DODGERTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

DODGERTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the intimate primary schools in VERO BEACH, Florida, run under INDIAN RIVER, with 482 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 20% below the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

Across the 28 schools in INDIAN RIVER (16,621 students total), DODGERTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, DODGERTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that Black students make up the majority at 56%. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 12% White, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 8% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, DODGERTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 68% of students at DODGERTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Indian River County (around 53%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, DODGERTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.0%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Indian River County put median household income runs about $73,491, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Indian River County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,621 students), of which DODGERTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

ST. PETER'S ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DODGERTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 62.5%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DODGERTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has rose 24%, going from 388 students in 2018 to 482 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 42% to 56% across the same window.

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