Osceola High School (Kissimmee, Florida)


Osceola High School 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.

Demographics

As of the 2012-2013 school year, the ethnic makeup of OHS is as follows:
EthnicityPercentage
American Indian/Alaskan Native0.6
Asian/Pacific Islander3.1
Black/Non-Hispanic13.7
Hispanic61.3
Multiracial1.8
White/Non-Hispanic19.3

Smaller Learning Communities

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.

Air Force JROTC

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.

Notable alumni