SOUTHERN OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL

Regular School · PORT ST LUCIE, FL

SOUTHERN OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a regular school school in PORT ST LUCIE, Florida, serving grades 06–08 with 833 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 19.4:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

833

Teachers (FTE)

43.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

19.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	299	36%
Hispanic/Latino	284	34%
White	197	24%
Two or more races	45	5%
Asian	6	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	833	443M / 390F

English Language Learners: 75 (9% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	39.0% -9.8pp	48.8%	780
Reading Proficiency	43.0% -9.2pp	52.2%	771
Science Proficiency	30.0%	—	291

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.09 grade levels

Math

-0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

4 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

182

21.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

217

26.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	833	100%

Contact & Location

5500 NE SAINT JAMES DR

PORT ST LUCIE, FL 34983

Phone: (772)785-5640

http://www.stlucie.k12.fl.us/SOM/

District

ST. LUCIE

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,116

District enrollment: 45,661

Other Schools in District

ALLAPATTAH FLATS K-8 Elementary
BAYSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
CHESTER A. MOORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
CREATIVE ARTS ACADEMY OF ST. LUCIE Elementary
FAIRLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
FLORESTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
FRANCES K. SWEET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
LAKEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 34983) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120177003020

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD