Osceola High School (Kissimmee, Florida)
| Osceola High School | |
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| Address | |
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420 South Thacker Avenue Kissimmee, Florida 34741 United States |
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| Coordinates | 28°18′15″N 81°25′21″W / 28.304086°N 81.422404°WCoordinates: 28°18′15″N 81°25′21″W / 28.304086°N 81.422404°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, high school |
| Established | September 5, 1887 |
| School district | School District of Osceola County |
| NCES District ID | 1201470 |
| Superintendent | Dr. Debra Pace |
| CEEB code | 100860 |
| NCES School ID | 120147001469 |
| Principal | Edward Jones |
| Teaching staff | 119 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Enrollment | 2,336 (2012-2013) |
| • Grade 9 | 730 |
| • Grade 10 | 589 |
| • Grade 11 | 527 |
| • Grade 12 | 490 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17:1 |
| Color(s) | Blue and gold |
| Athletics conference | Orange Belt Conference |
| Mascot | Kowboy Jake |
| Nickname | Kowboys |
| Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Average SAT scores (2012) | 901 |
| Average ACT scores (2014) | 18 |
| Newspaper | Jake's Journal |
| Yearbook | Osceolan |
| Website | Osceola High School website |
Osceola High School (OHS) is a public high school located in Kissimmee, Florida, USA. The school was established on September 5, 1887 along with 20 other schools in Osceola County. It was referred to as "the Kissimmee school" until it received the name "Osceola High School" in 1889.
OHS enrolls students in grades 9-12 and is part of the School District of Osceola County. The school serves students within Kissimmee and enrolled 2,336 students as of the 2012-2013 school year. It is a minority-majority school in that students who identify as Hispanic outnumber students who identify as other ethnicities.
As of the 2012-2013 school year, the ethnic makeup of OHS is as follows:
Osceola High consists of small learning communities within the school, teams of teachers who work together to meet the individual needs and interests of their students.
Osceola High School's JROTC ranked second in the category of Best Overall Unit out of 17 in the state.
Osceola High School has been rated an "A" school in the grading system that uses the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test as its standard for two consecutive years.
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