POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL

POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL is a sprawling secondary school in KISSIMMEE, Florida, operated by OSCEOLA. The school caters to 2,573 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 149% bigger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 1,035 students.

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

On demographics, POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL reports that 61% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 20% Black, 13% White, 2% multiracial, 2% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL has 119 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. Roughly 50% of students at POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.0%; this one delivers 46.5%.

Across the wider county, census data for Osceola County shows median household income runs about $72,637, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Osceola County's 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,164 students), POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is REEDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 44.1%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has rose 37% since 2018, when it stood at 1,883 (now 2,573). Class-load math has widened: from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 21.7:1 in 2025.

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