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Enrollment
576
Elementary
DISTRICT 557 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BREVARD·NCES 120015002484
COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1225 WACO BLVD SE, PALM BAY, FL 32909 · (321) 676-1319 · Brevard County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL576 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Florida public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.2:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
344 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 | 44 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 87 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 13% smaller than its 6th grade class (87).
Student demographics
71%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
49.5%
FL avg 56.7% . -0.8pp since 2023
Math
49.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady 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 | 49.5% | 49.3% |
| 2023-24 | 50.2% | 43.4% |
% 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
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% 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 COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (47.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 576 | 59.7% | 47.6% |
| JOYCE M. BULLOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILLISTON | 638 | 59.9% | N/A |
| CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PALM BAY | 687 | 60.4% | 55.6% |
| FRUITLAND PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FRUITLAND PARK | 688 | 58.9% | 38.8% |
| SAWGRASS LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST PETERSBURG | 573 | 59.2% | 59.9% |
| MILDRED HELMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LARGO | 515 | 61.6% | 63.9% |
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 COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Brevard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #1,457 of 2,136 | #47 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #1,598 of 2,149 ▲ 96 | #48 of 66 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #1,327 of 2,149 ▼ 166 | #47 of 66 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 576 | #1,111 of 2,267 | #31 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #397 of 2,077 | #36 of 66 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #122 of 2,108 | #4 of 66 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.7% | #918 of 2,188 | #24 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.5% | #295 of 621 | #7 of 15 |
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
576
+171 (+42%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 1,015
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 576 | 40.5 | 14.2:1 | 60% (344) |
| 2023-24 | 559 | 33.5 | 16.7:1 | 67% (375) |
| 2022-23 | 506 | 34 | 14.9:1 | 68% (345) |
| 2020-21 | 405 | 30 | 13.5:1 | 65% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 36 | 14.2:1 | 75% (384) |
| 2015-16 | 577 | 43 | 13.4:1 | 78% (451) |
| 2010-11 | 610 | 44 | 13.9:1 | 76% (466) |
| 2000-01 | 746 | 46 | 16.2:1 | 50% (374) |
| 1990-91 | 1,015 | 58 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
As a medium-sized elementary school, COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students in PALM BAY, Florida. The school counts 576 students across pre-K through 6.
COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a school in BREVARD. The district has 109 schools and 73,587 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The largest is White students, at 38%. The next largest groups are 28% Black, 24% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. In Brevard County overall, about 73% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 71% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 40.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.2:1. On average, elementary schools in Florida have 17.5:1, compared with 14.2:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 60% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Brevard County average 42%.
The allk12 Grade for COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is C. Compared with Florida public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 28% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 3.6 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Florida schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Brevard County, the median household income is $78,476, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. In all, Brevard County has 113 public schools and roughly 73,587 students.
The closest public school, ROYAL PALM CHARTER SCHOOL, is about 1.0 miles from COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 6th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolled 405 in 2020-21 and 576 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Columbia Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 13 states are named Columbia Elementary. COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 7th largest of the 25.
- COLUMBIA ELEMENTARYORLANDO, FL · 489 students
- Columbia ElementaryEl Monte, CA · 706 students
- Columbia ElementaryPerris, CA · 704 students
- Columbia Elementary SchoolMadison, AL · 701 students
- Columbia ElementaryLancaster, CA · 620 students
Nearby schools
- ROYAL PALM CHARTER SCHOOL1.0 mi · 339
- ODYSSEY PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY1.3 mi · 462
- ODYSSEY CHARTER SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,917
- JOHN F. TURNER SENIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 600
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL2.1 mi · 997
- BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL2.6 mi · 2,122
Frequently asked questions
About COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 576 students in grades PK-06.
Is COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 38% White, 24% Hispanic, 28% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
COLUMBIA 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.