📍 2300 S Poinciana Blvd, Kissimmee, Osceola County, 34758
Poinciana High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kissimmee, Osceola County. The school has 2,455 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jeffrey Schwartz. It is part of the Osceola school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 125 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 93%. The school offers 21 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Poinciana High School enrolls 2,455 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 125 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Hispanic or Latino, 19% Black or African American and 13% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,556 | 63% |
| Black or African American | 462 | 19% |
| White | 310 | 13% |
| Asian | 54 | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 54 | 2.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 11 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,190 of the school's 2,455 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,154 qualify for free lunch and 36 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Poinciana High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 15, state house district 43.
Poinciana High School is one of 84 schools in OSCEOLA, based in KISSIMMEE, Florida. The district serves 75,314 students district-wide and employs 3,973 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,455 students, Poinciana High School is larger than the district average of about 897 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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