Enrollment
370
Elementary
DISTRICT 557 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BREVARD·NCES 120015003297
PALM BAY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
2112 PALM BAY RD NE, PALM BAY, FL 32905 · (321) 984-2710 · Brevard County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL370 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Florida public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
336 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 51 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 10% smaller than its 8th grade class (51).
Student demographics
69%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
48.2%
FL avg 56.7% . +12.4pp since 2023
Math
43.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +11.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 48 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.2% | 43.8% |
| 2023-24 | 35.8% | 32.5% |
% 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
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 PALM BAY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
PALM BAY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (38.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PALM BAY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 370 | 90.8% | 38.1% |
| EMMA E. BOOKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SARASOTA | 451 | 86.3% | 49.0% |
| WYOMINA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OCALA | 502 | 83.7% | 30.6% |
| INWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WINTER HAVEN | 423 | 82.3% | 37.0% |
| DUVAL CHARTER SCHOLARS ACADEMY JACKSONVILLE | 501 | 84.2% | 38.7% |
| JAMES E. STEPHENS ACADEMY BARTOW | 336 | 79.2% | 51.5% |
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 PALM BAY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Brevard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #1,888 of 2,136 | #61 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #1,797 of 2,149 ▲ 220 | #53 of 66 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #1,384 of 2,149 ▲ 424 | #51 of 66 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 370 | #1,844 of 2,267 | #61 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #1,077 of 2,077 | #54 of 66 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.5% | #314 of 2,108 | #15 of 66 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.8% | #34 of 2,188 | #1 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.6% | #156 of 1,374 | #6 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. 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
370
+30 (+9%) vs 2020
+143% since 2000-01, when it was 152
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 370 | 23.3 | 15.9:1 | 91% (336) |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 19.8 | 19.7:1 | 100% (389) |
| 2022-23 | 364 | 18 | 20.2:1 | 100% (364) |
| 2020-21 | 340 | 22 | 15.4:1 | 100% (340) |
| 2017-18 | 541 | 47 | 11.5:1 | 99% (538) |
| 2015-16 | 623 | 46 | 13.5:1 | 99% (619) |
| 2010-11 | 509 | 43 | 11.8:1 | 56% (284) |
| 2000-01 | 152 | N/A | N/A | 25% (38) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PALM BAY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL.
About PALM BAY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
PALM BAY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is the name of a small elementary school in PALM BAY, Florida. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 370 students in kindergarten through 8. Against the 604-student average for elementary schools in Florida, enrollment here is 39% lower.
BREVARD runs 109 schools with a combined 73,587 students. PALM BAY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is one of them.
Black students form the largest group at PALM BAY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL, 46% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 24% Hispanic, 21% White, and 7% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Brevard County's population at about 10%. PALM BAY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL has a diversity index of 69%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at PALM BAY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL total 23.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.9:1. The 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 336 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 91%. The average for public schools in Brevard County is 42%.
allk12 grades PALM BAY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL a C. The grade compares the school only with Florida public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 35.6% at PALM BAY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 38.1%.
PALM BAY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is located in Brevard County, where median household income is about $78,476, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 113 public schools in Brevard County, with a combined enrollment of about 73,587.
The nearest public school is PALM BAY MAGNET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, at about 1.1 miles. PALM BAY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. PALM BAY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL comes in 7th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
PALM BAY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
PALM BAY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL saw enrollment rise 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The PALM BAY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 PALM BAY
- BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,122 students
- HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,960 students
- ODYSSEY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 1,917 students
- PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMYCombined · 1,065 students
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 997 students
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 984 students
Nearby schools
- PALM BAY MAGNET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 1,359
- PALM BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 583
- RIVIERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 718
- STONE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL2.0 mi · 557
- PORT MALABAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 628
- UNIVERSITY PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 529
Frequently asked questions
About PALM BAY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLHow large is PALM BAY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL?
PALM BAY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 370 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does PALM BAY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
PALM BAY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PALM BAY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PALM BAY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is approximately 15.9:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PALM BAY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL?
PALM BAY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL reports a student body of 21% White, 24% Hispanic, 46% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees PALM BAY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL?
PALM BAY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL is overseen by BREVARD in Brevard County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.