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.