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Oak Grove Middle School

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Oak Grove Middle School ranks 755 th of 1216 Florida middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

755^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,216 Florida Middle Schools

Better than 38% of Florida middle schools

Summary

Oak Grove Middle School in Clearwater, FL, serves 724 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the Pinellas district, which ranks in the top 25% of Florida districts. The school has shown a promising upward trend, climbing from a low point in 2022-2023 to its highest state ranking in years (38th percentile) for the 2025-2026 school year. This improvement is reflected in broad gains across subjects, such as 6th-grade English Language Arts proficiency rising from 30% to 53% and 8th-grade Science jumping from 29% to 48% over the same period.

A standout strength is Oak Grove's exceptional performance in Algebra 1, where 76% of students were proficient in 2025-2026—significantly higher than the district (64%) and state (63%) averages. This success has been consistent for four years, outperforming nearby schools like Seminole Middle School and Palm Harbor Middle School. However, this masks a critical weakness: only 16% of 7th graders were proficient in grade-level math, far below the state average of 53%. This "bimodal" pattern suggests that while advanced students thrive, the majority of on-level students struggle, pointing to a need for stronger core math instruction.

The most significant red flag is chronic absenteeism, which rose to 35.6% in 2023-2024—higher than the district (30.6%), state (31.4%), and every nearby school. For comparison, Clearwater Fundamental Middle School, just 2.3 miles away, has a chronic absenteeism rate of only 5.8%. This attendance crisis likely undermines academic progress, especially in subjects like 7th-grade math and 8th-grade science. While Oak Grove is on a recovery path, addressing absenteeism is critical to sustaining its recent gains and closing the gap with higher-performing peers.

724

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,237

Per pupil spending ?

59%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1370 S Belcher Rd
Clearwater, FL 33764

(727) 524-4430

District: Pinellas

Students who attend Oak Grove Middle School usually attend:

High:

Clearwater High School

Feeder schools for Oak Grove Middle School:

Elementary:	Belcher Elementary School
	Frontier Elementary School
	Plumb Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.4%

White:

30.2%

African American:

18.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 41st percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg64%

Florida avg62%

755^th of 1,216

Florida public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 21Middle Schools in the Pinellas

15^th of 70Pinellas 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	755 of 1216	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.4	676 of 1205	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	716 of 1196	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.3	918 of 1177	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	861 of 1148	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	733 of 1136	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	804 of 1099	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	694 of 1035	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.9	681 of 1031	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.5	586 of 997	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.9	577 of 999	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.5	456 of 956	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	42.2	542 of 897	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.5	491 of 891	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.4	440 of 839	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	61.1	325 of 780	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.7	278 of 740	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.4	245 of 736	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.9	193 of 675	71.4%	★★★★☆
2005	65.4	208 of 602	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.9	206 of 593	65.3%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

Civics77%~ state avg

Algebra 176%+13 vs state

Math56%-3 vs state

English Language Arts52%-9 vs state

Science48%-4 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, February 24, 2021

The office people are horrendous.. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, April 18, 2019

Do Not be fooled, This school is awful. The staff are incredibly rude, they could not care less about the students or their academic success. one star is generous. its a cesspool of disrespectful children and teachers battling it out with one another. these teachers/principles will lie to your face without batting an eye. Your Child will almost certainly fail at this school or barely pass the year, academically and socially Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, March 9, 2018

I wouldn't recommend this site for anyone! ALL students get free meals, the academics and structure is excellent. Very proud parent of an Oak Grove Middle School student. Close Quote

