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Best Public Schools in Okeechobee County, FL

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Schools

6,441

Students

Districts

Top rankedPemayetv Emahakv Charter Our Way School374^th of 2,242 Florida elementary schools

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Biggest riser

South Elementary School up 97 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Yearling Middle School 14.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				FAST English Language Arts (2026)								FAST Math (2026)						Statewide Science Science (2026)		EOC Algebra 1 (2026)	EOC Geometry (2026)	EOC Biology 1 (2026)	EOC US History (2026)	EOC Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 3rd Grade	FAST English Language Arts 4th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 5th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 9th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 10th Grade	FAST Math 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Geometry End of Course	EOC Biology 1 End of Course	EOC US History End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pemayetv Emahakv Charter Our Way School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	100 E Harney Pond Rd NE	Okeechobee	34974	Okeechobee County	Glades	Yes	No	No	No	(863) 467-2501	299	0		1.0%	26 (8.7%)	5 (1.7%)	56 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	139 (46.5%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (24.4%)	80.6	374^th of 2242 public elementary schools	83.3%		83	336^th of 2258 public elementary schools	85.1%	38	84.0	71.0	76.0	70.0	41.0	74.0			81.0	91.0	94.0	93.0	75.0		53.0	68.0	78.0				75.0	$35,219	$214	$35,005
Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	610 SW 5th Ave	Okeechobee	34974	Okeechobee County	Okeechobee	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 462-5077	571	32	17.9	86.0%	225 (39.4%)	47 (8.2%)	282 (49.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.6%)	14.5	2055^th of 2242 public elementary schools	8.3%		17.8	1972^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	12.7%	83	49.0	30.0	51.0						49.0	27.0	35.0				35.0							$10,728	$1,456	$9,272
Okeechobee High School	Public	9-12	2800 Us Highway 441 N	Okeechobee	34972	Okeechobee County	Okeechobee	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 462-5025	1,718	87	19.8	75.8%	700 (40.7%)	103 (6.0%)	809 (47.1%)	20 (1.2%)	38 (2.2%)	4 (0.2%)	44 (2.6%)	29.7	586^th of 841 public high schools	30.3%		32.5	557^th of 844 public high schools	34.0%	29							55.0	47.0									26.0	38.0	59.0	55.0		$11,645	$1,428	$10,217
South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2468 SW 7th Ave	Okeechobee	34974	Okeechobee County	Okeechobee	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 462-5087	475	29	16.3	70.5%	273 (57.5%)	22 (4.6%)	154 (32.4%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	45	1273^rd of 2242 public elementary schools	43.2%		39.7	1370^th of 2258 public elementary schools	39.3%	97	69.0	61.0	56.0						63.0	44.0	59.0				52.0							$11,990	$1,632	$10,357
Yearling Middle School	Public	6-8	925 NW 23rd Ln	Okeechobee	34972	Okeechobee County	Okeechobee	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 462-5056	588	41	14.3	81.8%	225 (38.3%)	26 (4.4%)	305 (51.9%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.7%)	31.1	901^st of 1224 public middle schools	26.4%		35.3	811^th of 1205 public middle schools	32.7%	90				44.0	52.0	45.0						44.0	65.0	36.0		37.0	78.0				64.0	$12,576	$1,734	$10,841
North Elementary School	Public	K-5	3000 NW 10th Ter	Okeechobee	34972	Okeechobee County	Okeechobee	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 462-5100	528	32	16.5	78.8%	215 (40.7%)	23 (4.4%)	276 (52.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	5.8	2196^th of 2242 public elementary schools	2.1%		23.5	1811^th of 2258 public elementary schools	19.8%	385	33.0	28.0	39.0						39.0	29.0	26.0				32.0							$11,662	$1,648	$10,014
Everglades Elementary School	Public	K-5	3725 SE 8th St	Okeechobee	34974	Okeechobee County	Okeechobee	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 462-5108	737	36	20.4	86.8%	344 (46.7%)	39 (5.3%)	321 (43.6%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (3.0%)	22	1876^th of 2242 public elementary schools	16.3%		29.4	1663^rd of 2258 public elementary schools	26.4%	213	61.0	31.0	38.0						50.0	36.0	52.0				44.0							$13,605	$4,999	$8,607
Seminole Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2690 NW 42nd Ave	Okeechobee	34972	Okeechobee County	Okeechobee	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 462-5116	511	32	15.9	91.0%	165 (32.3%)	23 (4.5%)	301 (58.9%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	17.6	1988^th of 2242 public elementary schools	11.3%		26.4	1745^th of 2258 public elementary schools	22.7%	243	39.0	42.0	45.0						34.0	46.0	54.0				42.0							$12,986	$2,154	$10,832
Osceola Middle School	Public	6-8	825 SW 28th St	Okeechobee	34974	Okeechobee County	Okeechobee	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 462-5070	689	41	16.9	77.4%	336 (48.8%)	43 (6.2%)	275 (39.9%)	8 (1.2%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	32.8	885^th of 1224 public middle schools	27.7%		28.9	900^th of 1205 public middle schools	25.3%	15				45.0	52.0	44.0						46.0	65.0	38.0		40.0	82.0				68.0	$11,960	$1,692	$10,270
Okeechobee Achievement Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1000 NW 34th St	Okeechobee	34972	Okeechobee County	Okeechobee	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 462-5125	266	11	24.1	82.0%	117 (44.0%)	17 (6.4%)	115 (43.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.0%)								(n/a)				9.0		9.0	17.0	5.0				0.0		17.0		10.0	9.0	0.0	24.0	15.0	18.0	$20,004	$3,792	$16,213
Okeechobee Virtual Franchise	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1000 NW 34th St	Okeechobee	34972	Okeechobee County	Okeechobee	No	No	Yes	No	(863) 462-5125	59	0	295.0	66.1%	34 (57.6%)	4 (6.8%)	17 (28.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.8%)								(n/a)																		15.0				$9,302	$1,126	$8,176
Okeechobee Virtual Instruction Program	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	700 SW 2nd Ave	Okeechobee	34974	Okeechobee County	Okeechobee	No	No	Yes	No	(863) 462-5000	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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