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Okeechobee Schools
Okeechobee is a public school district in Florida, based in Okeechobee County (Okeechobee). SchoolGrade grades 11 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Okeechobee on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Okeechobee
9 of 11 schools in Okeechobee carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 5C: 3D: 1
Best schools in Okeechobee
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B+ Seminole Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B Everglades Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B North Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B Okeechobee High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Osceola Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ South Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C+ Central Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- C+ Yearling Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D- Okeechobee Achievement Academy (K-12 school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Okeechobee
High schools (1)
- B Okeechobee High School, Okeechobee
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- B Osceola Middle School, Okeechobee
- C+ Yearling Middle School, Okeechobee
Elementary and primary schools (5)
- C+ Central Elementary School, Okeechobee
- B Everglades Elementary School, Okeechobee
- B North Elementary School, Okeechobee
- B+ Seminole Elementary School, Okeechobee
- C+ South Elementary School, Okeechobee
Other schools and academies (3)
- D- Okeechobee Achievement Academy, Okeechobee
- Okeechobee Virtual Franchise, Okeechobee
- Student Servspecial Programs, Okeechobee
Where Okeechobee schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Okeechobee (11)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Florida
- County: Okeechobee County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 6,337 students with 344 full-time-equivalent teachers and 760 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1201410
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- St. Lucie (47 schools, 27 mi)
- Highlands (19 schools, 28 mi)
- Indian River (28 schools, 29 mi)
- Glades (6 schools, 35 mi)
- Martin (29 schools, 36 mi)
- Osceola (76 schools, 49 mi)
- Palm Beach (223 schools, 57 mi)
- Hardee (9 schools, 58 mi)
Questions about Okeechobee
How many schools are in Okeechobee?
SchoolGrade grades 11 public schools in Okeechobee, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Okeechobee serve?
The largest by graded schools: Okeechobee.
How good are the schools in Okeechobee?
Across the 9 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 39.9% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 40.7%. 78% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Okeechobee?
6,337 students were enrolled in Okeechobee in the 2023-24 school year, about 18.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Okeechobee?
Okeechobee is in Florida, based in Okeechobee County, with its district office in Okeechobee. Its boundary covers about 769 sq mi.