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Does WEST SHORE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
948
High
DISTRICT 1,159 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BREVARD·NCES 120015003296
WEST SHORE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
250 WILDCAT ALLEY, MELBOURNE, FL 32935 · (321) 242-4730 · Brevard County
GRADES 07–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL948 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
100 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high 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
95.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
98.5%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 95 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 98 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 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
96.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 96% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 76% 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 21 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
948
-7 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 18.0:1
% White
64%
was 70%
% Hispanic
11%
was 10%
% Black
3%
was 4%
% Asian
13%
was 9%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WEST SHORE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Located at 250 WILDCAT ALLEY, in MELBOURNE, Florida, WEST SHORE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is an average-sized four-year high school that instructs 948 students (grades 7 through 12), operated by BREVARD.
WEST SHORE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 109 schools operated by BREVARD, a district that teaches 73,587 students overall.
On demographics, WEST SHORE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL shows that 64% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 13% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 73% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. An estimated 11% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Brevard County (around 42%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, WEST SHORE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 75.9%; WEST SHORE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL posts 96.5%, +20.6 points above that line.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Brevard County) reports that median household earnings sit near $78,476, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Brevard County runs 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 73,587 students), of which WEST SHORE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one.
The closest other public school is RIVERSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, WEST SHORE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 48.8%.
WEST SHORE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL operates from a high-density location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 955 students in 2018 compared to 948 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 70% to 64% across the same window.
Inside the community feed, the feed for WEST SHORE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 MELBOURNE
- MELBOURNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,210 students
- EAU GALLIE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,398 students
- PALM BAY MAGNET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,359 students
- QUEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 687 students
- ROY ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 619 students
- SUNTREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 585 students
Nearby schools
- RIVERSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 223
- MELBOURNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 2,210
- HARBOR CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 389
- EAU GALLIE HIGH SCHOOL2.0 mi · 1,398
- CROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 464
- ROY ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 619
Frequently asked questions
About WEST SHORE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at WEST SHORE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
WEST SHORE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 948 students in grades 07-12.
Is WEST SHORE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WEST SHORE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at WEST SHORE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at WEST SHORE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at WEST SHORE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at WEST SHORE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 64% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% Black, 13% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is WEST SHORE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in?
WEST SHORE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is part of BREVARD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.