DR. W.J. CREEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 2000 GLENWOOD DR, in MELBOURNE, Florida, DR. W.J. CREEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-tier elementary school that teaches 542 students (grades pre-K through 7), operated by BREVARD.

BREVARD comprises 109 schools with combined enrollment of 73,587 students; DR. W.J. CREEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, DR. W.J. CREEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 22% Hispanic, 20% Black, 10% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting DR. W.J. CREEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Brevard County's rate of about 42%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DR. W.J. CREEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 49.5%; DR. W.J. CREEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 34.2%, -15.2 points below that line.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Brevard County indicate the typical household earns roughly $78,476 per year, 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), DR. W.J. CREEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

LYNDON B. JOHNSON MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DR. W.J. CREEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 51.7%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Looking at the recent track record. DR. W.J. CREEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 39% since 2018, when it stood at 887 (now 542). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 54% to 46%.

Inside the community feed, members of the DR. W.J. CREEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.