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Schools in Buenaventura Lakes · Osceola County School District

Buenaventura Lakes’s public schools score below 75% of Florida districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 41% of Buenaventura Lakes’s students scored proficient, below the Florida average (52%). The grade covers the public school district serving Buenaventura Lakes, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Florida, not nationally.

#559of 638 Florida townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Florida state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
45%
▼ 7 pts vs FL 52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
▼ 11 pts vs FL 52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85%
▼ 3 pts vs FL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.9K
▼ 16% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.9
FL 18.0 · larger classes
Schools in town
4
22,457 students on the public path
In brief

Buenaventura Lakes’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 473 Florida towns with household incomes within a quarter of Buenaventura Lakes’s, its schools beat 14%, lower than their 25% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 45% of tested students were proficient in reading and 41% in math, against 52% and 52% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $10,868 per student, against $13,006 across Florida (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one middle and ten high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 11% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

My Refuge Christian Academy (private) is in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Buenaventura Lakes’s grade

C− Test scoresC Graduation

C: better than 25% of Florida school districts, #559 of 638 Florida towns. Both inputs trail the Florida average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Florida school districts we grade (76)Better than 25%
Lower resultsHigher results
Florida towns with similar household incomes (473)Better than 14%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 41,046 test results and a graduating class of 5,424 could put Buenaventura Lakes anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Buenaventura Lakes’s students in the tested grades sat them (39,479 in math, 42,614 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Buenaventura Lakes, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+
6–8Parkway Middle SchoolOsceola County School DistrictC−
9–1210 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+

Buenaventura Lakes’s public schools are run by Osceola County School District, which also serves Kissimmee and St. Cloud. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Osceola County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 81 schools · 75,314 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 18.9 per teacher (FL 18.0)
$10,868FL $13,006 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 52.1% · 42614 students tested
Math41%
State average 52.2% · 39479 students tested

Buenaventura Lakes vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Buenaventura Lakes’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Buenaventura LakesCOsceola County
KissimmeeCOsceola County

Every school in Buenaventura Lakes

14 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Florida’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Buenaventura Lakesby address
Ventura Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kissimmee
C+
750 students20:1Rate it →
Boggy Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kissimmee
C+
549 students16:1Rate it →
Parkway Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kissimmee
C−
601 students19:1Rate it →
Also serving Buenaventura Lakesin other towns
Osceola County School for the Arts
High · Grades 6–12 · Kissimmee
A+
1,002 students19:1Rate it →
Tohopekaliga High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Kissimmee
C−
2,929 students22:1Rate it →
Celebration High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Celebration
B−
2,681 students24:1Rate it →
Harmony High School
High · Grades 9–12 · St Cloud
C+
2,673 students22:1Rate it →
ST. Cloud High School
High · Grades 9–12 · St Cloud
C+
2,596 students23:1Rate it →
Poinciana High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Kissimmee
C−
2,573 students22:1Rate it →
Osceola High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Kissimmee
C−
2,345 students21:1Rate it →
Gateway High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Kissimmee
C−
1,882 students22:1Rate it →
Liberty High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Kissimmee
D
1,362 students21:1Rate it →
Neocity Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Kissimmee
A+
514 students16:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
My Refuge Christian Academy
Grades PK–12 · Kissimmee
Private · Religious
67 students22:1Rate it →

Questions about Buenaventura Lakes’s schools

Are Buenaventura Lakes’s schools good?

On Florida’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Buenaventura Lakes children attend score below 75% of Florida’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #559 of 638 Florida towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 14%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Buenaventura Lakes in?

Osceola County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 75,314 students in 81 schools (2024–25).

Where do Buenaventura Lakes kids go to high school?

One of 10 high schools, depending on your address: Tohopekaliga High School, Celebration High School, Harmony High School, ST. Cloud High School, Poinciana High School, Osceola High School, Gateway High School, Liberty High School, Osceola County School for the Arts and Neocity Academy.

What is Buenaventura Lakes’s graduation rate?

85% of the class of 2023 in Osceola County School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida.

How much does Buenaventura Lakes spend per student?

$10,868 in Osceola County School District (FY2024), against $13,006 across Florida. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Buenaventura Lakes?

Yes: My Refuge Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 67 students).

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Florida. Stars are from neighbors.