Enrollment
61
Combined
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 353
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BREVARD·NCES 120015002052
NORTH/CENTRAL AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER
301 GROVE BLVD, MERRITT ISLAND, FL 32953 · (321) 633-3489 · Brevard County
GRADES 03–12COMBINED21-SUBURBTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL61 STUDENTS
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Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
7.6:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
45 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 1 | 2% |
| Grade 5 | 1 | 2% |
| Grade 7 | 11 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 6 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 21 | 34% |
| Grade 10 | 12 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 6 | 10% |
| Grade 12 | 3 | 5% |
Student demographics
67%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
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
17.2%
own-school result
Math
12.2%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.2% | 12.2% |
| 2023-24 | 7.7% | 8.0% |
% 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
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where NORTH/CENTRAL AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 61 | #107 of 180 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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 2024-25Enrollment
61
+35 (+135%) vs 2020
0% since 2000-01, when it was 61
Student : Teacher
7.6:1
was 5.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61 | 8 | 7.6:1 | 74% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 93 | 7 | 13.3:1 | 76% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 54 | 7 | 7.7:1 | 80% (43) |
| 2020-21 | 26 | 5 | 5.2:1 | 88% (23) |
| 2017-18 | 48 | 7 | 6.9:1 | 81% (39) |
| 2015-16 | 44 | 6 | 7.3:1 | 77% (34) |
| 2010-11 | 43 | 6 | 7.2:1 | 60% (26) |
| 2000-01 | 61 | 4 | 15.3:1 | 38% (23) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORTH/CENTRAL AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER.
About NORTH/CENTRAL AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER
NORTH/CENTRAL AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER, located in MERRITT ISLAND, Florida, is a very small school serving multiple grade levels. It enrolls 61 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 3 through 12. That is 83% below the average of about 353 students for combined schools in Florida.
NORTH/CENTRAL AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER is one of the 109 schools that make up BREVARD (73,587 students in total).
The student body at NORTH/CENTRAL AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER has no majority group. Black students lead at 44%. Other groups include 33% White, 16% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 10% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.
NORTH/CENTRAL AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.6:1. The gap from the 17.7:1 average for combined schools in Florida is 10.0 students per teacher. At NORTH/CENTRAL AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER, 74% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 32 points above the 42% average for public schools in Brevard County.
Brevard County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $78,476, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Brevard County's 113 public schools enroll about 73,587 students and include NORTH/CENTRAL AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates NORTH/CENTRAL AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER from the closest public school, GARDENDALE SEPARATE DAY SCHOOL. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
For locale, NCES codes NORTH/CENTRAL AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER as Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 26 students at NORTH/CENTRAL AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER; in 2024-25, 61. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (7.6:1) than in 2020-21 (5.2:1).
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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
Other schools in MERRITT ISLAND
- MERRITT ISLAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,446 students
- EDGEWOOD JR/SR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 942 students
- LEWIS CARROLL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 634 students
- TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 569 students
- ROBERT L. STEVENSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 481 students
- THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 481 students
Nearby schools
- GARDENDALE SEPARATE DAY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 62
- MERRITT ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 1,446
- LEWIS CARROLL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 634
- MILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 382
- EDGEWOOD JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 942
- AUDUBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About NORTH/CENTRAL AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTERWhat is the total enrollment at NORTH/CENTRAL AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER?
NORTH/CENTRAL AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER enrolls approximately 61 students in grades 03-12.
What grades does NORTH/CENTRAL AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER serve?
NORTH/CENTRAL AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER serves grades 03-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NORTH/CENTRAL AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NORTH/CENTRAL AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER is approximately 7.6:1 (8 FTE teachers).
How diverse is NORTH/CENTRAL AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER?
NORTH/CENTRAL AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER reports a student body of 33% White, 16% Hispanic, 44% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is NORTH/CENTRAL AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER in?
NORTH/CENTRAL AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER is part of BREVARD.
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