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What's the most underrated thing about INDIAN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
614
Elementary
DISTRICT 552 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VOLUSIA·NCES 120192002795
INDIAN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
650 ROBERTS RD, EDGEWATER, FL 32141 · (386) 426-7350 · Volusia County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL614 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
330 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 42 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 15% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
61.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.7pp since 2023
Math
64.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.9% | 64.7% |
| 2023-24 | 54.2% | 62.0% |
% 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
60.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 →
Where INDIAN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Volusia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #855 of 2,136 | #17 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #885 of 2,149 | #18 of 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #752 of 2,149 | #14 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 614 | #982 of 2,267 | #22 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #322 of 2,077 | #7 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.6% | #1,786 of 2,108 | #46 of 47 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
614
0 (0%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.3:1
% White
81%
was 85%
% Hispanic
5%
was 4%
% Black
2%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 614 | 44 | 13.9:1 | 54% (330) |
| 2023-24 | 619 | 42.4 | 14.6:1 | 67% (412) |
| 2022-23 | 613 | 42 | 14.6:1 | 61% (374) |
| 2017-18 | 614 | 46 | 13.3:1 | 74% (452) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for INDIAN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About INDIAN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
INDIAN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public elementary school in EDGEWATER, Florida. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 614 students.
VOLUSIA includes 87 schools. Together they enroll 61,765 students.
Federal enrollment data show INDIAN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 81% White. Other groups include 11% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 2% Black. The county population is about 71% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 34% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 44 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at INDIAN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL was 13.9:1. This ratio sits 3.5 below the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 54%. That tracks the 53% average for public schools in Volusia County.
A school with INDIAN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in Florida is predicted to score 54.2%. INDIAN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 60.2%, 6.0 points above that line.
In the county around the school, Volusia County, the median household income is $70,044, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 90 public schools in Volusia County, enrolling about 61,765 students in all.
EDGEWATER PUBLIC SCHOOL is the public school closest to INDIAN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 2.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 5. INDIAN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 6th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
INDIAN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 614 in 2017-18 and 614 in 2024-25. In 2017-18, 85% of students were White; in 2024-25, 81% were.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Volusia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,622
Census ACS
Median income
$70,044
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
90
61,765 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VOLUSIA
- DELAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,936 students
- UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,855 students
- SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,576 students
- MAINLAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,964 students
- DELTONA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,716 students
- NEW SMYRNA BEACH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,687 students
Nearby schools
- EDGEWATER PUBLIC SCHOOL2.8 mi · 439
- CORONADO BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.0 mi · 242
- NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL4.5 mi · 1,036
- NEW SMYRNA BEACH HIGH SCHOOL4.6 mi · 1,687
- READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.8 mi · 369
- BURNS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CHARTER SCHOOL6.2 mi · 1,099
Frequently asked questions
About INDIAN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at INDIAN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
INDIAN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 614 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does INDIAN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
INDIAN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at INDIAN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at INDIAN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 13.9:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at INDIAN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At INDIAN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 81% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is INDIAN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
INDIAN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of VOLUSIA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.