For Immediate Release: January 30, 2012
BPS has Number 1 Elementary School in Florida
5 additional BPS schools in top 10
VIERA, FLORIDA – West Melbourne Elementary School for Science is Florida’s number one elementary school according to rankings released today by the Florida Department of Education. Two additional Brevard elementary schools, Freedom 7 Elementary School of International Studies and Indialantic Elementary, ranked 3rd and 9th respectively. In the combination high school category which includes high school elements, West Shore Jr./Sr. High ranked 2nd in the state, Edgewood Jr./Sr. High ranked 3rd and Cocoa Beach Jr./Sr. High was 7th. The rankings include the state’s 3,078 public and charter schools, grouped by elementary, middle, high and combination schools.
“Brevard is proud to have some of the finest education programs in the state of Florida,” said Superintendent, Dr. Brian T. Binggeli. “From exemplary ACT, SAT, Advanced Placement and IB performance to placing more than our share of students in all-state music and state science and engineering fairs, we are committed to our mission of serving every student with excellence as the standard.”
According to rankings released by State Education Commissioner Gerard Robinson on January 23, 2012, Brevard Public Schools (BPS) was 8th out of 67 Florida School Districts. With over 73,000 students, Brevard Public Schools is the 10th largest district in Florida and the 47th largest district in the nation. School grade data released by the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE), show that of BPS’ 86 schools, 84 or 98% earned an A or a B (excludes charter school grades).
The numerical ranking of schools is based on each school’s total school grade points, which are calculated based on the following criteria:
Elementary, Middle and High Schools:
Additional Components for High Schools:
All district school rankings are listed below, and for more information on BPS go to www.brevardschools.org. For more information on school rankings released today by the Florida Department of Education go to http://www.fldoe.org/Ranking/Schools.
Brevard - Elementary Schools
|
Rank
|
District Name
|
School Name
|
School Grade Points
|
Grade 2011
|
Grade 2010
|
% of Lowest 25% Making Learning Gains in Reading**
|
% of Lowest 25% Making Learning Gains in Math**
|
% Free or Reduced Lunch Rate
|
% Minority Rate
|
|
1
|
Brevard
|
W. MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE
|
722
|
A
|
A
|
82
|
94
|
16
|
31
|
|
3
|
Brevard
|
FREEDOM 7 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
|
719
|
A
|
A
|
84
|
81
|
13
|
27
|
|
9
|
Brevard
|
INDIALANTIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
707
|
A
|
A
|
81
|
86
|
18
|
12
|
|
19
|
Brevard
|
MANATEE ELEMENTARY
|
694
|
A
|
A
|
77
|
84
|
14
|
29
|
|
19
|
Brevard
|
SUNTREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
694
|
A
|
A
|
85
|
75
|
14
|
24
|
|
25
|
Brevard
|
ROBERT L. STEVENSON ELEMENTARY
|
691
|
A
|
A
|
76
|
73
|
12
|
27
|
|
30
|
Brevard
|
LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
686
|
A
|
A
|
80
|
79
|
15
|
24
|
|
33
|
Brevard
|
GEMINI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
684
|
A
|
A
|
75
|
72
|
12
|
11
|
|
39
|
Brevard
|
PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
679
|
A
|
A
|
73
|
86
|
63
|
13
|
|
47
|
Brevard
|
QUEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
673
|
A
|
A
|
75
|
73
|
17
|
27
|
|
68
|
Brevard
|
TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
666
|
A
|
A
|
72
|
83
|
35
|
20
|
|
70
|
Brevard
|
SPESSARD L. HOLLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
