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What advice would you give to incoming students at MIMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
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Enrollment
393
Elementary
DISTRICT 557 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BREVARD·NCES 120015000084
MIMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2582 US HIGHWAY 1, MIMS, FL 32754 · (321) 264-3020 · Brevard County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL393 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
268 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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 | 46 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 10% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
52.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.8pp since 2023
Math
44.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.9% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.1% | 36.7% |
% 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
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 MIMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Brevard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #1,643 of 2,136 | #52 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,789 of 2,149 | #52 of 66 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #1,169 of 2,149 | #43 of 66 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 393 | #1,785 of 2,267 | #58 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #46 of 2,077 | #6 of 66 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #770 of 2,108 | #35 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.8% | #386 of 1,374 | #14 of 46 |
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
393
-116 (-23%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 13.4:1
% White
52%
was 52%
% Hispanic
8%
was 7%
% Black
31%
was 35%
% 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 | 393 | 33 | 11.9:1 | 68% (268) |
| 2023-24 | 415 | 35 | 11.9:1 | 74% (307) |
| 2022-23 | 462 | 37 | 12.5:1 | 80% (368) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 38 | 13.4:1 | 82% (417) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MIMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About MIMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school in MIMS, Florida, one of the schools in BREVARD. The grade span is pre-K through 6, and enrollment is 393 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Florida) has about 604 students.
District-wide, BREVARD has 109 schools and 73,587 students.
White students account for 52% of enrollment at MIMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The remaining students are 31% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Census figures show Brevard County is about 73% White. By the diversity index, MIMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 62%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 11.9:1, with 33 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 68%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Brevard County is 42%.
MIMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 3.1 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (43.9% versus 47.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Florida.
Across Brevard County, median household income is about $78,476, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. MIMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the 113 public schools in Brevard County.
JAMES MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 2.2 miles away in a straight line. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, MIMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies MIMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's location as Suburb: Small.
The student count in 2024-25 was 393, 23% below the 509 of 2017-18. From 2017-18 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 13.4:1 to 11.9:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Brevard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in BREVARD
- VIERA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,334 students
- MELBOURNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,210 students
- BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,122 students
- HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,960 students
- ODYSSEY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 1,917 students
- ROCKLEDGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,579 students
Nearby schools
- JAMES MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL2.2 mi · 447
- OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 473
- PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 500
- ASTRONAUT HIGH SCHOOL2.9 mi · 1,056
- SOUTH LAKE ELEMENTARY3.7 mi · 469
- TITUSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL5.7 mi · 1,275
Frequently asked questions
About MIMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at MIMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MIMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 393 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does MIMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
MIMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at MIMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at MIMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is MIMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MIMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 52% White, 8% Hispanic, 31% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees MIMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MIMS 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.