Summary
Victory Charter School in Kissimmee, FL, serves 750 students in grades 6 through 12 within the Osceola school district, which ranks in the bottom 20% of Florida districts. The school has consistently received a 1-star rating from Schooldigger, placing it in the bottom 20% of Florida high schools, with a state ranking that has slowly declined from the 30th percentile in 2017-2018 to the 19th percentile in 2025-2026.
The most significant challenge facing Victory Charter School is its critically high chronic absenteeism rate, which reached 52.5% in the 2023-2024 school year—more than 1.5 times the district average of 34.9% and 1.6 times the state average of 31.4%. This attendance crisis is almost certainly linked to the school's low academic outcomes, as proficiency rates across nearly every subject and grade level fall well below district and state averages. For example, only 37% of 10th graders were proficient in English Language Arts compared to 59% in the district and 61% statewide. The school's graduation rate has also been highly erratic, swinging from a high of 97.2% in 2020-2021 down to 60.5% in 2021-2022 before recovering to 92.1% in 2024-2025. Interestingly, Victory spends $8,789 per student, which is less than the district average and significantly less than high-performing charter schools like Neocity Academy ($13,556) and Professional & Technical High School ($11,085), yet it spends more than the struggling Main Street High School ($8,794).
Victory Charter School is physically located on the same street as the Osceola County School For The Arts, which is less than a mile away and is a 5-star, top-5% school in the state with a 100% graduation rate and single-digit chronic absenteeism. This proximity creates a stark contrast and suggests Victory may be serving a student population facing greater socioeconomic challenges, as indicated by its 60.67% free/reduced lunch rate in 2024-2025. Despite these challenges, there is a glimmer of hope in 8th Grade Math, where proficiency has risen from 20% in 2022-2023 to 45% in 2025-2026, closing the gap with the district average. Additionally, Victory shares a similar profile with Zenith Accelerated Academy (4.49 miles away), as both are 1-star schools with high chronic absenteeism and low test scores, but Victory has a much higher graduation rate (92.1% vs. 41.3%) and does so at a fraction of the cost ($8,789 vs. $22,569 per student).
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