665
|
A
|
A
|
66
|
81
|
32
|
33
|
|
85
|
Brevard
|
SURFSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
659
|
A
|
A
|
74
|
55
|
21
|
14
|
|
103
|
Brevard
|
OCEAN BREEZE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
653
|
A
|
A
|
78
|
67
|
30
|
15
|
|
110
|
Brevard
|
LEWIS CARROLL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
650
|
A
|
A
|
74
|
68
|
28
|
15
|
|
127
|
Brevard
|
SEA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
645
|
A
|
A
|
57
|
84
|
34
|
24
|
|
156
|
Brevard
|
SATURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
639
|
A
|
A
|
67
|
81
|
74
|
57
|
|
165
|
Brevard
|
WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
637
|
A
|
A
|
72
|
78
|
57
|
46
|
|
172
|
Brevard
|
CROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
636
|
A
|
A
|
76
|
76
|
52
|
25
|
|
182
|
Brevard
|
HARBOR CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
633
|
A
|
B
|
71
|
86
|
69
|
31
|
|
182
|
Brevard
|
RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY
|
633
|
A
|
A
|
64
|
67
|
21
|
36
|
|
187
|
Brevard
|
MEADOWLANE INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
632
|
A
|
A
|
67
|
74
|
41
|
34
|
|
191
|
Brevard
|
GARDENDALE ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL
|
631
|
A
|
A
|
62
|
70
|
48
|
43
|
|
194
|
Brevard
|
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY
|
630
|
A
|
A
|
67
|
69
|
45
|
38
|
|
236
|
Brevard
|
SOUTH LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
623
|
A
|
A
|
71
|
74
|
82
|
51
|
|
274
|
Brevard
|
AUDUBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
617
|
A
|
A
|
64
|
67
|
35
|
23
|
|
294
|
Brevard
|
SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
614
|
A
|
A
|
74
|
59
|
42
|
30
|
|
313
|
Brevard
|
SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
610
|
A
|
A
|
79
|
65
|
57
|
30
|
|
319
|
Brevard
|
DR. W.J. CREEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
609
|
A
|
A
|
70
|
67
|
68
|
43
|
|
373
|
Brevard
|
COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
603
|
A
|
A
|
70
|
71
|
78
|
44
|
|
409
|
Brevard
|
ENTERPRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
598
|
A
|
A
|
62
|
58
|
42
|
24
|
|
416
|
Brevard
|
APOLLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
597
|
A
|
A
|
66
|
56
|
50
|
33
|
|
444
|
Brevard
|
JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
593
|
A
|
A
|
67
|
71
|
75
|
56
|
|
444
|
Brevard
|
PORT MALABAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
593
|
A
|
A
|
58
|
63
|
65
|
41
|
|
459
|
Brevard
|
EDUCATIONAL HORIZONS CHARTER
|
592
|
- |
- |
65
|
65
|
20
|
26
|
|
459
|
Brevard
|
OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
592
|
A
|
A
|
62
|
53
|
53
|
32
|
|
495
|
Brevard
|
THEODORE ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY
|
588
|
A
|
A
|
66
|
55
|
38
|
24
|
|
531
|
Brevard
|
CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
584
|
A
|
A
|
58
|
57
|
67
|
48
|
|
545
|
Brevard
|
FAIRGLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
582
|
A
|
A
|
59
|
56
|
64
|
15
|
|
564
|
Brevard
|
LOCKMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
579
|
A
|
A
|
77
|
57
|
43
|
37
|
|
595
|
Brevard
|
COQUINA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
575
|
A
|
A
|
71
|
62
|
76
|
36
|
|
666
|
Brevard
|
CHALLENGER 7 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
567
|
A
|
A
|
55
|
58
|
47
|
20
|
|
684
|
Brevard
|
GOLFVIEW ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCH
|
566
|
A
|
C
|
60
|
75
|
78
|
67
|
|
684
|
Brevard
|
MIMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
566
|
A
|
A
|
63
|
65
|
61
|
33
|
|
684
|
Brevard
|
