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What's the one class at BELLALAGO CHARTER ACADEMY every student should take?
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Enrollment
1,108
Elementary
DISTRICT 791 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSCEOLA·NCES 120147004012
BELLALAGO CHARTER ACADEMY
3651 PLEASANT HILL RD, KISSIMMEE, FL 34746 · (407) 933-1690 · Osceola County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,108 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Florida public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 30.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
531 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 122 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 131 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 132 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 133 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 143 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 43% smaller than its 8th grade class (143).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
54.2%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.9pp since 2023
Math
52.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.2% | 52.9% |
| 2023-24 | 49.3% | 48.1% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like BELLALAGO CHARTER ACADEMY
BELLALAGO CHARTER ACADEMY's state test result (52.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELLALAGO CHARTER ACADEMY this school | 1,108 | 47.9% | 52.9% |
| QUIET WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DEERFIELD BEACH | 1,072 | 42.7% | 50.8% |
| TREELINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT MYERS | 1,057 | 43.5% | 46.9% |
| CITRUS COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOYNTON BEACH | 1,137 | 48.7% | 62.7% |
| SUMMERFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RIVERVIEW | 901 | 52.4% | 47.3% |
| SESSUMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RIVERVIEW | 904 | 45.0% | 49.3% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BELLALAGO CHARTER ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Osceola County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #1,184 of 2,136 | #12 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #1,427 of 2,149 ▲ 55 | #14 of 45 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #1,098 of 2,149 ▲ 108 | #12 of 45 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,108 | #127 of 2,267 | #8 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #1,409 of 2,077 | #22 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.0% | #425 of 2,108 | #1 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.9% | #1,357 of 2,188 | #35 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.2% | #699 of 1,374 | #15 of 23 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,108
-117 (-10%) vs 2020
-23% since 2010-11, when it was 1,438
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 17.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,108 | 65.5 | 16.9:1 | 48% (531) |
| 2023-24 | 1,157 | 64.5 | 17.9:1 | 48% (560) |
| 2022-23 | 1,162 | 63 | 18.4:1 | 45% (524) |
| 2020-21 | 1,225 | 70 | 17.5:1 | 48% (582) |
| 2017-18 | 1,307 | 75 | 17.4:1 | 59% (771) |
| 2015-16 | 1,296 | 83 | 15.6:1 | 69% (889) |
| 2010-11 | 1,438 | 80 | 18.0:1 | 64% (927) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BELLALAGO CHARTER ACADEMY.
About BELLALAGO CHARTER ACADEMY
KISSIMMEE, Florida, is home to BELLALAGO CHARTER ACADEMY, a large elementary school. The grade span is pre-K through 8, and enrollment is 1,108 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Florida is about 604, so this school runs 83% bigger than that.
Within OSCEOLA, BELLALAGO CHARTER ACADEMY is one of 83 schools. The district enrolls 75,388 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at BELLALAGO CHARTER ACADEMY. The largest is Hispanic students, at 48%. The remaining shares are 24% Black, 19% White, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. BELLALAGO CHARTER ACADEMY's diversity index is 67%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 65.5 full-time equivalents, or about 16.9 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. About 48% of students, or 531, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 Grade for BELLALAGO CHARTER ACADEMY is C+. Compared with Florida public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 35% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BELLALAGO CHARTER ACADEMY posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 52.9%, compared with a predicted 57.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Osceola County this way: the median household income is $72,637, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. In all, Osceola County has 88 public schools and roughly 74,164 students.
The next-closest public school is MATER BRIGHTON LAKES ACADEMY PREPARATORY HIGH, about 1.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, BELLALAGO CHARTER ACADEMY is ahead of the 43.7% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 9.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Federal records list BELLALAGO CHARTER ACADEMY as a charter school.
Over 4 years, BELLALAGO CHARTER ACADEMY's enrollment dropped 10%, to 1,108.
The BELLALAGO CHARTER ACADEMY community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Osceola County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
427,415
Census ACS
Median income
$72,637
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
74,164 students
Quick facts
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- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT TAPESTRYElementary · 1,419 students
Nearby schools
- MATER BRIGHTON LAKES ACADEMY PREPARATORY HIGH1.0 mi · 536
- MATER BRIGHTON LAKES1.1 mi · 1,267
- LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL1.6 mi · 1,362
- DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.0 mi · 422
- BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OSCEOLA COUNTY3.1 mi · 837
- NEW DIMENSIONS HIGH SCHOOL3.2 mi · 445
Frequently asked questions
About BELLALAGO CHARTER ACADEMYHow large is BELLALAGO CHARTER ACADEMY?
BELLALAGO CHARTER ACADEMY enrolls approximately 1,108 students in grades PK-08.
Is BELLALAGO CHARTER ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
BELLALAGO CHARTER ACADEMY is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at BELLALAGO CHARTER ACADEMY?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at BELLALAGO CHARTER ACADEMY.
How diverse is BELLALAGO CHARTER ACADEMY?
BELLALAGO CHARTER ACADEMY reports a student body of 19% White, 48% Hispanic, 24% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees BELLALAGO CHARTER ACADEMY?
BELLALAGO CHARTER ACADEMY is overseen by OSCEOLA in Osceola County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.