REEDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As an intimate elementary-level community in KISSIMMEE, Florida, REEDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL works with 431 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under OSCEOLA. Enrollment runs roughly 29% leaner than the state mean of about 604.

Within OSCEOLA, which oversees 83 schools and 75,388 students, REEDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, REEDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that 55% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 20% Black, 19% White, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. Compared to Osceola County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, REEDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting REEDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, REEDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.1%.

Zooming out to the county, Osceola County reports that 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%. REEDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 88 public schools in Osceola County (combined enrollment of about 74,164 students).

Nearest neighbor: POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around REEDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), REEDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 43.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 60%: 1,074 students in 2018 compared to 431 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged up from 10% to 20% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

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