VENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

VENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the mid-sized K-5 schools in KISSIMMEE, Florida, overseen by OSCEOLA, with 750 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 24% above typical.

OSCEOLA runs 83 schools in total, collectively educating 75,388 students. VENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, VENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 71% of enrollment; the rest looks like 16% White, 9% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Osceola County as a whole is about 56% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, VENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.7:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, VENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.1%; this one delivers 43.9%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Osceola County indicate median household earnings sit near $72,637, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Osceola County runs 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,164 students), of which VENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is BOGGY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 1.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts VENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 48.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. VENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 12% since 2018, when it stood at 856 (now 750). The White share of enrollment edged up from 7% to 16% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 19.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.