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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at ISLAND VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
786
Elementary
DISTRICT 791 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSCEOLA·NCES 120147010690
ISLAND VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2050 CELEBRATION BLVD, KISSIMMEE, FL 34747 · (407) 870-4600 · Osceola County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL786 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% 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.
- C-Beats 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
17.5:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 30.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
502 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 30 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 126 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 142 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 127 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 120 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (126) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (120).
Student demographics
58%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
38.3%
FL avg 56.7% . -9.4pp since 2023
Math
40.2%
FL avg 58.9% . -10.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.3% | 40.2% |
| 2023-24 | 47.7% | 50.7% |
% 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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 ISLAND VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ISLAND VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISLAND VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 786 | 63.9% | 42.5% |
| SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DELTONA | 691 | 61.6% | 51.3% |
| DELTONA LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DELTONA | 731 | 63.3% | 55.0% |
| TROPIC ISLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH FORT MYERS | 804 | 66.7% | 46.4% |
| MATER PALMS ACADEMY HIALEAH GARDENS | 866 | 63.0% | 55.7% |
| KEY LARGO SCHOOL KEY LARGO | 690 | 61.7% | 60.6% |
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 ISLAND VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Osceola County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #1,699 of 2,136 | #27 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #1,918 of 2,149 ▼ 569 | #31 of 45 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #1,832 of 2,149 ▼ 551 | #34 of 45 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 786 | #499 of 2,267 | #21 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #1,571 of 2,077 | #26 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.8% | #1,001 of 2,108 | #13 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.9% | #745 of 2,188 | #17 of 46 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 786 | 45 | 17.5:1 | 64% (502) |
| 2023-24 | 459 | 32.5 | 14.1:1 | 63% (290) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ISLAND VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About ISLAND VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Families in KISSIMMEE, Florida, are served by ISLAND VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a medium-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 786 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Florida is about 604 students.
OSCEOLA serves 75,388 students across 83 schools.
ISLAND VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment is 59% Hispanic. Other groups include 26% White, 7% Black, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 56% Hispanic, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, ISLAND VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 58%.
Staffing totals 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.5:1. Elementary schools in Florida have a similar average ratio of 17.5:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at ISLAND VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 64%. Compared with the 52% average for public schools in Osceola County, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against Florida public elementary schools, ISLAND VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 49.2% for ISLAND VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The school posts 42.5%, 6.7 points below the prediction.
County data help place the school in context: in Osceola County, median household income is about $72,637, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The public schools of Osceola County number 88 and enroll about 74,164.
The next-closest public school is CELEBRATION HIGH SCHOOL, about 1.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts ISLAND VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 7th of 8.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at ISLAND VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Related schools
Other schools in OSCEOLA
- TOHOPEKALIGA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,929 students
- CELEBRATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,681 students
- HARMONY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,673 students
- ST. CLOUD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,596 students
- POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,573 students
- OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,345 students
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
- CELEBRATION HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 2,681
- ACADEMIR PREPARATORY OF CHAMPIONSGATE2.5 mi · 366
- CELEBRATION K-83.2 mi · 1,498
- MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL3.6 mi · 334
- MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT3.6 mi · 815
- OASIS RESIDENTIAL CENTER4.1 mi · 17
Frequently asked questions
About ISLAND VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend ISLAND VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ISLAND VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 786 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does ISLAND VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
ISLAND VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ISLAND VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ISLAND VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 17.5:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at ISLAND VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At ISLAND VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 26% White, 59% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is ISLAND VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
ISLAND VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of OSCEOLA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.