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SATELLITE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About SATELLITE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
SATELLITE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, a mid-sized senior high in SATELLITE BEACH, Florida, one of the schools within BREVARD, educates 1,438 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 39% bigger than typical.
Across the 109 schools in BREVARD (73,587 students total), SATELLITE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, SATELLITE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (82%) are White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 18% of students at SATELLITE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Brevard County (around 42%), the school's rate is south of typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SATELLITE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 72.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.9%.
Around the school, Brevard County reports that the typical household earns roughly $78,476 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Brevard County runs 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 73,587 students), of which SATELLITE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: DELAURA MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SATELLITE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 67.2%.
The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SATELLITE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has ticked up 8%, going from 1,336 students in 2018 to 1,438 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 20.6:1 in 2018 to 22.1:1 in 2025.
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