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JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

950 TUPELO RD SW, PALM BAY, FL 32908 · (321) 952-5990 · Brevard County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL856 STUDENTS
Enrollment
856
Elementary
DISTRICT 557 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
549 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K8810%
Kindergarten11313%
Grade 111614%
Grade 29611%
Grade 312815%
Grade 410813%
Grade 511013%
Grade 69711%

This year's kindergarten class (113) is 16% larger than its 6th grade class (97).

Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
29134%
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
18522%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
26931%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
111%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
9912%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
46154%
Female
39546%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
50.1%
FL avg 56.7% . -1.1pp since 2023
Math
47.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.

FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2550.1%47.8%
2023-2451.3%44.8%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school85664.1%46.5%
SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARY
BARTOW
84364.5%47.9%
LEESBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LEESBURG
84361.0%34.0%
SOUTH OCALA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OCALA
71268.5%42.0%
ROCHELLE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
LAKELAND
76259.6%61.0%
DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PALM BAY
67967.2%42.5%
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 JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Brevard County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
46.5%#1,505 of 2,136#48 of 66
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
47.8%#1,655 of 2,149
▼ 22
#50 of 66
▼ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
50.1%#1,296 of 2,149
▼ 191
#46 of 66
▼ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
856#365 of 2,267#6 of 68
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.6:1#540 of 2,077#41 of 66
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
72.5%#66 of 2,108#2 of 66
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
64.1%#732 of 2,188#16 of 68
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+13.4%#280 of 621#6 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 2024-25
Enrollment
856
+177 (+26%) vs 2020
-2% since 2000-01, when it was 877
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2585658.514.6:164% (549)
2023-2485250.516.9:166% (559)
2022-2373247.515.4:168% (500)
2020-216794515.1:161% (417)
2017-187555513.7:171% (538)
2015-168106013.5:179% (639)
2010-117195413.3:174% (530)
2000-018775715.4:158% (513)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the public schools in PALM BAY, Florida. It is a mid-sized elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 6 and enrolls 856 students. On average, elementary schools in Florida enroll around 604, and this school is 42% bigger than that mark.

JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits within BREVARD, which has 109 schools and 73,587 students.

At JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, White students make up the biggest share, 34%. Enrollment also includes 31% Black, 22% Hispanic, and 12% multiracial. Among people living in Brevard County, the White share is about 73%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 73, compared with 70 nationally.

With 58.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.6:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. Roughly 64% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 42% for public schools in Brevard County.

Schools in Florida with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 49.0%. JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 46.5%.

In Brevard County, median household income comes to about $78,476, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Brevard County counts 113 public schools with about 73,587 students.

About 1.8 miles separate JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL from the closest public school, PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th of 9 on average proficiency.

NCES describes the area around JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 26%.

This page is set up for the JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

Brevard County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
BREVARD
Address
950 TUPELO RD SW, PALM BAY, FL 32908
Phone
(321) 952-5990
County
Brevard County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
856
Teachers (FTE)
59
Student–teacher ratio
14.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
549 (64%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
120015002799
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in BREVARD
Other schools in PALM BAY
Other Jupiter Elementary schools

One other US public school is named Jupiter Elementary. JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How large is JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 856 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 14.6:1 (59 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 34% White, 22% Hispanic, 31% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by BREVARD in Brevard County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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