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What's the most underrated thing about PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,065
Combined
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 353
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BREVARD·NCES 120015008446
PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY
6162 MINTON RD NW, PALM BAY, FL 32907 · (321) 802-9500 · Brevard County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED12-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL1,065 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
261 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 73 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 86 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 87 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 88 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 98 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 86 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 78 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 81 | 8% |
Student demographics
53%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
69.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.7pp since 2023
Math
68.2%
FL avg 58.9% . -3.6pp since 2023
What 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 68 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.7% | 68.2% |
| 2023-24 | 64.1% | 71.8% |
% 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
67.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,065
+464 (+77%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.0:1
% White
65%
was 69%
% Hispanic
21%
was 16%
% Black
6%
was 7%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
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 | 1,065 | 69.8 | 15.3:1 | 25% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 1,067 | 67.5 | 15.8:1 | 25% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 1,044 | 65.5 | 15.9:1 | 22% (234) |
| 2017-18 | 601 | 40 | 15.0:1 | 22% (135) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY.
About PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY
PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY is a combined-grade school in PALM BAY, Florida, and it is part of BREVARD. Students in kindergarten through 12 attend, and enrollment is 1,065 students. The school's enrollment is 202% larger than the 353 average for combined schools in Florida.
The BREVARD system has 109 schools and 73,587 students.
By race and ethnicity, PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY is 65% White. It is also 21% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Brevard County is roughly 73% White. PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY has a diversity index of 53%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.3:1, with 69.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among combined schools in Florida, the typical ratio is 17.7:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY is 25%. On average, public schools in Brevard County report 42%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY, the prediction is 68.9% and the result is 67.1%.
Across Brevard County, median household income is about $78,476, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The public schools of Brevard County number 113 and enroll about 73,587.
The closest public school to PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY is CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY is 1st of 9 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics. PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Federal counts for PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY: 601 students in 2017-18, 1,065 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. The share of Hispanic students grew 5 points, from 16% to 21%.
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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 PALM BAY
- BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,122 students
- HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,960 students
- ODYSSEY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 1,917 students
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 997 students
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 984 students
- SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 907 students
Nearby schools
- CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 687
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 997
- PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY AT LOCKMAR1.4 mi · 724
- JOHN F. TURNER SENIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 600
- LOCKMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 572
- JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 856
Frequently asked questions
About PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMYHow many students attend PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY?
PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY enrolls approximately 1,065 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY serve?
PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY serves grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY is approximately 15.3:1 (70 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY?
At PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 65% White, 21% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY?
PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY is overseen by BREVARD in Brevard County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.