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South Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
2468 Sw 7 Th Ave
Okeechobee, FL 34974
Phone
(863) 462-5087
District
OKEECHOBEE
County
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
646
Classroom Teachers
37

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Florida

5

(10 is best)

Better than 49.1% of all FL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

South Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
54%
55%
52%
53%
55%
58%
54%
55%
52%
53%
55%
58%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
62%
59%
61%
57%
62%
61%
62%
59%
61%
57%
62%
61%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
53%
40%
55%
28%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
17
18
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 40 6.2%
Kindergarten 102 15.8%
Grade 1 107 16.6%
Grade 2 111 17.2%
Grade 3 110 17.0%
Grade 4 86 13.3%
Grade 5 90 13.9%
Total 646 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 59.0% 45.8% 37.9%
Black 7.2% 7.0% 22.1%
Hispanic 31.9% 44.9% 36.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 0.8% 2.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.3% 1.5% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 60.5% 61.5% 54.0%
Free lunch eligible 59.8% 59.8% 50.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.8% 1.7% 3.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 39,716 22,244,823
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 44.5 409
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 5.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.1% 16.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.6% 31.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.7% 26.1%
65 OR OLDER 19.6% 20.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 14,794 8,353,441
Single Parent Households With Children 10.0% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 80.6% 89.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 16.6% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.6% 16.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.8% 16.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 8.9% 13.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.3% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.6% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 18.5% 11.8%
$15,000 or less 13.3% 8.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,246 $34,754,750 54.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $561 $3,716,625 5.8%
Staff $636 $4,213,500 6.6%
General Administration $242 $1,603,250 2.5%
School Administration $516 $3,418,500 5.3%
Operation $734 $4,862,750 7.6%
Transportation $418 $2,769,250 4.3%
Other $195 $1,291,875 2.0%
Total Support $3,302 $21,875,750 34.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,127 $7,466,375 11.6%
Total Expenditures $9,674 $64,090,250 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,112 $17,265,628,708 52.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $478 $1,349,528,117 4.1%
Staff $630 $1,780,076,891 5.5%
General Administration $94 $266,053,333 0.8%
School Administration $539 $1,522,617,570 4.7%
Operation $1,033 $2,918,193,171 8.9%
Transportation $354 $999,510,943 3.1%
Other $265 $749,659,946 2.3%
Total Support $3,393 $9,585,888,752 29.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,041 $5,766,642,880 17.7%
Total Expenditures $11,546 $32,617,996,570 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%