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GEMINI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About GEMINI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
As a tight-knit elementary school in MELBOURNE BEACH, Florida, GEMINI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL educates 410 students from grades pre-K through 6, run under BREVARD. That puts it 32% below the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.
Within BREVARD, which oversees 109 schools and 73,587 students, GEMINI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
On demographics, GEMINI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%); the rest breaks down as 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, GEMINI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting GEMINI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 13% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Brevard County's rate of about 42%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, GEMINI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 74.5%, the actual is 82.0%, a residual of +7.5 points.
In the broader community, census data for Brevard County shows the typical household earns roughly $78,476 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Brevard County's 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 73,587 students), GEMINI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is PALM BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 2.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GEMINI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 49.3%.
The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GEMINI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has declined 5%, going from 430 students in 2018 to 410 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 90% to 85% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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