THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in MERRITT ISLAND, Florida, THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL is a low-enrollment middle school, overseen by BREVARD. It instructs 481 students across grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 794 students each, so THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 39% leaner than that benchmark.

BREVARD comprises 109 schools with combined enrollment of 73,587 students; THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that 65% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 15% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Black, 2% Asian. By comparison, Brevard County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.6%; this one delivers 66.2%.

In the area at large, census data for Brevard County shows the typical household earns roughly $78,476 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Brevard County's 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 73,587 students), THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 55.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL has contracted 23%, going from 628 students in 2018 to 481 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 75% to 65% across the same window.

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