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Enrollment
1,532
Elementary
DISTRICT 557 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BREVARD·NCES 120015008240
VIERA CHARTER SCHOOL
6206 BRESLAY DR, VIERA, FL 32940 · (321) 541-1434 · Brevard County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL1,532 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
99 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
367 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 159 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 167 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 173 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 176 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 173 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 170 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 176 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 173 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 165 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (159) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (165).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
77.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.2pp since 2023
Math
77.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.6% | 77.7% |
| 2023-24 | 75.4% | 77.6% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
76.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like VIERA CHARTER SCHOOL
VIERA CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (76.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VIERA CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 1,532 | 24.0% | 76.5% |
| B.D. GULLETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRADENTON | 1,314 | 21.3% | 74.7% |
| CHALLENGER K-8 SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATH SPRING HILL | 1,456 | 28.4% | 83.1% |
| MILL CREEK ACADEMY ST AUGUSTINE | 1,983 | 23.0% | 72.6% |
| ROUND LAKE CHARTER SCHOOL MOUNT DORA | 1,240 | 28.6% | 81.5% |
| MADEIRA BEACH FUNDAMENTAL K-8 MADEIRA BEACH | 1,306 | 20.4% | 82.9% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where VIERA CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Brevard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.5% | #261 of 2,136 | #15 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.7% | #359 of 2,149 ▼ 64 | #16 of 66 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.6% | #217 of 2,149 ▲ 9 | #12 of 66 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,532 | #25 of 2,267 | #1 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #901 of 2,077 | #52 of 66 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.4% | #1,107 of 2,108 | #41 of 66 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.0% | #1,935 of 2,188 | #54 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +46.3% | #66 of 621 | #2 of 15 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,532
+250 (+20%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,532 | 99 | 15.5:1 | 24% (367) |
| 2023-24 | 1,562 | 98.5 | 15.9:1 | 25% (394) |
| 2022-23 | 1,530 | 95 | 16.1:1 | 23% (359) |
| 2020-21 | 1,282 | 85 | 15.1:1 | 17% (222) |
| 2017-18 | 1,047 | 83 | 12.6:1 | 16% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 961 | 71 | 13.5:1 | 15% (143) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VIERA CHARTER SCHOOL.
About VIERA CHARTER SCHOOL
VIERA CHARTER SCHOOL is a high-enrollment elementary school in VIERA, Florida, one of the schools in BREVARD. Federal data show 1,532 students enrolled in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Florida enroll around 604, and this school is 154% bigger than that mark.
VIERA CHARTER SCHOOL is among 109 schools run by BREVARD, which serves 73,587 students.
The student body at VIERA CHARTER SCHOOL is 63% White. After that, the student body is 18% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Brevard County, the White share is about 73%. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at VIERA CHARTER SCHOOL are from different groups.
Teacher count: 99 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.5:1. The gap from the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is 2.0 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 24%. Compared with the 42% average for public schools in Brevard County, the school's rate is lower.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 76.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 69.2%.
The school is in Brevard County, where median household income comes to about $78,476, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Brevard County's 113 public schools enroll about 73,587 students and include VIERA CHARTER SCHOOL.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, PRE-K ESE SERVICES, is the closest to VIERA CHARTER SCHOOL. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, VIERA CHARTER SCHOOL is 4th of 7 on proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. VIERA CHARTER SCHOOL operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, VIERA CHARTER SCHOOL had a net gain of 250 students, or 20%.
VIERA CHARTER SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Brevard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
632,780
Census ACS
Median income
$78,476
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
73,587 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BREVARD
- VIERA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,334 students
- MELBOURNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,210 students
- BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,122 students
- HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,960 students
- ODYSSEY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 1,917 students
- ROCKLEDGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,579 students
Other schools in VIERA
- VIERA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,334 students
- MANATEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 910 students
- VIERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 885 students
- VIERA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 741 students
- PINECREST ACADEMY SPACE COASTElementary · 649 students
- PRE-K ESE SERVICESElementary · 138 students
Nearby schools
- PRE-K ESE SERVICES0.3 mi · 138
- VIERA HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 2,334
- VIERA MIDDLE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 741
- MANATEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 910
- PINECREST ACADEMY SPACE COAST1.7 mi · 649
- QUEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 687
Frequently asked questions
About VIERA CHARTER SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at VIERA CHARTER SCHOOL?
VIERA CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,532 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does VIERA CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
VIERA CHARTER SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at VIERA CHARTER SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at VIERA CHARTER SCHOOL is approximately 15.5:1 (99 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at VIERA CHARTER SCHOOL?
At VIERA CHARTER SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 63% White, 18% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees VIERA CHARTER SCHOOL?
VIERA CHARTER SCHOOL is overseen by BREVARD in Brevard County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.