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What's the one class at CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL every student should take?
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Enrollment
687
Elementary
DISTRICT 557 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BREVARD·NCES 120015002485
CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
155 DEL MUNDO ST NW, PALM BAY, FL 32907 · (321) 768-0465 · Brevard County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL687 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Florida public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
415 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 42 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 80 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 34% larger than its 6th grade class (80).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
57.2%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
56.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.2% | 56.5% |
| 2023-24 | 55.6% | 50.5% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (55.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 687 | 60.4% | 55.6% |
| FRUITLAND PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FRUITLAND PARK | 688 | 58.9% | 38.8% |
| JOYCE M. BULLOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILLISTON | 638 | 59.9% | N/A |
| PORT MALABAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PALM BAY | 628 | 63.9% | 53.0% |
| OCALA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OCALA | 682 | 64.4% | 51.0% |
| SAWGRASS LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST PETERSBURG | 573 | 59.2% | 59.9% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Brevard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #1,055 of 2,136 | #39 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #1,263 of 2,149 ▲ 100 | #36 of 66 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #966 of 2,149 ▼ 52 | #37 of 66 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 687 | #750 of 2,267 | #11 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #266 of 2,077 | #25 of 66 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.3% | #186 of 2,108 | #11 of 66 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.4% | #894 of 2,188 | #23 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #772 of 1,374 | #26 of 46 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
687
+18 (+3%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 894
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 687 | 50 | 13.7:1 | 60% (415) |
| 2023-24 | 647 | 43.8 | 14.8:1 | 69% (446) |
| 2022-23 | 621 | 37.8 | 16.4:1 | 68% (425) |
| 2020-21 | 669 | 45 | 14.9:1 | 54% (358) |
| 2017-18 | 793 | 55 | 14.4:1 | 66% (523) |
| 2015-16 | 745 | 54 | 13.8:1 | 77% (570) |
| 2010-11 | 762 | 55 | 13.8:1 | 65% (498) |
| 2000-01 | 841 | 49 | 17.2:1 | 45% (379) |
| 1990-91 | 894 | 47 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school with a street address in PALM BAY, Florida. The school counted 687 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 6.
Federal data list 109 schools in BREVARD, with 73,587 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 42 are White, the largest group. Other students are 25% Hispanic, 22% Black, and 9% multiracial. That is lower than the 73% White share among all Brevard County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 70%.
CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1. At CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 60% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is higher than the 42% average for public schools in Brevard County.
CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 54% of Florida public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 55.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 50.9%.
Census data for Brevard County show median household income comes to about $78,476, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 113 public schools and about 73,587 students.
About 0.4 miles separate CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL from the closest public school, PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY. The five-mile area around CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 6th of 9 nearby schools, at 55.6% versus a 54.1% average.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 669 (2020-21) to 687 (2024-25). There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.7:1) than in 2020-21 (14.9:1).
The allk12 page for CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Brevard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
632,780
Census ACS
Median income
$78,476
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
73,587 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BREVARD
- VIERA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,334 students
- MELBOURNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,210 students
- BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,122 students
- HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,960 students
- ODYSSEY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 1,917 students
- ROCKLEDGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,579 students
Other schools in PALM BAY
- BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,122 students
- HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,960 students
- ODYSSEY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 1,917 students
- PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMYCombined · 1,065 students
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 997 students
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 984 students
Other Christa Mcauliffe Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Christa Mcauliffe Elementary. CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 7.
- Christa McAuliffe ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 524 students
- Christa McAuliffe ElementaryOxnard, CA · 476 students
- Christa Mcauliffe ElementarySammamish, WA · 472 students
- Christa McAuliffe ElementaryHASTINGS, MN · 470 students
- Christa McAuliffe ElementaryOceanside, CA · 461 students
Nearby schools
- PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY0.4 mi · 1,065
- PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY AT LOCKMAR1.1 mi · 724
- LOCKMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 572
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 997
- JOHN F. TURNER SENIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 600
- JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 856
Frequently asked questions
About CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 687 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 42% White, 25% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BREVARD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.