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Highlands Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

800 W Donegan Ave, Kissimmee, FL 34741 · (407) 935-3620 · Part of Osceola County School District

Kissimmee’s School Grade C better than 25% of Florida school districts

Directions
Students
564
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Highlands Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 23% of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 17.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Kissimmee kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Kissimmee kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Highlands Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency31%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts34%
State average 52.1%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Florida’s 3,542 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

800 W Donegan Ave, Kissimmee

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K14
Kindergarten108
Grade 179
Grade 278
Grade 395
Grade 4110
Grade 580
Enrollment over time
686’20
702’21
665’22
598’23
564’24

Down 17.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 82%White 8%Black 6%Asian 4%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Highlands Elementary School from Kissimmee families.

Other schools in Osceola County School District

The district →
Westside K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Kissimmee
C
1,496 students19:1
Voyager K-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · St Cloud
1,246 students20:1
Knights Point K-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Kissimmee
1,239 students19:1
Canoe Creek K-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · St Cloud
B+
1,155 students17:1
Bellalago Charter Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Kissimmee
B−
1,108 students17:1
Hickory Tree Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint Cloud
B+
1,078 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Florida’s other public schools; Kissimmee’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.