NEOCITY ACADEMY

NEOCITY ACADEMY, a cozy secondary school in KISSIMMEE, Florida, run under OSCEOLA, educates 514 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 50% smaller than the state mean of about 1,035.

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

Looking at the student body, NEOCITY ACADEMY records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 31% White, 9% Asian, 8% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 35% of students at NEOCITY ACADEMY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Osceola County (around 52%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, NEOCITY ACADEMY sits in the top 10% of Florida schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 63.4%; actual is 93.9%, +30.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Osceola County put the typical household earns roughly $72,637 per year, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. NEOCITY ACADEMY is one of 88 public schools in Osceola County (combined enrollment of about 74,164 students).

SPORTS LEADERSHIP ARTS MANAGEMENT (SLAM) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NEOCITY ACADEMY at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 59.6%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

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