Enrollment
354
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIAN RIVER·NCES 120093001059
PELICAN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1355 SCHUMANN DR, SEBASTIAN, FL 32958 · (772) 564-6500 · Indian River County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL354 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Florida public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
190 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 62 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
54.5%
FL avg 56.7% . -5.1pp since 2023
Math
65.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.5% | 65.1% |
| 2023-24 | 59.6% | 57.5% |
% 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
58.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 PELICAN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PELICAN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (58.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PELICAN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 354 | 53.7% | 58.3% |
| OCHWILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAWTHORNE | 388 | 53.6% | 38.2% |
| ROYAL PALM CHARTER SCHOOL PALM BAY | 339 | 54.3% | 51.1% |
| WHITEHOUSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 380 | 52.1% | 62.9% |
| MAMIE AGNES JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BALDWIN | 399 | 55.1% | 45.5% |
| ARCHER ELEMENTARY ARCHER | 413 | 50.6% | 57.4% |
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 PELICAN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Indian River County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #949 of 2,136 | #13 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #864 of 2,149 ▲ 176 | #13 of 16 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #1,081 of 2,149 ▼ 343 | #15 of 16 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 354 | #1,878 of 2,267 | #13 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #94 of 2,077 | #1 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.0% | #694 of 2,108 | #7 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.7% | #1,144 of 2,188 | #9 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #947 of 1,374 | #5 of 10 |
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
354
-10 (-3%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 735
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 354 | 28 | 12.6:1 | 54% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 346 | 25 | 13.8:1 | 70% (242) |
| 2022-23 | 343 | 28 | 12.3:1 | 70% (241) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | 28 | 13.0:1 | 70% (256) |
| 2017-18 | 393 | 35 | 11.2:1 | 75% (296) |
| 2015-16 | 399 | 34 | 11.7:1 | 81% (324) |
| 2010-11 | 429 | 33 | 13.0:1 | 70% (302) |
| 2000-01 | 702 | 40 | 17.6:1 | 47% (332) |
| 1990-91 | 735 | 38 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PELICAN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About PELICAN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PELICAN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school in SEBASTIAN, Florida, and it is part of INDIAN RIVER. The school enrolls 354 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Florida is about 604, so this school runs 41% smaller than that.
INDIAN RIVER oversees PELICAN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and 27 other schools, with 16,621 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, PELICAN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 54% White. It is also 20% Black, 19% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Indian River County is roughly 75% White. By the diversity index, PELICAN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 63%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1 at PELICAN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 54%. Across public schools in Indian River County, the average is about the same, 53%.
Measured against Florida public elementary schools, PELICAN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
PELICAN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 58.3%, compared with a predicted 54.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations.
According to the American Community Survey, in Indian River County, median household income is about $73,491, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The public schools of Indian River County number 28 and enroll about 16,621.
The closest other public school is LIBERTY MAGNET SCHOOL, about 1.4 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, PELICAN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
PELICAN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL saw enrollment fall 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Indian River County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
166,936
Census ACS
Median income
$73,491
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
16,621 students
Quick facts
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- SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 775 students
- TREASURE COAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 679 students
- SEBASTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 312 students
- SEBASTIAN CHARTER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 295 students
- WABASSO SCHOOLCombined · 52 students
Nearby schools
- LIBERTY MAGNET SCHOOL1.4 mi · 560
- INDIAN RIVER VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM1.6 mi · 39
- WABASSO SCHOOL1.6 mi · 52
- SEBASTIAN CHARTER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.2 mi · 295
- SEBASTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.0 mi · 312
- TREASURE COAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.0 mi · 679
Frequently asked questions
About PELICAN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is PELICAN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PELICAN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 354 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PELICAN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
PELICAN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at PELICAN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at PELICAN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is PELICAN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PELICAN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 54% White, 19% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees PELICAN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PELICAN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by INDIAN RIVER in Indian River County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.