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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 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	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 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Geometry End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oak Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	1370 S Belcher Rd	Clearwater	33764	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	Yes	(727) 524-4430	724	41	17.6	59.0%	219 (30.2%)	136 (18.8%)	314 (43.4%)	21 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.7%)	41	755^th of 1216 public middle schools	37.9%		44.4	676^th of 1205 public middle schools	43.9%	79	53.0	55.0	49.0	57.0	16.0	62.0	48.0	76.0		77.0	$11,237	$805	$10,434
Clearwater Fundamental Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1660 Palmetto St	Clearwater	33755	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	Yes	No	No	(727) 298-1609	736	37	19.8	24.2%	469 (63.7%)	36 (4.9%)	182 (24.7%)	18 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.1%)	90.2	66^th of 1216 public middle schools	94.6%		91.4	60^th of 1205 public middle schools	95.0%	6	87.0	84.0	86.0	95.0		78.0	87.0	93.0	100.0	94.0	$9,019	$276	$8,743
Largo Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	155 8th Ave SE	Largo	33771	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	Yes	No	Yes	(727) 588-4600	752	43	17.4	54.9%	304 (40.4%)	177 (23.5%)	204 (27.1%)	21 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	39 (5.2%)	27.7	945^th of 1216 public middle schools	22.3%		35.2	812^th of 1205 public middle schools	32.6%	133	47.0	51.0	42.0	61.0	10.0	35.0	40.0	86.0	90.0	75.0	$11,134	$745	$10,387
Dunedin Highland Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	70 Patricia Ave	Dunedin	34698	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	Yes	No	No	(727) 469-4112	842	46	18.3	39.9%	404 (48.0%)	150 (17.8%)	203 (24.1%)	33 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	45 (5.3%)	69.9	329^th of 1216 public middle schools	72.9%		72.9	293^rd of 1205 public middle schools	75.7%	36	66.0	73.0	70.0	66.0	27.0	80.0	71.0	95.0	100.0	87.0	$11,092	$953	$10,139
FitzGerald Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	6410 118th Ave	Largo	33773	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	Yes	No	No	(727) 547-4526	910	48	18.9	54.7%	327 (35.9%)	149 (16.4%)	320 (35.2%)	61 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.6%)	42.4	739^th of 1216 public middle schools	39.2%		49	605^th of 1205 public middle schools	49.8%	134	58.0	58.0	57.0	46.0	19.0	55.0	51.0	81.0	100.0	80.0	$10,009	$735	$9,274
Safety Harbor Middle School	Public	6-8	901 1st Ave N	Safety Harbor	34695	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	No	(727) 724-1400	956	47	20.3	44.0%	455 (47.6%)	123 (12.9%)	323 (33.8%)	12 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.3%)	58.9	488^th of 1216 public middle schools	59.9%		52.4	560^th of 1205 public middle schools	53.5%	72	67.0	67.0	59.0	65.0	19.0	69.0	56.0	76.0	100.0	82.0	$9,798	$653	$9,144
Chi Chi Rodriquez Academy	Public	4-8	3030 N McMullen Booth Rd	Clearwater	33761	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	Yes	(727) 791-3522	90	7	12.8	53.3%	49 (54.4%)	18 (20.0%)	20 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	8	1129^th of 1216 public middle schools	7.2%		8.2	1125^th of 1205 public middle schools	6.6%	4	8.0	25.0	30.0	13.0	35.0	16.0	23.0			63.0	$14,664	$943	$13,722
Osceola Middle School	Public	6-8	9301 98th St	Seminole	33777	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	No	(727) 547-7689	933	51	18.2	46.8%	570 (61.1%)	86 (9.2%)	161 (17.3%)	37 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.9%)	70 (7.5%)	48.2	646^th of 1216 public middle schools	46.9%		51.4	575^th of 1205 public middle schools	52.3%	71	61.0	59.0	64.0	51.0	5.0	51.0	58.0	81.0	100.0	70.0	$10,683	$749	$9,932
Pinellas Park Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	6940 70th Ave N	Pinellas Park	33781	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	Yes	No	No	(727) 545-6400	999	54	18.5	58.7%	387 (38.7%)	158 (15.8%)	268 (26.8%)	127 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (5.7%)	30.7	901^st of 1216 public middle schools	25.9%		33.6	839^th of 1205 public middle schools	30.4%	62	40.0	45.0	50.0	58.0	9.0	49.0	44.0	82.0	100.0	69.0	$9,779	$684	$9,095
Seminole Middle School	Public	6-8	8701 131st St	Seminole	33776	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	No	(727) 547-4520	752	39	19.2	40.8%	477 (63.4%)	110 (14.6%)	101 (13.4%)	15 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (6.0%)	65.6	382^nd of 1216 public middle schools	68.6%		63.7	405^th of 1205 public middle schools	66.4%	23	67.0	67.0	67.0	70.0	14.0	70.0	65.0	89.0	100.0	83.0	$10,629	$490	$10,138

Frequently Asked Questions about Oak Grove Middle School

What high school do graduates of Oak Grove Middle School attend?

Students who attend Oak Grove Middle School usually go on to attend Clearwater High School

What is the racial makeup of Oak Grove Middle School?

Students at Oak Grove Middle School are 43% Hispanic, 30% White, 19% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Oak Grove Middle School in?

Pinellas

How many students attend Oak Grove Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 724 students attended Oak Grove Middle School.

Is Oak Grove Middle School a good school?

Oak Grove Middle School ranks 755^th of 1216 Florida middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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