KISSIMMEE CHARTER ACADEMY

Set in KISSIMMEE, Florida, KISSIMMEE CHARTER ACADEMY is a reasonably sized primary school, run under OSCEOLA. It enrolls 752 students across grades K through 8. That puts it 25% larger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

Across the 83 schools in OSCEOLA (75,388 students total), KISSIMMEE CHARTER ACADEMY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, KISSIMMEE CHARTER ACADEMY logs that 74% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest looks like 13% White, 10% Black. The wider county runs roughly 56% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 96% of students at KISSIMMEE CHARTER ACADEMY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Osceola County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, KISSIMMEE CHARTER ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.9%; this one delivers 39.6%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Osceola County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $72,637 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Osceola County's 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,164 students), KISSIMMEE CHARTER ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PARKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), KISSIMMEE CHARTER ACADEMY ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 44.1%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting. As a public charter, KISSIMMEE CHARTER ACADEMY runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KISSIMMEE CHARTER ACADEMY has showed little movement, going from 770 students in 2018 to 752 in 2025.

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