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Enrollment
661
Elementary
DISTRICT 791 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSCEOLA·NCES 120147001471
THACKER AVENUE ELEMENTARY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
301 N THACKER AVE, KISSIMMEE, FL 34741 · (407) 935-3540 · Osceola County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL661 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Florida public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 30.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
430 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 | 48 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
48%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
33.9%
FL avg 56.7% . -4.3pp since 2023
Math
42.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +9.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.9% | 42.8% |
| 2023-24 | 38.2% | 33.5% |
% 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
35.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 THACKER AVENUE ELEMENTARY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
THACKER AVENUE ELEMENTARY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES's state test result (35.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| THACKER AVENUE ELEMENTARY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES this school | 661 | 65.1% | 35.4% |
| MILL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 610 | 67.0% | 31.8% |
| WINEGARD ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 650 | 64.3% | 37.2% |
| LOVELL ELEMENTARY APOPKA | 655 | 65.8% | 42.2% |
| PLEASANT HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 753 | 65.3% | 38.6% |
| CENTRAL AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 529 | 63.5% | 27.2% |
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 THACKER AVENUE ELEMENTARY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Osceola County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #1,971 of 2,136 | #37 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #1,840 of 2,149 ▲ 157 | #28 of 45 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #1,974 of 2,149 ▼ 247 | #42 of 45 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 661 | #835 of 2,267 | #32 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #1,900 of 2,077 | #37 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.2% | #1,436 of 2,108 | #28 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.1% | #684 of 2,188 | #14 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.2% | #446 of 1,374 | #11 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
661
-50 (-7%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 852
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 661 | 34 | 19.4:1 | 65% (430) |
| 2023-24 | 624 | 35.5 | 17.6:1 | 71% (442) |
| 2022-23 | 639 | 40 | 16.0:1 | 67% (431) |
| 2020-21 | 711 | 48 | 14.8:1 | 69% (493) |
| 2017-18 | 839 | 58 | 14.5:1 | 53% (444) |
| 2015-16 | 876 | 58 | 15.1:1 | 65% (567) |
| 2010-11 | 827 | 52 | 15.9:1 | 75% (618) |
| 2000-01 | 993 | 51 | 19.5:1 | 78% (771) |
| 1990-91 | 852 | 48 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for THACKER AVENUE ELEMENTARY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES.
About THACKER AVENUE ELEMENTARY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
THACKER AVENUE ELEMENTARY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in KISSIMMEE, Florida. There are 661 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
THACKER AVENUE ELEMENTARY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES reports to OSCEOLA, which has 83 schools and 75,388 students.
At THACKER AVENUE ELEMENTARY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, 70% of students are Hispanic. The school is also 13% White, 12% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is higher than the 56% Hispanic share among all Osceola County residents. The diversity index for THACKER AVENUE ELEMENTARY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES is 48%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
THACKER AVENUE ELEMENTARY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1. At THACKER AVENUE ELEMENTARY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, 65% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 52% average for public schools in Osceola County is 13 points lower.
On the allk12 Grade, THACKER AVENUE ELEMENTARY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES lands at D, ahead of 6% of Florida public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 48.6% at THACKER AVENUE ELEMENTARY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 35.4%.
In the surrounding county, Osceola County, median household income comes to about $72,637, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 88, with about 74,164 students.
OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest public school to THACKER AVENUE ELEMENTARY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of THACKER AVENUE ELEMENTARY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, THACKER AVENUE ELEMENTARY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES is behind the 37.6% nearby average, ranking 4th of 5.
For locale, NCES codes THACKER AVENUE ELEMENTARY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES as City: Small.
From 711 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 661 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 14.8:1 to 19.4:1.
The THACKER AVENUE ELEMENTARY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 2,345
- NEW BEGINNINGS EDUCATION CENTER0.9 mi · 179
- VIRTUAL PREPARATORY ACADEMY OF FLORIDA1.1 mi · 745
- CENTRAL AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 529
- MAIN STREET HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 398
- UCP OSCEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL1.4 mi · 206
Frequently asked questions
About THACKER AVENUE ELEMENTARY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIESWhat is the total enrollment at THACKER AVENUE ELEMENTARY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES?
THACKER AVENUE ELEMENTARY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES enrolls approximately 661 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does THACKER AVENUE ELEMENTARY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES serve?
THACKER AVENUE ELEMENTARY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does THACKER AVENUE ELEMENTARY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES have?
THACKER AVENUE ELEMENTARY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
How diverse is THACKER AVENUE ELEMENTARY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES?
THACKER AVENUE ELEMENTARY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES reports a student body of 13% White, 70% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees THACKER AVENUE ELEMENTARY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES?
THACKER AVENUE ELEMENTARY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES is overseen by OSCEOLA in Osceola County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.