PALM BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
566
|
A
|
A
|
51
|
75
|
80
|
47
|
|
715
|
Brevard
|
IMPERIAL ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
563
|
A
|
A
|
53
|
53
|
48
|
38
|
|
730
|
Brevard
|
ATLANTIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
562
|
A
|
A
|
62
|
56
|
52
|
25
|
|
730
|
Brevard
|
MILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
562
|
A
|
A
|
59
|
58
|
73
|
40
|
|
749
|
Brevard
|
CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL
|
561
|
A
|
B
|
55
|
85
|
90
|
67
|
|
758
|
Brevard
|
CAPE VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
560
|
A
|
A
|
66
|
61
|
63
|
25
|
|
792
|
Brevard
|
ROY ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
557
|
A
|
A
|
54
|
56
|
69
|
37
|
|
899
|
Brevard
|
DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
545
|
A
|
A
|
59
|
71
|
68
|
52
|
|
1022
|
Brevard
|
RIVIERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
533
|
A
|
A
|
69
|
57
|
79
|
61
|
|
1142
|
Brevard
|
JOHN F. TURNER, SENIOR ELEMENTARY
|
520
|
B
|
A
|
56
|
60
|
77
|
53
|
|
1152
|
Brevard
|
SABAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
519
|
B
|
A
|
48
|
46
|
60
|
28
|
|
1169
|
Brevard
|
ROYAL PALM CHARTER SCHOOL
|
518
|
B
|
A
|
57
|
47
|
37
|
33
|
|
1200
|
Brevard
|
RIVERVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
515
|
B
|
B
|
60
|
60
|
90
|
73
|
|
1209
|
Brevard
|
CAMPUS CHARTER SCHOOL
|
514
|
B
|
A
|
57
|
57
|
63
|
29
|
|
1314
|
Brevard
|
UNIVERSITY PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
|
503
|
B
|
A
|
46
|
55
|
82
|
60
|
|
1762
|
Brevard
|
ENDEAVOUR ELEMENTARY MAGNET
|
402
|
D
|
A
|
56
|
56
|
96
|
84
|
Brevard - Middle Schools
|
Rank
|
District Name
|
School Name
|
School Grade Points
|
Grade 2011
|
Grade 2010
|
% of Lowest 25% Making Learning Gains in Reading**
|
% of Lowest 25% Making Learning Gains in Math**
|
% Free or Reduced Lunch Rate
|
% Minority Rate
|
|
38
|
Brevard
|
DELAURA MIDDLE SCHOOL
|
633
|
A
|
A
|
72
|
72
|
18
|
21
|
|
67
|
Brevard
|
THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
|
613
|
A
|
A
|
60
|
75
|
33
|
25
|
|
75
|
Brevard
|
JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL
|
608
|
A
|
A
|
65
|
77
|
32
|
36
|
|
119
|
Brevard
|
RONALD MCNAIR MAGNET MIDDLE
|
591
|
A
|
A
|
59
|
75
|
45
|
55
|
|
155
|
Brevard
|
HERBERT C. HOOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
|
581
|
A
|
A
|
59
|
73
|
25
|
17
|
|
215
|
Brevard
|
SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL
|
562
|
A
|
A
|
57
|
80
|
58
|
47
|
|
227
|
Brevard
|
STONE MIDDLE SCHOOL
|
559
|
A
|
A
|
60
|
69
|
60
|
49
|
|
264
|
Brevard
|
ANDREW JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
|
547
|
A
|
A
|
56
|
70
|
46
|
36
|
|
269
|
Brevard
|
CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
|
546
|
A
|
A
|
63
|
65
|
49
|
41
|
|
273
|
Brevard
|
LYNDON B. JOHNSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
|
545
|
A
|
A
|
57
|
66
|
45
|
30
|
|
324
|
Brevard
|
JAMES MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL
|
530
|
A
|
A
|
52
|
66
|
49
|
25
|
|
372
|
Brevard
|
CLEARLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL
|
517
|
B
|
A
|
59
|
67
|
64
|
37
|
Brevard - High Schools
|
Rank
|
District Name
|
School Name
|
High School FCAT Points*
|
High School Component Points*
|
School Grade Points
|
Grade 2011
|
Grade 2010
|
% of Lowest 25% Making Learning Gains in Reading**
|
% of Lowest 25% Making Learning Gains in Math**
|
At Risk Graduation Rate***
|
% Free or Reduced Lunch Rate
|
% Minority Rate
|
|
28
|
Brevard
|
VIERA HIGH SCHOOL
|
599
|
744
|
1343
|
A
|
B
|
54
|
79
|
81
|
11
|
26
|
|
49
|
