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Enrollment
765
Elementary
DISTRICT 791 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSCEOLA·NCES 120147005055
FLORA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2900 DYER BLVD, KISSIMMEE, FL 34741 · (407) 933-3999 · Osceola County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL765 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 30.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
356 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 | 69 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 121 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 130 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 126 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (121) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (126).
Student demographics
46%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
35.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
34.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.7% | 34.2% |
| 2023-24 | 34.3% | 27.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-25.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 58% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 FLORA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FLORA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (32.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLORA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 765 | 46.5% | 32.1% |
| OJUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIAMI | 835 | 48.0% | 53.8% |
| EAST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 821 | 42.6% | 51.7% |
| BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF ST.CLOUD MIAMI | 737 | 42.2% | 47.4% |
| WATERBRIDGE ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 644 | 40.7% | 52.5% |
| WYNDHAM LAKES ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 592 | 42.4% | 59.8% |
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 FLORA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Osceola County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #2,033 of 2,136 | #41 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #2,050 of 2,149 ▲ 60 | #41 of 45 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #1,927 of 2,149 ▼ 55 | #38 of 45 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 765 | #541 of 2,267 | #22 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #1,020 of 2,077 | #14 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.9% | #1,517 of 2,108 | #33 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.5% | #1,398 of 2,188 | #37 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.2% | #489 of 1,374 | #12 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
765
-119 (-13%) vs 2020
-23% since 2010-11, when it was 992
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 765 | 48.5 | 15.8:1 | 47% (356) |
| 2023-24 | 1,015 | 58 | 17.5:1 | 54% (545) |
| 2022-23 | 1,043 | 67 | 15.6:1 | 51% (527) |
| 2020-21 | 884 | 58 | 15.2:1 | 60% (532) |
| 2017-18 | 959 | 61 | 15.7:1 | 23% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 834 | 57 | 14.6:1 | 58% (486) |
| 2010-11 | 992 | 71 | 14.0:1 | 79% (781) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FLORA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About FLORA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FLORA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of KISSIMMEE, Florida. Total enrollment is 765 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. It has 27% more students than the average for elementary schools in Florida (about 604).
FLORA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls under OSCEOLA, which has 83 schools enrolling 75,388 students.
At FLORA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 72% of students are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 12% White, 10% Black, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Osceola County is about 56% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 46%.
There are about 15.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at FLORA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, which has 48.5. Elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1, 1.7 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at FLORA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 47%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for FLORA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is -25.8 points, in the bottom 10% of Florida. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 32.1%, and the predicted rate is 57.9%.
American Community Survey estimates for Osceola County show that the median household earns about $72,637 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Osceola County has 88 public schools with about 74,164 students, including FLORA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT TAPESTRY sits about 0.8 miles from FLORA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, FLORA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
FLORA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, FLORA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had a net loss of 119 students, or 13%.
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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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Other schools in KISSIMMEE
- TOHOPEKALIGA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,929 students
- POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,573 students
- OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,345 students
- GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,882 students
- WESTSIDE K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 1,496 students
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT TAPESTRYElementary · 1,419 students
Nearby schools
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT TAPESTRY0.8 mi · 1,419
- KISSIMMEE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 892
- KISSIMMEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 740
- OSCEOLA SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL1.3 mi · 1,158
- UCP OSCEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL1.8 mi · 206
- HUNTERS CREEK ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 749
Frequently asked questions
About FLORA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at FLORA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FLORA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 765 students in grades PK-05.
Is FLORA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
FLORA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at FLORA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at FLORA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is FLORA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FLORA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 12% White, 72% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is FLORA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
FLORA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by OSCEOLA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.