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COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of the mid-sized 9-12 campuss in COCOA BEACH, Florida, operated by BREVARD, with 1,049 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12.
Within BREVARD, which oversees 109 schools and 73,587 students, COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL shows that White students make up the majority at 73%. Beyond that, the school logs 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.8:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Brevard County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.9%.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Brevard County shows median household earnings sit near $78,476, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Brevard County's 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 73,587 students), COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is THEODORE ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 71.6%.
COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL operates from a residential location.
Trend over the last 7 years. COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked up 4% since 2018, when it stood at 1,004 (now 1,049). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 77% to 73%. Class-load math has rose: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 in 2025.
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