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What's the one class at SABAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL every student should take?
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Enrollment
493
Elementary
DISTRICT 557 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BREVARD·NCES 120015000114
SABAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1401 N WICKHAM RD, MELBOURNE, FL 32935 · (321) 254-7261 · Brevard County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL493 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
288 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 29 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 23% smaller than its 6th grade class (65).
Student demographics
66%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
48.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.8pp since 2023
Math
43.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.7% | 43.2% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 38.8% |
% 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
42.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 SABAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SABAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (42.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SABAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 493 | 58.4% | 42.2% |
| SOUTHERN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LARGO | 451 | 58.1% | 66.6% |
| BELCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLEARWATER | 467 | 58.5% | 61.5% |
| ENTERPRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENTERPRISE | 544 | 59.0% | 55.9% |
| MCMULLEN-BOOTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLEARWATER | 445 | 56.0% | 55.4% |
| FLOROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MARY ESTHER | 539 | 56.4% | 70.0% |
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 SABAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Brevard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #1,711 of 2,136 | #55 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #1,825 of 2,149 ▲ 37 | #56 of 66 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #1,361 of 2,149 ▲ 236 | #49 of 66 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 493 | #1,448 of 2,267 | #40 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #93 of 2,077 | #10 of 66 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.2% | #476 of 2,108 | #22 of 66 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.4% | #967 of 2,188 | #26 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #985 of 1,374 | #31 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
493
-56 (-10%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 859
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 493 | 39 | 12.6:1 | 58% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 36 | 14.2:1 | 66% (340) |
| 2022-23 | 503 | 37 | 13.6:1 | 69% (346) |
| 2020-21 | 549 | 36 | 15.3:1 | 61% (334) |
| 2017-18 | 543 | 44 | 12.3:1 | 66% (360) |
| 2015-16 | 565 | 45 | 12.6:1 | 67% (381) |
| 2010-11 | 602 | 41 | 14.7:1 | 59% (358) |
| 2000-01 | 545 | 36 | 15.1:1 | 64% (350) |
| 1990-91 | 859 | 47 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SABAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SABAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SABAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school serving families in MELBOURNE, Florida. Its grade span covers pre-K through 6, with 493 students on the rolls.
BREVARD operates 109 schools. Combined enrollment is 73,587 students.
The biggest share of students at SABAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 47%, is White. Next come 31% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 9% Black, and 2% Asian. That compares with about 73% White among all Brevard County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 66%.
There are 39 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Florida, 17.5:1, is higher. Of all students at SABAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 58% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Brevard County is 42%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For SABAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the prediction is 51.9% and the result is 42.2%.
American Community Survey estimates for Brevard County show that the median household earns about $78,476 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Brevard County has 113 public schools with about 73,587 students, including SABAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
SOUTH AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER sits about 0.8 miles from SABAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SABAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, SABAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on proficiency.
SABAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
The school's student count fell 10% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 12.6:1, from 15.3:1.
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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
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- 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 MELBOURNE
- MELBOURNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,210 students
- EAU GALLIE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,398 students
- PALM BAY MAGNET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,359 students
- WEST SHORE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 948 students
- QUEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 687 students
- ROY ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 619 students
Nearby schools
- SOUTH AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER0.8 mi · 68
- ROY ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 619
- CROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 464
- LYNDON B. JOHNSON MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 580
- EAU GALLIE HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 1,398
- DR. W.J. CREEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 542
Frequently asked questions
About SABAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is SABAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SABAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 493 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does SABAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SABAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at SABAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at SABAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at SABAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SABAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 47% White, 31% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is SABAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
SABAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of BREVARD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.