📍 2551 Westside Blvd, Kissimmee, Osceola County, 34747
Westside K-8 School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kissimmee, Osceola County. The school has 1,722 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Janine Bracco. It is part of the Osceola school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 96.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Westside K-8 School enrolls 1,722 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 96.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 19% White and 10% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,124 | 65% |
| White | 323 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 178 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 84 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 10 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
679 of the school's 1,722 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 657 qualify for free lunch and 22 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Westside K-8 School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 15, state house district 39.
Westside K-8 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 1,722 students, Westside K-8 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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