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What tradition at W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE should never be changed?
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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
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
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
605
+55 (+10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 14.9:1
% White
61%
was 63%
% Hispanic
12%
was 14%
% Black
7%
was 4%
% Asian
12%
was 13%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE
W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE operates as an average-sized primary school in WEST MELBOURNE, Florida, run under BREVARD. Current enrollment sits at 605 students spanning grades pre-K through 6.
BREVARD comprises 109 schools with combined enrollment of 73,587 students; W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE is among them.
Looking at the student body, W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE reports that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 12% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 8% multiracial, 7% Black. By comparison, Brevard County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, On paper, W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 20% of students at W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Brevard County (around 42%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE sits in the top 10% of Florida schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 71.2%; actual is 89.1%, +17.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Brevard County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $78,476 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE is one of 113 public schools in Brevard County (combined enrollment of about 73,587 students).
The closest other public school is MEADOWLANE PRIMARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 58.2%.
The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 10%: 550 students in 2018 compared to 605 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.