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Best kept secret at COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
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Enrollment
1,049
High
DISTRICT 1,159 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BREVARD·NCES 120015000127
COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
1500 MINUTEMEN CSWY, COCOA BEACH, FL 32931 · (321) 783-1776 · Brevard County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,049 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Florida public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
276 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 151 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 191 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 182 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 187 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 163 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 175 | 17% |
Student demographics
44%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
71.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
70.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.0pp since 2023
What 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.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.5% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.5% | 64.0% |
% 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
66.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What 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%.
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 COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (66.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,049 | 26.3% | 66.9% |
| LEMON BAY HIGH SCHOOL ENGLEWOOD | 1,343 | 26.7% | 57.7% |
| FERNANDINA BEACH HIGH SCHOOL FERNANDINA BEACH | 978 | 24.6% | 61.4% |
| RIVER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL NEW PORT RICHEY | 1,798 | 26.5% | 55.2% |
| NORTH BAY HAVEN CAREER ACADEMY PANAMA CITY | 865 | 28.3% | 83.7% |
| SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL SANTA ROSA BEACH | 1,127 | 20.4% | 74.6% |
Matched among Florida high 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 COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Brevard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #118 of 555 | #5 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #63 of 549 ▲ 10 | #3 of 16 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #108 of 559 ▲ 35 | #5 of 16 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,049 | #386 of 830 | #14 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #149 of 575 | #5 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.1% | #454 of 594 | #15 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.3% | #513 of 630 | #12 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.5% | #196 of 246 | #5 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,049
+85 (+9%) vs 2020
+93% since 1990-91, when it was 543
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 1,049 | 53 | 19.8:1 | 26% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 1,029 | 52 | 19.8:1 | 29% (301) |
| 2022-23 | 982 | 49.5 | 19.8:1 | 30% (294) |
| 2020-21 | 964 | 48 | 20.1:1 | 32% (307) |
| 2017-18 | 1,004 | 59 | 17.0:1 | 26% (266) |
| 2015-16 | 1,102 | 61 | 18.1:1 | 29% (315) |
| 2010-11 | 1,383 | 83 | 16.7:1 | 17% (232) |
| 2000-01 | 1,273 | 64 | 19.9:1 | 15% (191) |
| 1990-91 | 543 | 35 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a medium-sized high school found in COCOA BEACH, Florida. Enrolled students number 1,049 students, in grades 7 through 12.
BREVARD operates 109 schools. Combined enrollment is 73,587 students.
By race and ethnicity, COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 73% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. The White share in Brevard County as a whole is similar, at about 73%. The chance that two students picked at random at COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 44%.
The count of teachers at COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 53 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 19.8:1. Among high schools in Florida, the typical ratio is 23.5:1. The school counts 276 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 26%. For comparison, public schools in Brevard County average 42%.
The allk12 Grade for COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is A-. Compared with Florida public high schools, the school scored higher than 77% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Florida, COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 66.9% actual against a predicted 68.0%.
County data help place the school in context: in Brevard County, median household income is about $78,476, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The public schools of Brevard County number 113 and enroll about 73,587.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located about 0.2 miles from COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: 6. The nearest schools with test data average 71.6%, higher than COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's 66.9%.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The number of students climbed from 964 to 1,049 over 4 years.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
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- 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 COCOA BEACH
- FREEDOM 7 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIESElementary · 408 students
- THEODORE ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 275 students
- PROJECT SEARCHHigh · 19 students
Nearby schools
- THEODORE ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 275
- FREEDOM 7 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES1.2 mi · 408
- PROJECT SEARCH3.0 mi · 19
- THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL3.6 mi · 481
- TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.3 mi · 569
- AUDUBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.8 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,049 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 19.8:1 (53 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 73% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH 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.