Osceola Creek Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Loxahatchee, Florida

Osceola Creek Middle School in Loxahatchee, Florida enrolled 851 students in 2024-25 with 50.8 full-time teachers, 16.8 students per teacher against the Florida middle-school median of 19.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 48-52% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 67% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 53% and 52.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 18%

835 students in 2022-23, 838 students in 2023-24, 851 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.0 to 50.8.

Students enrolled at Osceola Creek Middle School by school year2022-23: 835, 2023-24: 838, 2024-25: 85102505007501k2022-238352023-248382024-25851
Students enrolled at Osceola Creek Middle School by school year2022-23: 835, 2023-24: 838, 2024-25: 85102505007501k2022-238352023-248382024-25851
Students enrolled at Osceola Creek Middle School by school year2022-23: 835, 2023-24: 838, 2024-25: 85102505007501k2022-238352023-248382024-25851
Students enrolled at Osceola Creek Middle School by school year2022-23: 835, 2023-24: 838, 2024-25: 85102505007501k2022-238352023-248382024-25851
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2383543.019.4
2023-2483845.018.6
2024-2585150.816.8

16.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 85 of every 100 Florida middle schools

Among the 562 Florida middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; This school 16.8; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 16.8state median 19.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; This school 16.8; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 16.8state median 19.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; This school 16.8; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 16.8state median 19.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; This school 16.8; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 16.8state median 19.2U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 247 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Osceola Creek Middle School enrolled 742 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 96 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 247 of the 742 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions96
  • Chronically absent24.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

39.5% of students were Hispanic, 38.2% White, 15.9% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic39.5%
  2. White38.2%
  3. Black15.9%
  4. Two or more races2.9%
  5. Asian2.6%
  6. American Indian0.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Osceola Creek Middle School scored proficient or above: 48-52% in reading in 2021-22 and 67% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtFlorida
Reading and language arts, 2021-2248‑52%55%53%
Math, 2022-2367%55% (2021-22)52.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Osceola Creek Middle School

  1. Western Pines Community MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 4.0 miles away: 1,097 students, 18.0 per teacher (2024-25).4.0 mi
  2. Crestwood Community MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 7.9 miles away: 752 students, 17.1 per teacher (2024-25).7.9 mi
  3. Compare Osceola Creek Middle School with Western Pines Community MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Palm Beach County School District spends per student$14,024 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,024
  5. The largest public schools in FloridaOsceola Creek Middle School is the number 255 by size of 571 Florida middle schools open in 2024-25.#255 of 571
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher16.8 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 19.2 for middle schools.16.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Osceola Creek Middle School

  1. How many students attend Osceola Creek Middle School?
    851 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 835 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Loxahatchee, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Osceola Creek Middle School?
    16.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for middle schools is 19.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Osceola Creek Middle School a Title I school?
    Osceola Creek Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Osceola Creek Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Osceola Creek Middle School scored proficient or above: 48-52% in reading in 2021-22 and 67% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Osceola Creek Middle School in?
    Palm Beach County School District, NCES district ID 1201500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120150004030 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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