Enrollment
312
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIAN RIVER·NCES 120093002470
SEBASTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
400 SEBASTIAN BLVD, SEBASTIAN, FL 32958 · (772) 978-8200 · Indian River County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL312 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
199 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 | 28 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 20% |
Student demographics
65%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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
62.1%
FL avg 56.7% . -5.2pp since 2023
Math
65.4%
FL avg 58.9% . -10.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 62 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 down about 10 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.1% | 65.4% |
| 2023-24 | 67.3% | 75.6% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
67.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Florida's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where SEBASTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Indian River County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #531 of 2,136 | #7 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #854 of 2,149 | #11 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #742 of 2,149 | #8 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 312 | #1,966 of 2,267 | #14 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #387 of 2,077 | #3 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.8% | #579 of 2,108 | #6 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.0% | #148 of 1,374 | #1 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
312
-147 (-32%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 11.2:1
% White
51%
was 61%
% Hispanic
22%
was 10%
% Black
19%
was 21%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
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 | 312 | 22 | 14.2:1 | 64% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 341 | 23 | 14.8:1 | 67% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 329 | 25 | 13.2:1 | 72% (238) |
| 2017-18 | 459 | 41 | 11.2:1 | 71% (328) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SEBASTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SEBASTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SEBASTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public elementary school run by INDIAN RIVER in SEBASTIAN, Florida. The school enrolls 312 students in pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 604 students for elementary schools in Florida.
INDIAN RIVER is the district for SEBASTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. It has 28 schools and 16,621 students.
Of every 100 students at SEBASTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 51 are White. It is also 22% Hispanic, 19% Black, and 7% multiracial. Indian River County's residents are about 75% White, 24 points above the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
Staffing at SEBASTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes to 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.2:1. Elementary schools in Florida have an average ratio of 17.5:1. On the income side, 64% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Indian River County report 53%.
SEBASTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outperforms its prediction by 18.7 points. The model expects 49.2% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Florida; the school's rate is 67.9%.
In Indian River County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $73,491, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 28 public schools in the county, enrolling about 16,621, SEBASTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
Among nearby public schools, SEBASTIAN CHARTER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is closest at about 1.1 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of SEBASTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SEBASTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 4th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The federal government classifies SEBASTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's location as City: Small.
The school's enrollment decreased 32% from 2017-18 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, 22% of students were Hispanic, compared with 10% in 2017-18. Students per teacher increased from 11.2 in 2017-18 to 14.2 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at SEBASTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Related schools
Other schools in INDIAN RIVER
- VERO BEACH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,645 students
- SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,777 students
- STORM GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 904 students
- IMAGINE AT SOUTH VEROElementary · 892 students
- SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 775 students
- OSLO MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 767 students
Other schools in SEBASTIAN
- SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,777 students
- SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 775 students
- TREASURE COAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 679 students
- PELICAN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 354 students
- SEBASTIAN CHARTER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 295 students
- WABASSO SCHOOLCombined · 52 students
Nearby schools
- SEBASTIAN CHARTER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 295
- PELICAN ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.0 mi · 354
- SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL3.5 mi · 775
- SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL3.9 mi · 1,777
- INDIAN RIVER VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM4.1 mi · 39
- WABASSO SCHOOL4.1 mi · 52
Frequently asked questions
About SEBASTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend SEBASTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SEBASTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 312 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does SEBASTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SEBASTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does SEBASTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
SEBASTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
How diverse is SEBASTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SEBASTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 51% White, 22% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is SEBASTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
SEBASTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by INDIAN RIVER.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.