Schools in Poinciana · Polk County School District, Osceola County School District
Poinciana’s public schools score below 82% of Florida districts
The public schools Poinciana’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 82% of Florida’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
#434Best public schools of 48811%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
43%
▼ 9 pts vs FL 52%
2020–21
Math proficiency
39%
▼ 9 pts vs FL 48%
2020–21
Graduate on time
87%
▼ 3 pts vs FL 90%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$12.4K
▼ 4% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.1
FL 18.2 · smaller classes
Schools
16
7,127 students
In brief
The short version on Poinciana’s schools
Low even next to similar towns
It isn’t only a matter of income. Among the 465 Florida towns with similar household incomes, Poinciana still scores better than just 11%. How it compares ↓
Which school depends on your street
With six elementary, two middle and 26 high schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from D to C, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. See the path ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
The School Grade
How Poinciana compares
C− Test scoresD Graduation
Florida school districts we grade (73)Better than 18%
Lower resultsHigher results
Florida towns with similar household incomes (465)Better than 11%
High confidence. Built on 97,731 tested students and a graduating class of 7,767; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Florida’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Florida only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Poinciana (some depend on your address).
6 schools teach Pre-K in Poinciana’s district. Which one depends on your address: Laurel Elementary School, Chestnut Elementary School for Science and Engineering, Koa Elementary School and Poinciana Academy of Fine Arts and more.
6 schools teach K in Poinciana’s district. Which one depends on your address: Laurel Elementary School, Chestnut Elementary School for Science and Engineering, Koa Elementary School and Poinciana Academy of Fine Arts and more.
6 schools teach 1st grade in Poinciana’s district. Which one depends on your address: Laurel Elementary School, Chestnut Elementary School for Science and Engineering, Koa Elementary School and Poinciana Academy of Fine Arts and more.
6 schools teach 2nd grade in Poinciana’s district. Which one depends on your address: Laurel Elementary School, Chestnut Elementary School for Science and Engineering, Koa Elementary School and Poinciana Academy of Fine Arts and more.
6 schools teach 3rd grade in Poinciana’s district. Which one depends on your address: Laurel Elementary School, Chestnut Elementary School for Science and Engineering, Koa Elementary School and Poinciana Academy of Fine Arts and more.
6 schools teach 4th grade in Poinciana’s district. Which one depends on your address: Laurel Elementary School, Chestnut Elementary School for Science and Engineering, Koa Elementary School and Poinciana Academy of Fine Arts and more.
6 schools teach 5th grade in Poinciana’s district. Which one depends on your address: Laurel Elementary School, Chestnut Elementary School for Science and Engineering, Koa Elementary School and Poinciana Academy of Fine Arts and more.
26 schools teach 9th grade in Poinciana’s district. Which one depends on your address: Haines City Senior High School, Tohopekaliga High School, Davenport High School and Celebration High School and more.
26 schools teach 10th grade in Poinciana’s district. Which one depends on your address: Haines City Senior High School, Tohopekaliga High School, Davenport High School and Celebration High School and more.
26 schools teach 11th grade in Poinciana’s district. Which one depends on your address: Haines City Senior High School, Tohopekaliga High School, Davenport High School and Celebration High School and more.
25 schools teach 12th grade in Poinciana’s district. Which one depends on your address: Haines City Senior High School, Tohopekaliga High School, Davenport High School and Celebration High School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–1226 high schoolsDepends on your address
Two districts serve Poinciana
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Polk County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 166 schools · 116,440 students
$12,447FL $13,006
DOsceola County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 87 schools · 75,314 students
$10,868FL $13,006
CTest scores · 2020–21
Well below the state in reading
Reading · PK–12, Osceola County School District45%
State average 52%
Reading · PK–12, Polk County School District43%
State average 52%
Math · PK–12, Osceola County School District39%
State average 47.9%
Math · PK–12, Polk County School District39%
State average 47.9%
Every school in Poinciana
16 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Elementary
Laurel Elementary School
C−1,126 students20:1Rate it →
Chestnut Elementary School for Science and Engineering
C729 students16:1Rate it →
Koa Elementary School
C714 students16:1Rate it →
Poinciana Academy of Fine Arts
D558 students16:1Rate it →
Palmetto Elementary School
C−479 students19:1Rate it →
Deerwood Elementary School
C422 students13:1Rate it →
Middle
Lake Marion Creek Middle School
D1,013 students20:1Rate it →
Discovery Intermediate School
C−804 students18:1Rate it →
Also serving Poinciana · in other towns
Haines City Senior High School
D3,105 students25:1Rate it →
Tohopekaliga High School
C−2,929 students22:1Rate it →
Davenport High School
2,731 students26:1Rate it →
Celebration High School
B−2,681 students24:1Rate it →
Harmony High School
C+2,673 students22:1Rate it →
Winter Haven Senior High School
C−2,648 students24:1Rate it →
Ridge Community High School
D2,632 students23:1Rate it →
ST. Cloud High School
C+2,596 students23:1Rate it →
Poinciana High School
C−2,573 students22:1Rate it →
George W. Jenkins Senior High
C2,469 students21:1Rate it →
Osceola High School
C−2,345 students21:1Rate it →
Bartow Senior High School
C2,276 students22:1Rate it →
Private & other
Bridgeprep Academy Osceola County
C−837 students23:1Rate it →
New Dimensions High School
B+445 students21:1Rate it →
Osceola Technical College Poinciana Campus
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Individual Education Plan Academy, Inc
2,570 studentsRate it →
Pha Preparatory School
216 studentsRate it →
Pleasant Hill Academy
207 studentsRate it →
Chosen Generation Christian Academy
100 studentsRate it →
New Jerusalem Academy
57 studentsRate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Poinciana
There’s no college in Poinciana, but 12 are within 30 miles. The closest is Polk State College in Winter Haven, 15.5 miles away.
Polk State CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Winter Haven
15.5 mi4,687 students
Webber International UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Babson Park
19.6 mi848 students
Universal Technical Institute-OrlandoCommunity college · For-profit · Orlando
21.3 mi866 students
Warner UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lake Wales
21.6 mi684 students
Florida Polytechnic UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Lakeland
22.5 mi1,618 students
Southern Technical CollegeCommunity college · For-profit · Orlando
23.3 mi1,683 students
Florida College of Integrative MedicineUniversity or college · For-profit · Oak Ridge
24.3 mi75 students
Ana G. Mendez UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Orlando
27.1 mi1,543 students
Southeastern UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lakeland
27.5 mi6,779 students
Valencia CollegeCommunity college · Public · Orlando
27.8 mi23,395 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Poinciana. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 2 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Florida. Stars are from neighbors.