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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at KISSIMMEE MIDDLE SCHOOL this year?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
892
Middle
DISTRICT 874 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSCEOLA·NCES 120147003097
KISSIMMEE MIDDLE SCHOOL
2410 DYER BLVD, KISSIMMEE, FL 34741 · (407) 870-0857 · Osceola County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL892 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of Florida public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
462 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 263 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 295 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 334 | 37% |
Student demographics
38%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
33.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +8.4pp since 2023
Math
43.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +14.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.4% | 43.5% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 29.3% |
% 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
41.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 KISSIMMEE MIDDLE SCHOOL
KISSIMMEE MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (41.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KISSIMMEE MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 892 | 51.8% | 41.1% |
| LIBERTY MIDDLE ORLANDO | 857 | 57.4% | 48.3% |
| PONCE DE LEON MIDDLE SCHOOL CORAL GABLES | 778 | 49.6% | 51.4% |
| MEADOW WOODS MIDDLE ORLANDO | 833 | 46.6% | 46.9% |
| DAVIDSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL TAMPA | 969 | 48.8% | 46.5% |
| JORGE MAS CANOSA MIDDLE SCHOOL MIAMI | 1,019 | 52.8% | 65.0% |
Matched among Florida middle 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 KISSIMMEE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Osceola County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #453 of 560 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #453 of 560 ▲ 76 | #7 of 10 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #507 of 560 ▲ 30 | #9 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 892 | #229 of 584 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #103 of 547 | #1 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.8% | #470 of 553 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.8% | #273 of 565 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.9% | #58 of 379 | #2 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
892
-483 (-35%) vs 2020
-30% since 2000-01, when it was 1,270
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 892 | 52 | 17.1:1 | 52% (462) |
| 2023-24 | 1,149 | 64 | 17.9:1 | 55% (628) |
| 2022-23 | 1,289 | 75.5 | 17.1:1 | 59% (757) |
| 2020-21 | 1,375 | 80 | 17.2:1 | 63% (861) |
| 2017-18 | 1,272 | 74 | 17.2:1 | 51% (648) |
| 2015-16 | 1,258 | 75 | 16.8:1 | 69% (862) |
| 2010-11 | 1,184 | 70 | 16.9:1 | 85% (1,010) |
| 2000-01 | 1,270 | 52 | 24.4:1 | 66% (838) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KISSIMMEE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About KISSIMMEE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Located in KISSIMMEE, Florida, KISSIMMEE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a mid-sized middle-grades school. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 892 students.
KISSIMMEE MIDDLE SCHOOL is run by OSCEOLA, whose 83 schools enroll 75,388 students.
At KISSIMMEE MIDDLE SCHOOL, 78% of students are Hispanic. The school is also 11% Black, 8% White, and 2% Asian. That is higher than the 56% Hispanic share among all Osceola County residents. The diversity index for KISSIMMEE MIDDLE SCHOOL is 38%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.1:1. The school has 52 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in Florida, the average ratio is 19.6:1. Federal data show 52% of students (462) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Osceola County average a similar 52%.
On the allk12 Grade, KISSIMMEE MIDDLE SCHOOL lands at D, ahead of 13% of Florida public middle schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, KISSIMMEE MIDDLE SCHOOL is 14.1 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 41.1% actual, 55.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Florida.
In the wider Osceola County area, the median household earns about $72,637 a year, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Osceola County, 88 public schools serve about 74,164 students.
About 0.2 miles separate KISSIMMEE MIDDLE SCHOOL from the closest public school, KISSIMMEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 41.2%; KISSIMMEE MIDDLE SCHOOL's is 41.1%, ranking 3rd of 7.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 892, down from 1,375 in 2020-21.
The KISSIMMEE MIDDLE SCHOOL discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
- KISSIMMEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 740
- UCP OSCEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL0.7 mi · 206
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT TAPESTRY0.8 mi · 1,419
- NEW BEGINNINGS EDUCATION CENTER0.9 mi · 179
- FLORA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 765
- HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 564
Frequently asked questions
About KISSIMMEE MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at KISSIMMEE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
KISSIMMEE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 892 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does KISSIMMEE MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
KISSIMMEE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does KISSIMMEE MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
KISSIMMEE MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
How diverse is KISSIMMEE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
KISSIMMEE MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 8% White, 78% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is KISSIMMEE MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
KISSIMMEE MIDDLE 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.