CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary-level community of average-sized scale in PALM BAY, Florida, part of BREVARD, works with 687 students in grades pre-K through 6.

CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 109 schools operated by BREVARD, a district that works with 73,587 students overall.

On the student-mix side, CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is White (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 25% Hispanic, 22% Black, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Brevard County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Brevard County (around 42%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.6%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Brevard County indicate median household income runs about $78,476, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Brevard County runs 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 73,587 students), of which CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 54.1%.

CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an inner-city location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 13%: 793 students in 2018 compared to 687 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 49% to 42% across the same window.

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