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Enrollment
403
Elementary
DISTRICT 791 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSCEOLA·NCES 120147003750
P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY
2426 REMINGTON BLVD, KISSIMMEE, FL 34744 · (321) 697-1020 · Osceola County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL403 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Florida public elementary schools
- CTest 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
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 30.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
209 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 66 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 44% smaller than its 8th grade class (66).
Student demographics
51%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
48.0%
FL avg 56.7% . -3.8pp since 2023
Math
37.5%
FL avg 58.9% . -11.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 37.5% |
| 2023-24 | 51.8% | 49.2% |
% 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
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% 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 P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY
P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY's state test result (46.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY this school | 403 | 51.9% | 46.1% |
| LAKE GEORGE ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 448 | 51.6% | 50.0% |
| ACADEMIR PREPARATORY OF CHAMPIONSGATE MIAMI | 366 | 55.2% | 42.0% |
| SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 403 | 50.4% | 52.6% |
| ADVANTAGE ACADEMY OF HILLSBOROUGH PLANT CITY | 457 | 56.9% | 47.9% |
| VISTA POINTE ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 488 | 53.5% | 59.3% |
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 P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Osceola County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #1,518 of 2,136 | #19 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #1,983 of 2,149 ▼ 563 | #35 of 45 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,404 of 2,149 ▼ 322 | #21 of 45 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 403 | #1,765 of 2,267 | #42 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #1,580 of 2,077 | #27 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.7% | #1,337 of 2,108 | #26 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.9% | #1,224 of 2,188 | #28 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.8% | #97 of 1,374 | #3 of 23 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
403
-332 (-45%) vs 2020
-51% since 2010-11, when it was 823
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 403 | 23 | 17.5:1 | 52% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 29 | 14.3:1 | 74% (309) |
| 2022-23 | 618 | 34 | 18.2:1 | 66% (410) |
| 2020-21 | 735 | 38 | 19.3:1 | 49% (361) |
| 2017-18 | 628 | 59 | 10.6:1 | 54% (339) |
| 2015-16 | 884 | 50 | 17.7:1 | 58% (511) |
| 2010-11 | 823 | 48 | 17.1:1 | 71% (586) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY.
About P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY
KISSIMMEE, Florida, is home to P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY, a small elementary school. School enrollment was 403 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 8. Enrollment is 33% lower than the average for elementary schools in Florida, which is about 604.
District-wide, OSCEOLA has 83 schools and 75,388 students.
At 67%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY combined. The school is also 17% White and 12% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 56%. The chance that two students picked at random at P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 51%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1 at P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY, with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Florida, the average ratio is about 17.5:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 52%. Across public schools in Osceola County, the average is about the same, 52%.
P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 21% of Florida public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Florida with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 55.2%. P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY scores 46.1%.
Among Osceola County residents, median household income is about $72,637, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY is one of 88 public schools in Osceola County, which together enroll about 74,164 students.
The shortest distance from P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to PARTIN SETTLEMENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY ranks 5th in a group of 6 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. As a charter school, P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 735 to 403. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. Federal data show the ratio falling from 19.3:1 to 17.5:1.
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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
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- PARTIN SETTLEMENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 821
- HERITAGE PARK ACADEMY1.3 mi · 57
- NEPTUNE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,040
- ZENITH ACCELERATED ACADEMY1.5 mi · 343
- PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 544
- GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL2.0 mi · 1,882
Frequently asked questions
About P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMYWhat is the total enrollment at P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY?
P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY enrolls approximately 403 students in grades KG-08.
Is P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY.
What is the student diversity at P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY?
Student demographics at P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY are roughly 17% White, 67% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY public or private?
P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by OSCEOLA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.