Brevard
|
SATELLITE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
|
601
|
699
|
1300
|
B
|
A
|
49
|
85
|
91
|
15
|
15
|
|
54
|
Brevard
|
MELBOURNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
|
582
|
713
|
1295
|
A
|
A
|
52
|
72
|
78
|
22
|
26
|
|
67
|
Brevard
|
MERRITT ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL
|
572
|
698
|
1270
|
A
|
B
|
51
|
76
|
77
|
24
|
22
|
|
86
|
Brevard
|
EAU GALLIE HIGH SCHOOL
|
547
|
684
|
1231
|
B
|
B
|
53
|
67
|
64
|
35
|
28
|
|
91
|
Brevard
|
BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
|
549
|
679
|
1228
|
A
|
B
|
53
|
70
|
78
|
45
|
48
|
|
96
|
Brevard
|
TITUSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
|
507
|
716
|
1223
|
B
|
B
|
39
|
60
|
89
|
34
|
32
|
|
97
|
Brevard
|
ROCKLEDGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
|
519
|
702
|
1221
|
A
|
B
|
43
|
66
|
88
|
26
|
40
|
|
136
|
Brevard
|
PALM BAY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
|
511
|
670
|
1181
|
A
|
B
|
52
|
68
|
81
|
45
|
52
|
|
159
|
Brevard
|
ASTRONAUT HIGH SCHOOL
|
499
|
665
|
1164
|
A
|
B
|
45
|
69
|
82
|
31
|
25
|
|
286
|
Brevard
|
COCOA HIGH SCHOOL
|
430
|
624
|
1054
|
A
|
A
|
47
|
52
|
86
|
60
|
49
|
Brevard - Combination (Elementary/Middle) Schools
|
Rank
|
District Name
|
School Name
|
School Grade Points
|
Grade 2011
|
Grade 2010
|
% of Lowest 25% Making Learning Gains in Reading**
|
% of Lowest 25% Making Learning Gains in Math**
|
% Free or Reduced Lunch Rate
|
% Minority Rate
|
|
62
|
Brevard
|
SCULPTOR CHARTER SCHOOL
|
577
|
A
|
A
|
70
|
54
|
21
|
20
|
|
85
|
Brevard
|
PALM BAY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
|
553
|
B
|
A
|
65
|
58
|
56
|
71
|
|
117
|
Brevard
|
ODYSSEY CHARTER SCHOOL
|
525
|
B
|
A
|
64
|
57
|
52
|
44
|
|
175
|
Brevard
|
PALM BAY COMMUNITY CHARTER-PATRIOT CAMPUS
|
436
|
C
|
D
|
57
|
52
|
77
|
63
|
|
190
|
Brevard
|
IMAGINE SCHOOLS AT WEST MELBOURNE
|
358
|
F
|
C
|
50
|
36
|
69
|
75
|
Brevard - Combination (Includes High School elements) Schools
|
Rank
|
District Name
|
School Name
|
FCAT Points
|
High School Component Points*
|
School Grade Points
|
Grade 2011
|
Grade 2010
|
% of Lowest 25% Making Learning Gains in Reading**
|
% of Lowest 25% Making Learning Gains in Math**
|
At Risk Graduation Rate***
|
% Free or Reduced Lunch Rate
|
% Minority Rate
|
|
2
|
Brevard
|
WESTSHORE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
|
712
|
800
|
1477
|
A
|
A
|
81
|
97
|
100
|
6
|
26
|
|
3
|
Brevard
|
EDGEWOOD JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL
|
695
|
797
|
1451
|
A
|
A
|
79
|
92
|
100
|
8
|
20
|
|
7
|
Brevard
|
COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
|
624
|
768
|
1334
|
A
|
B
|
63
|
74
|
99
|
19
|
25
|
|
23
|
Brevard
|
SPACE COAST JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
|
524
|
646
|
1121
|
A
|
B
|
57
|
65
|
93
|
28
|
22
|
Brevard - High Schools with only FCAT grading component Schools
|
Rank
|
District Name
|
School Name
|
School Grade Points
|
Grade 2011
|
Grade 2010
|
% of Lowest 25% Making Learning Gains in Reading**
|
% of Lowest 25% Making Learning Gains in Math**
|
% Free or Reduced Lunch Rate
|
% Minority Rate
|
|
16
|
Brevard
|
PALM BAY MUNICIPAL CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
|
499
|
- |
- |
47
|
80
|
77
|
64
|
|
18
|
Brevard
|
HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL
|
494
|
C
|
B
|
46
|
72
|
56
|
53
|
*High School FCAT Points/High School Component Points: Accounts for 50% of School Grade Points
**Low 25% Learning Gains Reading/Math: Accounts for 12.5% of FCAT points
***At Risk Grade Rate: Accounts for 6.25% of total school grade points
-BPS-
