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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE this year?
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Enrollment
605
Elementary
DISTRICT 557 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BREVARD·NCES 120015004308
W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE
2255 MEADOWLANE AVE, WEST MELBOURNE, FL 32904 · (321) 956-5040 · Brevard County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL605 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Florida public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
121 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 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (88).
Student demographics
59%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
88.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
93.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 94 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.0% | 93.9% |
| 2023-24 | 86.5% | 88.5% |
% 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
89.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 71% 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 18 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 →
Schools most like W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE
W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE's state test result (89.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE this school | 605 | 20.0% | 89.1% |
| BUCK LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TALLAHASSEE | 696 | 14.8% | 69.5% |
| LORETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 1,039 | 21.8% | 65.7% |
| BEVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LITHIA | 826 | 15.1% | 87.4% |
| CUNNINGHAM CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SAINT JOHNS | 730 | 15.9% | 73.0% |
| PANTHER RUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE WORTH | 794 | 17.4% | 83.5% |
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 W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Brevard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 89.1% | #21 of 2,136 | #3 of 66 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 93.9% | #17 of 2,149 ▲ 49 | #2 of 66 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #23 of 2,149 ▼ 2 | #3 of 66 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 605 | #1,014 of 2,267 | #22 of 68 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #1,103 of 2,077 | #57 of 66 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.7% | #953 of 2,108 | #37 of 66 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.0% | #2,007 of 2,188 | #61 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.0% | #334 of 621 | #8 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
605
+78 (+15%) vs 2020
+213% since 2000-01, when it was 193
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 605 | 37.9 | 16.0:1 | 20% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 550 | 34.9 | 15.8:1 | 18% (101) |
| 2022-23 | 549 | 34.9 | 15.7:1 | 18% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 527 | 33 | 16.0:1 | 23% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 550 | 37 | 14.9:1 | 18% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 550 | 37 | 14.9:1 | 16% (89) |
| 2010-11 | 431 | 29 | 14.9:1 | 14% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 193 | 14 | 13.8:1 | 12% (23) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE.
About W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE
W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE is a mid-sized elementary school in WEST MELBOURNE, Florida, one of the schools in BREVARD. It is open to students in pre-K through 6 and enrolls 605 students.
Besides W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE, BREVARD runs 108 other schools. The district enrolls 73,587 students.
More than half of the students at W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE are White (61%). Next come 12% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 7% Black. That compares with about 73% White among all Brevard County residents. The diversity index for W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE is 59%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE reported 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 16.0:1. The school's 16.0:1 compares with an average of 17.5:1 for elementary schools in Florida. Roughly 20% of students at W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 42% average for public schools in Brevard County.
On the allk12 Grade, W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE lands at A+, ahead of 99% of Florida public elementary schools.
W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE outperforms its prediction by 17.9 points. The model expects 71.2% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Florida; the school's rate is 89.1%.
The school's county is Brevard County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $78,476, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 113 public schools in the county, enrolling about 73,587, W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE among them.
W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE is about 0.8 miles from MEADOWLANE PRIMARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE's average proficiency of 89.1% compares with 58.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE's location as Suburb: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 15% rise, from 527 to 605.
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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 WEST MELBOURNE
- CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,059 students
- PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY AT WEST MELBOURNECombined · 832 students
- MEADOWLANE INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 779 students
- IMAGINE SCHOOLS AT WEST MELBOURNEElementary · 665 students
- MEADOWLANE PRIMARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 603 students
- EDUCATIONAL HORIZONS CHARTERElementary · 137 students
Nearby schools
- MEADOWLANE PRIMARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 603
- MEADOWLANE INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 779
- EDUCATIONAL HORIZONS CHARTER0.8 mi · 137
- CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 1,059
- IMAGINE SCHOOLS AT WEST MELBOURNE2.5 mi · 665
- PINEAPPLE COVE CLASSICAL ACADEMY AT WEST MELBOURNE2.5 mi · 832
Frequently asked questions
About W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCEHow large is W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE?
W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE enrolls approximately 605 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE serve?
W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE is approximately 16.0:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE?
At W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE, the student body is approximately 61% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Black, 12% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE public or private?
W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE is a public K-12 school, overseen by BREVARD.
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