Indian River Shores’s public schools outscore 78% of Florida districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Indian River Shores, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Florida, not nationally.
From Florida state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Indian River Shores’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 92 Florida towns with household incomes within a quarter of Indian River Shores’s, its schools beat 71%, lower than their 78% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 53% and math 50% in spring 2022, against 52% and 52% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,517 per student, against $13,006 across Florida (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
13 elementary schools, then four middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 5% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Indian River Shores’s grade
A−: better than 78% of Florida school districts, #97 of 638 Florida towns. Graduation is above the Florida average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Indian River Shores, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Indian River Shores · depends on your address
Vero Beach High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,645 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Vero Beach
Sebastian River High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,777 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Sebastian
10th grade in Indian River Shores · depends on your address
Vero Beach High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,645 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Vero Beach
Sebastian River High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,777 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Sebastian
11th grade in Indian River Shores · depends on your address
Vero Beach High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,645 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Vero Beach
Sebastian River High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,777 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Sebastian
12th grade in Indian River Shores · depends on your address
Vero Beach High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,645 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Vero Beach
Sebastian River High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,777 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Sebastian
Indian River Shores’s public schools are run by Indian River County School District, which also serves Fellsmere, Orchid, Sebastian and Vero Beach. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Indian River Shores vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Indian River Shores’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Indian River Shores | A− | Indian River County |
| Vero Beach | A− | Indian River County |
Every school in Indian River Shores
19 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Florida’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Indian River Shores’s schools
Are Indian River Shores’s schools good?
By Florida’s own tests, yes: the public schools Indian River Shores children attend outscore 78% of Florida’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #97 of 638 Florida towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 71%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Indian River Shores in?
Indian River County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 16,621 students in 28 schools (2024–25).
Where do Indian River Shores kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Vero Beach High School and Sebastian River High School.
What is Indian River Shores’s graduation rate?
96% of the class of 2023 in Indian River County School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida.
How much does Indian River Shores spend per student?
$12,517 in Indian River County School District (FY2024), against $13,006 across Florida. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Indian River Shores families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Florida. Stars are from neighbors.