CHESTNUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

CHESTNUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, a reasonably sized elementary campus in KISSIMMEE, Florida, operated by OSCEOLA, educates 729 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 21% above typical.

Across the 83 schools in OSCEOLA (75,388 students total), CHESTNUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, CHESTNUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 62% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 24% Black, 10% White.

On the resource side, On paper, CHESTNUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Osceola County's rate of about 52%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CHESTNUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.4%; this one delivers 44.6%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Osceola County indicate median household earnings sit near $72,637, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Osceola County runs 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,164 students), of which CHESTNUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING is one.

PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CHESTNUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 41.0%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. CHESTNUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING's enrollment has climbed 8% since 2018, when it stood at 678 (now 729). Over the same period, the Black share expanded from 20% to 24%. Class-load math has rose: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

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