VERO BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in VERO BEACH, Florida, VERO BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary campus, overseen by INDIAN RIVER. It works with 593 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 28 schools in INDIAN RIVER (16,621 students total), VERO BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, VERO BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the most-represented group is White (32%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 30% Hispanic, 26% Black, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Indian River County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, VERO BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Indian River County (around 53%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, VERO BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.9%; this one delivers 56.0%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Indian River County indicate median household earnings sit near $73,491, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Indian River County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,621 students), of which VERO BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is VERO BEACH HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts VERO BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 64.1%.

VERO BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. VERO BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 605 (now 593). The White share of enrollment shrank from 36% to 32% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

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