CANOE CREEK K-8

CANOE CREEK K-8 is an expansive elementary-level community in ST CLOUD, Florida, run under OSCEOLA. The school teaches 1,155 students in grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 91% above typical.

Within OSCEOLA, which oversees 83 schools and 75,388 students, CANOE CREEK K-8 is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CANOE CREEK K-8 records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 60% of enrollment. Other groups include 30% White, 4% Black, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, CANOE CREEK K-8 shows 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, CANOE CREEK K-8 sits in the top 10% of Florida schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 56.4%; actual is 74.9%, +18.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Osceola County shows median household income runs about $72,637, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Osceola County runs 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,164 students), of which CANOE CREEK K-8 is one.

ST. CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CANOE CREEK K-8 ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 53.3%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.