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How has PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
544
High
DISTRICT 1,318 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSCEOLA·NCES 120147003634
PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL
501 SIMPSON RD, KISSIMMEE, FL 34744 · (407) 518-5407 · Osceola County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBCAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL544 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 40.0:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
199 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
92.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
88.0%
FL avg 58.9%
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
89.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 63% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 27 points, placing it in Florida's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
544
-23 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
was 23.6:1
% White
16%
was 14%
% Hispanic
70%
was 71%
% Black
9%
was 7%
% Asian
2%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL
PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL is a close-knit four-year high school in KISSIMMEE, Florida, run under OSCEOLA. The school hosts 544 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 47% smaller than the state mean of about 1,035.
PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL is one of 83 schools operated by OSCEOLA, a district that serves 75,388 students overall.
Demographically, PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL reports that 70% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder reads as 16% White, 9% Black, 2% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 56%.
Looking at school resources, PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL logs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.6:1. The state averages about 23.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 37% of students at PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Osceola County (around 52%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of Florida schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 62.8%; actual is 89.6%, +26.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Osceola County put median household earnings sit near $72,637, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL is one of 88 public schools in Osceola County (combined enrollment of about 74,164 students).
Nearest neighbor: HERITAGE PARK ACADEMY, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 62.0%.
PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL operates from a residential location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 4%: 567 students in 2018 compared to 544 in 2025.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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
Related schools
Other schools in OSCEOLA
- TOHOPEKALIGA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,929 students
- CELEBRATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,681 students
- HARMONY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,673 students
- ST. CLOUD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,596 students
- POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,573 students
- OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,345 students
Other schools in KISSIMMEE
- TOHOPEKALIGA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,929 students
- POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,573 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
Nearby schools
- HERITAGE PARK ACADEMY0.4 mi · 57
- LINCOLN-MARTI CHARTER SCHOOLS(OSCEOLA CAMPUS)0.4 mi · 120
- HOSPITAL/HOMEBOUND PROGRAM0.6 mi · 2
- GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 1,882
- SPORTS LEADERSHIP ARTS MANAGEMENT (SLAM)0.8 mi · 170
- CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 455
Frequently asked questions
About PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL?
PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 544 students in grades 09-12.
Is PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 23.6:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL?
At PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 16% White, 70% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL 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.