Thacker Avenue Elementary, 301 N. Thacker Ave., Kissimmee: grades pre-K to 5, 661 students (2024-25), a B in 2026 state grades. 407-935-3540.

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.

Thacker Avenue Elementary for International Studies is a School District of Osceola County elementary school at 301 N. Thacker Ave., inside Kissimmee city limits. In the district’s 2026-27 zones, about 4,090 of the 34,091 homes inside the city, 12%, are zoned for it.

Who to call

  • Front office: 407-935-3540, 301 N. Thacker Ave., Kissimmee, FL 34741
  • School website: taes.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 301 N. Thacker Ave., Kissimmee, FL 34741
Phone 407-935-3540
Grades Pre-K to 5
Principal Jacqueline Miglionico
2026 state grade B (54% of points)
Students, 2024-25 661

Principal. Jacqueline Miglionico is the principal, according to the school’s Meet the Principal page.

Enrollment and teachers

  • Federal count: 661 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 34 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 19 students per teacher.
  • Grades served: pre-K through fifth grade.

State report card

Florida gave Thacker Avenue Elementary a B in its 2026 school grades, released in July for the 2025-26 school year, with 54% of possible points. It earned a C in 2025 and a D 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 B (54% of points)
English language arts achievement 44%
English language arts learning gains 63%
English learning gains, lowest-performing 25% 67%
Third grade English language arts achievement 36%
Math achievement 52%
Math learning gains 60%
Math learning gains, lowest-performing 25% 53%
Science achievement 54%

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 4,090 homes inside the city, 12% of the total, are zoned for Thacker Avenue Elementary, mostly in the MLK Boulevard area (about 2,250), the South John Young Parkway area (about 1,070), the Vine Street area (about 510) and downtown (about 260). 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 Thacker Avenue Elementary students to Denn John Middle and Kissimmee Middle, depending on the address, and the high school list (PDF) links its zone to Liberty High and 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. Thacker Avenue 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.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Thacker Avenue Elementary for International Studies serve?

Thacker Avenue Elementary serves pre-K through fifth grade. It is at 301 N. Thacker Ave., Kissimmee, and its main line is 407-935-3540.

What is Thacker Avenue Elementary for International Studies’s Florida school grade?

Thacker Avenue Elementary earned a B in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 54% of possible points. It earned a C in 2025 and a D in 2024.

Which high school does Thacker Avenue Elementary for International Studies feed into?

Its zone feeds Liberty High and Osceola High, depending on the address, according to the district’s 2026-27 feeder patterns.

What time does Thacker Avenue Elementary for International Studies 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.