P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY

As a close-knit K-5 school in KISSIMMEE, Florida, P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY educates 403 students from grades K through 8, one of the schools within OSCEOLA. That puts it 33% leaner than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY is one of 83 schools operated by OSCEOLA, a district that educates 75,388 students overall.

Demographically, P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 67% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 17% White, 12% Black. By comparison, Osceola County as a whole is about 56% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.5:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.1%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Osceola County indicate the typical household earns roughly $72,637 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY is one of 88 public schools in Osceola County (combined enrollment of about 74,164 students).

Nearest neighbor: PARTIN SETTLEMENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 58.0%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site. P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. P. M. WELLS CHARTER ACADEMY's enrollment has shrank 36% since 2018, when it stood at 628 (now 403). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked down from 78% to 67%. Class-load math has widened: from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

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