1
What advice would you give to incoming students at NARCOOSSEE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,042
Middle
DISTRICT 874 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSCEOLA·NCES 120147003632
NARCOOSSEE MIDDLE SCHOOL
2700 N NARCOOSSEE RD, SAINT CLOUD, FL 34771 · (407) 891-6600 · Osceola County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,042 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
499 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
57.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
63.8%
FL avg 58.9% . -2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
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
63.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,042
-164 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 17.7:1
% White
19%
was 44%
% Hispanic
62%
was 44%
% Black
9%
was 6%
% Asian
5%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About NARCOOSSEE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Set in SAINT CLOUD, Florida, NARCOOSSEE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a mid-sized intermediate school, one of the schools within OSCEOLA. It works with 1,042 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 31% above the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 794 students.
NARCOOSSEE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 83 schools operated by OSCEOLA, a district that educates 75,388 students overall.
On demographics, NARCOOSSEE MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 62%. Beyond that, the school records 19% White, 9% Black, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, NARCOOSSEE MIDDLE SCHOOL shows 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Roughly 48% of students at NARCOOSSEE MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, NARCOOSSEE MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.3%.
In the broader community, Osceola County reports that median household earnings sit near $72,637, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. NARCOOSSEE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 88 public schools in Osceola County (combined enrollment of about 74,164 students).
Nearest neighbor: NARCOOSSEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around NARCOOSSEE MIDDLE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NARCOOSSEE MIDDLE SCHOOL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 63.6%.
The school occupies an outer-ring site.
Five-year trend. NARCOOSSEE MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 14% since 2018, when it stood at 1,206 (now 1,042). White enrollment moved from 44% to 19% across the same window.
On this page, the feed for NARCOOSSEE MIDDLE SCHOOL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 SAINT CLOUD
- HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,078 students
- NEPTUNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,052 students
- MICHIGAN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 921 students
- NARCOOSSEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 839 students
- LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 752 students
- CREATIVE INSPIRATION JOURNEY SCHOOL OF ST CLOUDElementary · 550 students
Nearby schools
- NARCOOSSEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 839
- RENAISSANCE ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES2.1 mi · 962
- LUMINARY MIDDLE2.3 mi · 662
- EAGLE CREEK ELEMENTARY2.3 mi · 827
- LAKE NONA MIDDLE2.8 mi · 1,179
- EAST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.8 mi · 821
Frequently asked questions
About NARCOOSSEE MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is NARCOOSSEE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
NARCOOSSEE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,042 students in grades 06-08.
Is NARCOOSSEE MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
NARCOOSSEE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does NARCOOSSEE MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
NARCOOSSEE MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the student diversity at NARCOOSSEE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at NARCOOSSEE MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 19% White, 62% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is NARCOOSSEE MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
NARCOOSSEE MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of OSCEOLA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.