Highlands Elementary, 800 W. Donegan Ave., Kissimmee: grades pre-K to 5, 564 students (2024-25), a D in 2026 state grades. 407-935-3620.
Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: The School District of Osceola County, its school directory, zoning and feeder pattern pages, 2026-27 calendar and bell times; the school’s website; the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades; the federal NCES school directory.
Highlands Elementary School is a School District of Osceola County elementary school at 800 W. Donegan Ave., inside Kissimmee city limits. In the district’s 2026-27 zones, about 2,950 of the 34,091 homes inside the city, 9%, are zoned for it.
Who to call
- Front office: 407-935-3620, 800 W. Donegan Ave., Kissimmee, FL 34741
- School website: hles.osceolaschools.net
- Enrolling a student: Student Services, 407-870-4897; the district’s registration page
- Which school is yours, and bus service: the district’s BusPlanner address search; Transportation Services, 407-483-3673
- District main line: The School District of Osceola County, 407-870-4600
| Address | 800 W. Donegan Ave., Kissimmee, FL 34741 |
| Phone | 407-935-3620 |
| Grades | Pre-K to 5 |
| Principal | Ashlee Langley |
| 2026 state grade | D (39% of points) |
| Students, 2024-25 | 564 |
Principal. Ashlee Langley is the principal, according to the district’s school directory, updated Oct. 8, 2026. The school’s own website does not name its principal.
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 564 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 36 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 16 students per teacher.
- Grades served: pre-K through fifth grade.
State report card
Florida gave Highlands Elementary a D in its 2026 school grades, released in July for the 2025-26 school year, with 39% of possible points. It earned a C in 2025 and a C in 2024, according to the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file. The school’s state report card has enrollment and test results by student group; it is an interactive dashboard that could not be read for this page.
| 2026 school grade measure | Result |
|---|---|
| School grade | D (39% of points) |
| English language arts achievement | 32% |
| English language arts learning gains | 50% |
| English learning gains, lowest-performing 25% | 58% |
| Third grade English language arts achievement | 26% |
| Math achievement | 32% |
| Math learning gains | 48% |
| Math learning gains, lowest-performing 25% | 37% |
| Science achievement | 29% |
Florida grades schools A to F on the share of possible points earned across these measures. Achievement is the share of tested students on grade level; learning gains is the share who improved from the year before. For an elementary school, A is 62% of possible points or more, B is 54% to 61%, C is 41% to 53% and D is 32% to 40%, the state’s file says.
Attendance zone and feeder schools
Zones do not follow city limits. We matched the City of Kissimmee’s residential parcels to the district’s 2026-27 zone map: about 2,950 homes inside the city, 9% of the total, are zoned for Highlands Elementary, all in the North John Young Parkway area. Check any address with the district’s BusPlanner search or its 2026-27 attendance zone map book (PDF).
Where students go next. The district’s 2026-27 feeder patterns (PDF) send Highlands Elementary students to Denn John Middle and Kissimmee Middle, depending on the address, and the high school list (PDF) links its zone to Osceola High.
Questions about zone lines go to the district’s Planning Services GIS team, 407-483-3671. A school other than the zoned one needs School Choice approval first; options are on myosceolachoice.school.
Calendar and bell times
From the district’s 2026-27 calendar (PDF), revised Sept. 8, 2026:
- Monday, Oct. 12: student holiday (teacher workday or emergency make-up day)
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, no school
- Friday, Nov. 20: early release
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break; classes resume Monday, Jan. 4
Bell times. Highlands Elementary runs from 8:20 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., with a 2:15 p.m. dismissal on Wednesdays, and serves breakfast from 7:50 to 8:20 a.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell and breakfast times (PDF). The front office is open 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., the district directory says.
More on Kissimmee schools
- The district’s school directory, with the principal, phone and office hours for every school
- Every public school in Kissimmee, with zones and report cards
- Our Kissimmee schools guide for the full calendar, enrollment steps and School Board meetings
- Our Kissimmee neighborhoods guide for the zoned schools in each part of the city
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Highlands Elementary School serve?
Highlands Elementary serves pre-K through fifth grade. It is at 800 W. Donegan Ave., Kissimmee, and its main line is 407-935-3620.
What is Highlands Elementary School’s Florida school grade?
Highlands Elementary earned a D in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 39% of possible points. It earned a C in 2025 and a C in 2024.
Which high school does Highlands Elementary School feed into?
Its zone feeds Osceola High, depending on the address, according to the district’s 2026-27 feeder patterns.
What time does Highlands Elementary School start?
Classes run from 8:20 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., with a 2:15 p.m. dismissal on Wednesdays, according to the district’s 2026-27 bell times.
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