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Osceola Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
646th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,216 Florida Middle Schools
Better than 47% of Florida middle schools
Summary

Osceola Middle School in Seminole, FL, serves 933 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the Pinellas County School District, which ranks in the top 25% of Florida districts.

Osceola is a school of stark contrasts. On one hand, it excels at accelerating top students into high school-level math, with 81% of students proficient in Algebra 1 and a perfect 100% proficient in Geometry—results that rival top-performing schools like Clearwater Fundamental Middle School and Seminole Middle School. On the other hand, only 5% of its 7th graders were proficient in standard math, the lowest rate among all nearby middle schools and far below the state average of 53%. This suggests a "barbell effect" where resources are heavily focused on advanced tracks, leaving many on-grade-level students without adequate support. The school's overall state ranking has fluctuated between the 40th and 64th percentile over the past decade, currently sitting at the 47th percentile (2-star rating).

Despite these challenges, Osceola is relatively efficient with its resources, spending $10,683 per student—the second lowest among its peer group—while still outperforming schools that spend significantly more, such as Mangrove Bay Middle School ($12,818) and Meadowlawn Middle School ($11,590). Chronic absenteeism, while still high at 29.6%, has improved and is now below district and state averages. Notably, nearby Seminole Middle School serves a similar demographic but consistently outperforms Osceola in nearly every subject, offering a clear model for potential improvement. The 7th-grade math crisis is not unique to Osceola—every nearby middle school has proficiency rates below 30%—but addressing this weakness is the school's most urgent priority.

933
Students ?
18.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,683
Per pupil spending ?
46.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 9301 98th St
       Seminole, FL  33777

(727) 547-7689

District: Pinellas


Feeder schools for Osceola Middle School:

Elementary:    Fuguitt Elementary School
    Orange Grove Elementary School
    Seminole Elementary School
    Starkey Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
61.1%
Hispanic:
17.3%
African American:
9.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2016 → 47th in 2026
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016
!Math scores 12 pts below the Florida average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school60%
District avg63%
Florida avg61%
646th of 1,216
Florida public middle schools ?
Bottom 47%▼ down 17 pts since 2016
From top 36% (2016) to bottom 47% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
13th of 21Middle Schools in the Pinellas
15th 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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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankFlorida percentileRating
202648.2646 of 121646.9%★★☆☆☆
202551.4575 of 120552.3%★★★☆☆
202449.7599 of 119649.9%★★★☆☆
202347.6602 of 117748.9%★★☆☆☆
202247.3584 of 114849.1%★★☆☆☆
202144.5627 of 113644.8%★★☆☆☆
201941.6659 of 109940.0%★★☆☆☆
201851.0506 of 103551.1%★★★☆☆
201758.2415 of 103159.7%★★★☆☆
201660.4362 of 99763.7%★★★☆☆
201455.7442 of 99955.8%★★★☆☆
201359.8376 of 95660.7%★★★☆☆
201257.3391 of 89756.4%★★★☆☆
201162.5350 of 89160.7%★★★☆☆
201061.7334 of 83960.2%★★★☆☆
200965.8276 of 78064.6%★★★☆☆
200867.5244 of 74067.0%★★★☆☆
200772.5195 of 73673.5%★★★★☆
200667.3209 of 67569.0%★★★☆☆
200564.9213 of 60264.6%★★★☆☆
200466.2194 of 59367.3%★★★☆☆
By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?
Geometry100%+44 vs state
Algebra 181%+18 vs state
Civics70%-7 vs state
English Language Arts61%~ state avg
Science58%+6 vs state
Math47%-12 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 933 students attended Osceola Middle School.

Students at Osceola Middle School are 61% White, 17% Hispanic, 9% African American, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Osceola Middle School ranks 646th of 1216 Florida middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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2025–26 EOC, FAST & Statewide Science test scoresJun 26, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataMar 20, 2026
2024–25 graduation ratesJan 13, 2026
2024–25 EOC, FAST & Statewide Science test scoresJun 26, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Florida Department of Education.

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