📍 2468 Sw 7th Ave, Okeechobee, Okeechobee County, 34974
South Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Okeechobee, Okeechobee County. The school has 573 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Okeechobee school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths.
South Elementary School enrolls 573 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 6.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 326 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 172 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 39 | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 4% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
352 of the school's 573 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 329 qualify for free lunch and 23 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 26, state house district 55.
South Elementary School is one of 13 schools in OKEECHOBEE, based in OKEECHOBEE, Florida. The district serves 6,143 students district-wide and employs 348 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 573 students, South Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 473 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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