Osceola High School (Kissimmee, Florida)

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Osceola High School
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Osceola High School (Kissimmee, Florida)
420 South Thacker Avenue

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34741

Coordinates 28°17′16″N81°25′38″W / 28.287712°N 81.427212°W / 28.287712; -81.427212
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Type Public, high school
EstablishedSeptember 5, 1887 (1887-09-05)
School district School District of Osceola County
NCES District ID 1201470 [1]
SuperintendentMark Shanoff
CEEB code 100860
NCES School ID 120147001469 [2]
PrincipalJohana Santiago
Teaching staff119.50 FTE [3]
Grades 9-12
Gender Coed
Enrollment2,354 (2020-21) [3]
Student to teacher ratio19.70 [3]
Color(s)   Blue and gold
Athletics conference Orange Belt Conference
Mascot Kowboy Jake
Nickname Kowboys
Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
NewspaperJake's Journal
YearbookOsceolan
Website Osceola High School website
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Osceola High School (OHS) is a public high school located in Kissimmee, Florida, USA. [6] 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 was renamed "Osceola High School" in 1889. [7]

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Demographics

OHS enrolls students in grades 9-12 and is part of the School District of Osceola County. The school enrolled 2,336 Kissimmee 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: [4]

EthnicityPercentage
American Indian/Alaskan Native0.6
Asian/Pacific Islander3.1
Black/Non-Hispanic13.7
Hispanic61.3
Multiracial1.8
White/Non-Hispanic19.3

Accolades

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. [8]

Notable alumni

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