Okeechobee High School

2800 Us Highway 441 N, Okeechobee FL, 34972 | Okeechobee County School District | 863-462-5025
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1709
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 41% 26% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 26 in Okeechobee
  • Ranked #0 of 6433 in Florida
Proficiency Averages
48%Okeechobee
55%Florida

Okeechobee High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Okeechobee County School District" in Okeechobee, FL. There are a total of 1,709 students and 89 teachers at Okeechobee High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 20 to 1.

Okeechobee High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 40.5%, which is 26% lower than the Florida average.

Okeechobee High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1709
Teachers89
Student/Teacher ratio20:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment190
Taking some courses157
Taking some courses (not tests)15
Passing some courses18
Passing no courses131

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Okeechobee High School, there are a total of 190 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 157 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All38%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School38%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All43%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School43%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Okeechobee High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictFloridaNational
White 54.7% 48.7% 40.9% 51.1%
Black 5.9% 8.3% 22.7% 15.9%
Asian 0.8% 0.8% 2.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 34.3% 38.4% 30.0% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 2.3% 1.1% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 2.0% 2.7% 3.2% 3.1%

Okeechobee demographics profile

StatisticOkeechobeeFloridaNational
Population5,57421,477,737328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,37441091
Median age35.941.637.7
Male/Female ratio1.2:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)53%54%55%
Speak English77%72%79%
Speak Spanish19%21%13%

Education level achieved in Okeechobee

IndexOkeechobeeFloridaNational
Completed 8th grade66.9%84.0%84.3%
Completed high school59.6%83.0%83.0%
Completed some college35.1%58.0%59.4%
Completed associate degree18.7%37.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors8.5%27.9%30.3%
Completed masters3.4%10.0%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.1%3.1%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.5%1.1%1.3%
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Source: The Okeechobee High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.