #374 of 560 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #394 of 560 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #369 of 560 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 588 | #442 of 584 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #10 of 547 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #289 of 553 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #150 of 379 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
588
-128 (-18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.3:1
% White
38%
was 39%
% Hispanic
52%
was 50%
% Black
4%
was 7%
% 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 | 588 | 41 | 14.3:1 | 82% (481) |
| 2023-24 | 625 | 41 | 15.2:1 | 70% (440) |
| 2022-23 | 668 | 42 | 15.9:1 | 70% (470) |
| 2017-18 | 716 | 44 | 16.3:1 | 86% (618) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOL
YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOL is a small middle school in Florida, located in OKEECHOBEE. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 588 students on the rolls. Across middle schools in Florida, the average enrollment is about 794.
YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOL is run by OKEECHOBEE, whose 12 schools enroll 6,206 students.
More than half of the students at YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOL are Hispanic (52%). Beyond that, enrollment is 38% White, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. In Okeechobee County overall, about 26% of residents are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 58%.
The school lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. Statewide, middle schools in Florida average 19.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 82% of the student body. The figure for public schools in Okeechobee County is close, at 80%.
Schools in Florida with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 40.2%. YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 46.8%.
In Okeechobee County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $57,984 a year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Counting YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOL, Okeechobee County has 13 public schools.
YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOL is ahead of the 45.0% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 6.
NCES assigns YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOL the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 716 (2017-18) to 588 (2024-25). Students per teacher dropped from 16.3 in 2017-18 to 14.3 in 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOL. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 571 students
- NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 528 students
- SEMINOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 511 students
Other schools in OKEECHOBEE
- OKEECHOBEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,718 students
- EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 737 students
- OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 689 students
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 571 students
- NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 528 students
- SEMINOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 511 students
Nearby schools
- NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 528
- OKEECHOBEE VIRTUAL FRANCHISE0.5 mi · 59
- OKEECHOBEE ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMY0.5 mi · 266
- OKEECHOBEE HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,718
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 571
- SEMINOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 511
Frequently asked questions
About YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOL?
YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 588 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 38% White, 52% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by OKEECHOBEE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.