Cypress Quarters’s public schools score below 89% of Florida districts on tests and graduation
43% of students in Cypress Quarters’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the Florida average (52%). The grade covers the public school district serving Cypress Quarters, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Florida, not nationally.
From Florida state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Cypress Quarters’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 43% of tested students were proficient in reading and 46% in math, against 52% and 52% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
75% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,404 per student, against $13,006 across Florida (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 15% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Cypress Quarters’s grade
D: better than 11% of Florida school districts. Both inputs trail the Florida average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Cypress Quarters, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Cypress Quarters · depends on your address
Seminole Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 511 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Okeechobee
South Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 475 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Okeechobee
6th grade in Cypress Quarters · depends on your address
Osceola Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 689 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Okeechobee
Yearling Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 588 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Okeechobee
7th grade in Cypress Quarters · depends on your address
Osceola Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 689 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Okeechobee
Yearling Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 588 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Okeechobee
8th grade in Cypress Quarters · depends on your address
Osceola Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 689 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Okeechobee
Yearling Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 588 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Okeechobee
9th grade in Cypress Quarters
Okeechobee High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,718 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Okeechobee
10th grade in Cypress Quarters
Okeechobee High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,718 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Okeechobee
11th grade in Cypress Quarters
Okeechobee High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,718 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Okeechobee
12th grade in Cypress Quarters
Okeechobee High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,718 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Okeechobee
Cypress Quarters’s public schools are run by Okeechobee County School District, which also serves Okeechobee. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Cypress Quarters vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Cypress Quarters’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Cypress Quarters | D | Okeechobee County |
| Okeechobee | D | Okeechobee County |
Every school in Cypress Quarters
8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Florida’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Cypress Quarters’s schools
Are Cypress Quarters’s schools good?
On Florida’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Cypress Quarters children attend score below 89% of Florida’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 8%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Cypress Quarters in?
Okeechobee County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 6,143 students in 11 schools (2024–25).
Where do Cypress Quarters kids go to high school?
Okeechobee High School in Okeechobee, with 1,718 students; its own test results earn a C.
What is Cypress Quarters’s graduation rate?
75% of the class of 2023 in Okeechobee County School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida.
How much does Cypress Quarters spend per student?
$12,404 in Okeechobee County School District (FY2024), against $13,006 across Florida. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Cypress Quarters families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Florida. Stars are from neighbors.