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What's one thing ST. CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
721
Elementary
DISTRICT 791 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSCEOLA·NCES 120147001472
ST. CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2701 BUDINGER AVE, ST CLOUD, FL 34769 · (407) 891-3160 · Osceola County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL721 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 30.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
333 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 55 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 130 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 136 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 40% smaller than its 5th grade class (136).
Student demographics
60%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
63.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
64.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.7% | 64.9% |
| 2023-24 | 55.6% | 57.5% |
% 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
60.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 ST. CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ST. CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (60.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST. CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 721 | 46.2% | 60.8% |
| LOXAHATCHEE GROVES ELEMENTARY LOXAHATCHEE | 695 | 43.0% | 59.2% |
| CAPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAPE CORAL | 798 | 45.1% | 65.2% |
| OSCEOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NAPLES | 572 | 47.4% | 71.9% |
| WEST GLADES SCHOOL LABELLE | 651 | 46.5% | 63.5% |
| VALRICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VALRICO | 733 | 46.1% | 69.2% |
Matched among Florida elementary 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 ST. CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Osceola County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #828 of 2,136 | #6 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #879 of 2,149 ▲ 165 | #5 of 45 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #672 of 2,149 ▲ 240 | #6 of 45 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 721 | #653 of 2,267 | #30 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #909 of 2,077 | #7 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #858 of 2,108 | #7 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.2% | #1,410 of 2,188 | #38 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.7% | #200 of 1,374 | #7 of 23 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
721
-137 (-16%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 649
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 721 | 46.5 | 15.5:1 | 46% (333) |
| 2023-24 | 763 | 48.5 | 15.7:1 | 60% (461) |
| 2022-23 | 848 | 50 | 17.0:1 | 55% (465) |
| 2020-21 | 858 | 59 | 14.5:1 | 38% (328) |
| 2017-18 | 1,025 | 65 | 15.8:1 | 50% (513) |
| 2015-16 | 963 | 62 | 15.5:1 | 58% (561) |
| 2010-11 | 898 | 58 | 15.5:1 | 45% (408) |
| 2000-01 | 627 | 33 | 19.0:1 | 31% (197) |
| 1990-91 | 649 | 33 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ST. CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About ST. CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
A medium-sized elementary school in ST CLOUD, Florida, ST. CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of OSCEOLA. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 721 students enrolled.
OSCEOLA is the local district for ST. CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. It runs 83 schools with 75,388 students.
Enrollment at ST. CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 48%. Other reported shares: 40% White, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. By the diversity index, ST. CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 60%.
Teachers at ST. CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL total 46.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 46%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 60.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 58.0%.
Across Osceola County, median household income is about $72,637, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The public schools of Osceola County number 88 and enroll about 74,164.
BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF ST.CLOUD is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: ST. CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st of 8 nearby schools, at 60.8% versus a 52.4% average.
Under the NCES locale system, ST. CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Suburb: Large.
ST. CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had 858 students in 2020-21 and 721 in 2024-25, a 16% decrease.
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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
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 ST CLOUD
- HARMONY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,673 students
- ST. CLOUD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,596 students
- VOYAGER K-8Elementary · 1,246 students
- ST. CLOUD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,213 students
- HARMONY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,165 students
- CANOE CREEK K-8Elementary · 1,155 students
Other St. Cloud Elementary schools
One other US public school is named St. Cloud Elementary. ST. CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- St. Cloud Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJ · 436 students
Nearby schools
- BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF ST.CLOUD1.0 mi · 737
- ST. CLOUD HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 2,596
- LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 752
- OSCEOLA VIRTUAL FRANCHISE (SECONDARY)1.5 mi · 148
- MICHIGAN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 921
- ST. CLOUD MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 1,213
Frequently asked questions
About ST. CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend ST. CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ST. CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 721 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does ST. CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
ST. CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ST. CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ST. CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.5:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at ST. CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at ST. CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 40% White, 48% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees ST. CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ST. CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by OSCEOLA in Osceola County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.