The top reported proficiency rate is 44% in English language arts. The lowest is 35% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Poinciana Academy of Fine Arts
Poinciana Academy of Fine Arts sits in the Poinciana area of Kissimmee, serving children from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public elementary school within the Osceola County school district. Its name signals an arts orientation embedded in the elementary program, though detailed information about specific arts offerings, instructional approach, or programming structure was not available in the data we reviewed.
The student body is sizable for an elementary school and reflects the demographics of the surrounding community. Hispanic students make up the large majority of the enrollment, with Black students representing the next largest share and smaller proportions of white, multiracial, and other students. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing this among schools serving a high proportion of economically disadvantaged families. Data on English learner rates and special education populations were not reported in what we received, so families with those specific questions should ask the school directly.
On Florida's FAST assessments, reading and math proficiency results across tested grades land in the lower third of statewide performance. ELA proficiency in grades three through five runs in a range from roughly the mid-forties down to the low forties. Math proficiency across those same grades comes in even lower, in the mid-thirties for all three grades. Fifth-grade science results are similarly below the statewide midpoint. Trend data was not available, so it is not possible to say from this information whether scores are climbing, flat, or declining. A parent who wants to understand how the school is responding to these results would be well served by a direct conversation with school leadership about what supports are in place and how growth is being measured year to year.
Pre-K through second grade are not assessed under Florida's state testing system, so those grade levels have no proficiency data reported here. That gap reflects the structure of the assessment system, not a gap in school data.
No graduation rate applies, because the school does not serve secondary grades.
The comparison framework for Osceola County contains only one district, so no meaningful peer-district comparison is possible for academic placement.
The school's address places it in the Poinciana corridor, a western residential zone of Kissimmee that is distinct from the city's historic downtown. Kissimmee itself is a city of sharp internal contrasts. The Broadway downtown retains a walkable street grid with a genuine independent restaurant scene, civic anchors including the county courthouse and a commuter rail station, and Lake Tohopekaliga at the foot of the main street. The western corridor, including the area where the school sits, is more car-dependent and shaped by the tourism economy tied to the Disney-area resort zone, which is publicly reported to have one of the highest concentrations of short-term vacation rentals in the country. The broader metro is described as among Central Florida's faster-growing markets, with new master-planned residential communities and ongoing commercial development adding density to areas west of downtown.
Housing near the school reflects a market that has softened modestly year over year, with typical home values running below the Florida statewide median and rents that have ticked upward over the same period. The rent-to-income ratio in this zip code sits at a level that represents a meaningful share of household budget at typical local incomes. For families weighing ownership, the gap between an estimated monthly mortgage and current rent is not large, though mortgage qualification at current rates would depend on income and down payment.
District-level information on strategic priorities, new initiatives, or recent policy changes was not available. The search was conducted but the budget ran out before confirmed details could be gathered, so we left that section out rather than guess.
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