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Enrollment
2,573
High
DISTRICT 1,318 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSCEOLA·NCES 120147002866
POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL
2300 S POINCIANA BLVD, KISSIMMEE, FL 34758 · (407) 870-4860 · Osceola County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,573 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Florida public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
119 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 40.0:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
1,293 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 597 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 708 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 667 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 601 | 23% |
Student demographics
57%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
52.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +10.2pp since 2023
Math
30.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.6% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.5% | 26.0% |
% 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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL
POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,573 | 50.3% | 46.5% |
| DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL DAVENPORT | 2,731 | 49.3% | 41.5% |
| LEHIGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL LEHIGH ACRES | 2,550 | 53.9% | 38.9% |
| OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 2,345 | 50.9% | 43.4% |
| SOUTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL FORT MYERS | 1,693 | 47.5% | 30.4% |
| ROBERT MORGAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MIAMI | 1,780 | 50.2% | 64.3% |
Matched among Florida high 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 POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Osceola County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #378 of 555 | #11 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #417 of 549 ▼ 26 | #11 of 14 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #323 of 559 ▲ 95 | #9 of 15 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,573 | #63 of 830 | #5 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #263 of 575 | #8 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #312 of 594 | #5 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.3% | #234 of 630 | #8 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +36.6% | #35 of 246 | #2 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,573
+314 (+14%) vs 2020
+19% since 2000-01, when it was 2,157
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 2,573 | 118.5 | 21.7:1 | 50% (1,293) |
| 2023-24 | 2,573 | 119 | 21.6:1 | 50% (1,291) |
| 2022-23 | 2,455 | 125 | 19.6:1 | 48% (1,190) |
| 2020-21 | 2,259 | 114 | 19.8:1 | 53% (1,203) |
| 2017-18 | 1,883 | 103 | 18.3:1 | 47% (882) |
| 2015-16 | 1,737 | 90 | 19.3:1 | 73% (1,260) |
| 2010-11 | 1,230 | 65 | 18.9:1 | 68% (831) |
| 2000-01 | 2,157 | 96 | 22.5:1 | 39% (838) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL.
About POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL
POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL is a large high school that serves part of KISSIMMEE, Florida. It teaches 2,573 students in grades 9 through 12. That is 149% above the average of about 1,035 students for high schools in Florida.
POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL is one school in OSCEOLA, a system of 83 schools with 75,388 students.
About 61% of the student body at POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL is Hispanic. Smaller groups are 20% Black, 13% White, 2% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 57%.
On staff are 118.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 21.7:1. The average for high schools in Florida is 23.5:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 50% of students at POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 52% average for public schools in Osceola County.
Among Florida public high schools, POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL outscored 32%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with Florida schools that have similar shares of low-income students, POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL's results are 9.5 points below predicted: 46.5% against 56.0%.
In Osceola County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $72,637, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 88 public schools in the county, enrolling about 74,164, POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL among them.
POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is REEDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 46.5% is above the 44.1% average for nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 2,259 (2020-21) to 2,573 (2024-25). Students per teacher increased from 19.8 in 2020-21 to 21.7 in 2024-25.
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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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Other schools in KISSIMMEE
- TOHOPEKALIGA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,929 students
- OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,345 students
- GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,882 students
- WESTSIDE K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 1,496 students
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT TAPESTRYElementary · 1,419 students
- LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,362 students
Nearby schools
- REEDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 431
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT POINCIANA1.2 mi · 879
- HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL1.7 mi · 1,008
- SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 906
- KNIGHTS POINT K-82.5 mi · 1,239
- OASIS RESIDENTIAL CENTER2.8 mi · 17
Frequently asked questions
About POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOLHow large is POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL?
POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,573 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL serve?
POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 21.7:1 (119 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL?
At POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 13% White, 61% Hispanic, 20% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by OSCEOLA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.