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VIERA MIDDLE SCHOOL
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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%.
About VIERA MIDDLE SCHOOL
VIERA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of the average-sized intermediate schools in VIERA, Florida, overseen by BREVARD, with 741 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8.
BREVARD runs 109 schools in total, collectively educating 73,587 students. VIERA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, VIERA MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that 69% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 12% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black, 4% Asian.
On the resource side, VIERA MIDDLE SCHOOL reports 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting VIERA MIDDLE SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 21% of students at VIERA MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Brevard County (around 42%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), VIERA MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 77.1%.
In the area at large, census data for Brevard County shows median household earnings sit near $78,476, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. VIERA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 113 public schools in Brevard County (combined enrollment of about 73,587 students).
The closest other public school is VIERA HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, VIERA MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 73.1%.
The school occupies a residential site.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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