Osceola Middle School

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

Osceola Middle School in Ocala, Florida enrolled 866 students in 2024-25 with 45.0 full-time teachers, 19.2 students per teacher against the Florida middle-school median of 19.2. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 54-55% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 68% 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 fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

999 students in 2022-23, 915 students in 2023-24, 866 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 45.0 to 45.0.

Students enrolled at Osceola Middle School by school year2022-23: 999, 2023-24: 915, 2024-25: 86602505007501k2022-239992023-249152024-25866
Students enrolled at Osceola Middle School by school year2022-23: 999, 2023-24: 915, 2024-25: 86602505007501k2022-239992023-249152024-25866
Students enrolled at Osceola Middle School by school year2022-23: 999, 2023-24: 915, 2024-25: 86602505007501k2022-239992023-249152024-25866
Students enrolled at Osceola Middle School by school year2022-23: 999, 2023-24: 915, 2024-25: 86602505007501k2022-239992023-249152024-25866
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2399945.022.2
2023-2491545.020.3
2024-2586645.019.2

19.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 51 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; Osceola Middle School 19.2; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherOsceola Middle School 19.2state median 19.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; Osceola Middle School 19.2; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherOsceola Middle School 19.2state median 19.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; Osceola Middle School 19.2; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherOsceola Middle School 19.2state median 19.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; Osceola Middle School 19.2; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherOsceola Middle School 19.2state 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 482 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Osceola Middle School enrolled 963 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 105 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 482 of the 963 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions105
  • Chronically absent27.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

54.5% of students were White, 21.1% Hispanic, 16.4% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White54.5%
  2. Hispanic21.1%
  3. Black16.4%
  4. Two or more races6.4%
  5. Asian1.5%
  6. Pacific Islander0.1%

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 Middle School scored proficient or above: 54-55% in reading in 2021-22 and 68% 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, 2021-2254‑55%43%53%
Math, 2022-2368%47% (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.

Middle schools in Ocala

6 public middle schools in Ocala report 2024-25 enrollment; Osceola Middle School is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Horizon Academy at Marion Oaks1,26020.055.2%
Liberty Middle School1,17118.343.6%
Fort King Middle School91819.558.3%
Howard Middle School91718.748.6%
Osceola Middle School86619.236.0%
Ocali Charter Middle School19416.243.8%

All public schools in Ocala →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Osceola Middle School

  1. Fort King Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.3 miles away: 918 students, 19.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Howard Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 1.7 miles away: 917 students, 18.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  3. Compare Osceola Middle School with Fort King Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Marion County Public Schools spends per student$11,180 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,180
  5. The largest public schools in FloridaOsceola Middle School is the number 241 by size of 571 Florida middle schools open in 2024-25.#241 of 571
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher19.2 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 19.2 for middle schools.19.2:1
  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 Middle School

  1. How many students attend Osceola Middle School?
    866 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 999 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Ocala, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Osceola Middle School?
    19.2 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 Middle School a Title I school?
    Osceola Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Osceola Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Osceola Middle School scored proficient or above: 54-55% in reading in 2021-22 and 68% 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 Middle School in?
    Marion County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1201260. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120126001272 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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