School District of Osceola County, Florida
Address
817 Bill Beck Blvd.
Kissimmee
, Florida, 34744
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPK-12
SuperintendentDr. Mark Shanoff
NCES District ID1201470[1]
Students and staff
Enrollment61,736 (as of 2016-17)[1]
Staff3,690 (as of 2016-17)[1]
Student–teacher ratio16.73 (as of 2016-17)[1]
Other information
Websitewww.osceolaschools.net

The School District of Osceola County, Florida is a school district serving all of Osceola County, Florida. The district has 71 schools.[2][3]

History

The school opened in unknown. There was only one other middle school in Kissimmee at the time. It was called Beaumont Middle School and students began the year at that one in August 1974. Student volunteers helped ready the school for opening the first day back from Christmas break.

In 2021 the district, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida, began requiring PreK-8 students to wear masks unless their parents opt them out.[4]

Schools

Elementary schools

Celebration School
  • Boggy Creek Elementary School
  • Celebration School (K-8)
  • Central Avenue Elementary School
  • Chestnut Elementary School for Science and Engineering
  • Cypress Elementary School
  • Deerwood Elementary School
  • East Lake Elementary School
  • Flora Ridge Elementary School
  • Harmony Community School (PreK-8)
  • Hickory Tree Elementary School
  • Highlands Elementary School
  • Kissimmee Elementary School
  • Koa Elementary School
  • Lakeview Elementary School
  • Michigan Avenue Elementary School
  • Mill Creek Elementary School
  • Narcoossee Elementary School
  • Neptune Elementary School
  • Partin Settlement Elementary School
  • Pleasant Hill Elementary School
  • Poinciana Academy of Fine Arts
  • Reedy Creek Elementary School
  • St. Cloud Elementary School
  • Sunrise Elementary School
  • Thacker Avenue Elementary for International Studies
  • Ventura Elementary School

Middle schools

  • Harmony Middle School K-8

Multilevel schools

  • Celebration School (K-8)
  • Harmony Community School (PreK-8)
  • Osceola County School For The Arts (6-12)
  • Osceola Virtual School (K-8)
  • Osceola Virtual Secondary School (6-12)
  • Westside K-8 School

High schools

Charter schools

  • Acclaim Academy Charter School (7-12)
  • Bellalago Charter Academy (K-8)
  • Canoe Creek Charter Academy School (K-8)
  • Florida Virtual Academy at Osceola County (K-9)
  • Four Corners Charter Elementary School (K-5)
  • Four Corners Upper School (6-11)
  • iVirtual League Academy (6-11)
  • Kissimmee Charter Academy School (PreK-8)
  • Mavericks High School (Ages 15 – 21)
  • New Dimensions High School
  • P.M. Wells Charter Academy School (K-8)
  • Renaissance Charter School at Poinciana (K-8)
  • UCP Child Development Center (Birth - 5 years)

Alternative programs

  • Challenger Learning Center
  • New Beginnings Education Center
  • Oasis Residential Center
  • Osceola Regional Juvenile Commitment Facility
  • Zenith School

Adult education

Virtual schools

  • Osceola Virtual School (K-8)
  • Osceola Virtual Secondary School (6-12)
  • Florida Virtual Academy at Osceola County (K-9)
  • iVirtual League Academy (6-11)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for OSCEOLA". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
  2. ↑ "Kissimmee city, Florida Archived 2007-06-05 at the Wayback Machine." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on December 29, 2010.
  3. ↑ "top_banner.gif." School District of Osceola County, Florida. Retrieved on December 29, 2010. "817 Bill Beck Blvd. Kissimmee, Florida 34744."
  4. ↑ Postal, Leslie (August 18, 2021). "Osceola schools to require younger students to wear masks unless parents opt them out". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved August 18, 2021.

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