SUNTREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SUNTREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school of mid-sized scale in MELBOURNE, Florida, overseen by BREVARD, educateing 585 students in grades pre-K through 6.

BREVARD comprises 109 schools with combined enrollment of 73,587 students; SUNTREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, SUNTREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Black. Compared to Brevard County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, SUNTREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting SUNTREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 23% of students at SUNTREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Brevard County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, SUNTREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 78.7%.

In the broader community, census data for Brevard County shows the typical household earns roughly $78,476 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Brevard County's 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 73,587 students), SUNTREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is DEVEREUX HOSPITAL, roughly 2.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SUNTREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 73.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 15%: 686 students in 2018 compared to 585 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 77% to 71% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.