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Yearling Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
811th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,205 Florida Middle Schools
Better than 33% of Florida middle schools
Summary

Yearling Middle School is a public middle school located in Okeechobee, Florida, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 625 students. The school is part of the Okeechobee School District, which is ranked 65th out of 67 districts in Florida and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Yearling Middle School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Florida middle schools, ranking between 672nd and 811th out of over 1,200 schools in recent years, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Yearling Middle School faces significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 30.9% to 50.2% in recent years, which are significantly higher than the state average. The school's test scores are generally below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels, with proficiency rates of 42-57% in ELA and 26-57% in Math, compared to the state averages of 55-60% in ELA and 50-60% in Math. Additionally, Yearling Middle School has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 66.91% to 70.4% in recent years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Interestingly, Osceola Middle School, located just 3.25 miles away, has similar demographic and performance characteristics to Yearling Middle School, with both schools ranking in the bottom half of Florida middle schools. This suggests that the challenges faced by Yearling Middle School may be reflective of broader issues within the Okeechobee School District. Despite the increase in per-student spending at Yearling Middle School, from $8,716 in 2020-2021 to $12,072 in 2023-2024, the school's academic performance has not shown significant improvement, indicating that a more comprehensive approach to school improvement is needed.

588
Students ?
14.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,576
Per pupil spending ?
81.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 925 NW 23rd Ln
       Okeechobee, FL  34972

(863) 462-5056

District: Okeechobee


Students who attend Yearling Middle School usually attend:

High:    Okeechobee High School

Feeder schools for Yearling Middle School:

Elementary:    North Elementary School
    Seminole Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
51.9%
White:
38.3%
African American:
4.4%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 31st percentile in 2014 → 33rd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Florida average (47% vs 58% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 31% Florida)
!Civics scores 20 pts below the Florida average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school47%
District avg43%
Florida avg58%
811th of 1,205
Florida public middle schools ?
Bottom 33%▬ steady since 2016
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SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 2Middle Schools in the Okeechobee
65th of 67Okeechobee among Florida districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankFlorida percentileRating
202535.3811 of 120532.7%★★☆☆☆
202436.1778 of 119634.9%★★☆☆☆
202332.6809 of 117731.3%★★☆☆☆
202235.7731 of 114836.3%★★☆☆☆
202132.1778 of 113631.5%★★☆☆☆
201937.6710 of 109935.4%★★☆☆☆
201835.6672 of 103535.1%★★☆☆☆
201730.5723 of 103129.9%★☆☆☆☆
201633.2672 of 99732.6%★★☆☆☆
201431.5689 of 99931.0%★★☆☆☆
201339.3601 of 95637.1%★★☆☆☆
201236.0594 of 89733.8%★★☆☆☆
201148.8500 of 89143.9%★★☆☆☆
201048.0474 of 83943.5%★★☆☆☆
200957.4364 of 78053.3%★★★☆☆
200854.3367 of 74050.4%★★★☆☆
200756.7333 of 73654.8%★★★☆☆
200650.1354 of 67547.6%★★☆☆☆
200535.0427 of 60229.1%★☆☆☆☆
200449.9318 of 59346.4%★★☆☆☆
By subject vs Florida (2024-2025) ?
Algebra 173%+13 vs state
Civics51%-20 vs state
English Language Arts47%-11 vs state
Science44%-5 vs state
Math43%-13 vs state

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Students at Yearling Middle School are 52% Hispanic, 38% White, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Yearling Middle School ranks 811th of 1205 Florida middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 588 students attended Yearling Middle School.

Students who attend Yearling Middle School usually go on to attend Okeechobee High School


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