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POINCIANA ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS
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Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About POINCIANA ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS
POINCIANA ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS operates as a medium-sized elementary campus in KISSIMMEE, Florida, one of the schools within OSCEOLA. Current enrollment sits at 558 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.
OSCEOLA runs 83 schools in total, collectively educating 75,388 students. POINCIANA ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, POINCIANA ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS lists that 56% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest looks like 33% Black, 6% White, 4% multiracial. Compared to Osceola County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Osceola County's rate of about 52%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), POINCIANA ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.3%; this one delivers 35.1%.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Osceola County put the typical household earns roughly $72,637 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Osceola County runs 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,164 students), of which POINCIANA ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS is one.
The closest other public school is DISCOVERY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), POINCIANA ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 44.4%.
The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at POINCIANA ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS has edged down 20%, going from 697 students in 2018 to 558 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment shrank from 65% to 56% over that span.
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