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B+
Schools in North Merritt Island · Brevard County School District

North Merritt Island’s public schools outscore 74% of Florida districts

The grade covers the public school district serving North Merritt Island, 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.

#121of 638 Florida townsK–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
57%
▲ 5 pts vs FL 52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
56%
▲ 4 pts vs FL 52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
▲ 2 pts vs FL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.0K
▼ 8% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.2
FL 18.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
62,319 students on the public path
In brief

North Merritt Island’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 296 Florida towns with household incomes within a quarter of North Merritt Island’s, its schools beat 69%, lower than their 74% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 57% and math 56% in spring 2022, against 52% and 52% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $11,956 per student, against $13,006 across Florida (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

56 elementary schools, then 18 middle and 16 high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Calvary Chapel Christian School (private), Alpha Leraning Inc (private) and Faces (private) are in town. Every school ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind North Merritt Island’s grade

A− Test scoresB Graduation

B+: better than 74% of Florida school districts, #121 of 638 Florida towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Florida average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Florida school districts we grade (76)Better than 74%
Lower resultsHigher results
Florida towns with similar household incomes (296)Better than 69%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 39,856 test results and a graduating class of 5,501 could put North Merritt Island anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of North Merritt Island’s students in the tested grades sat them (37,795 in math, 41,917 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve North Merritt Island, with each school’s own grade.

56 schools teach K in North Merritt Island’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A+, so check the specific school.
Westside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Palm Bay
B
984 students15:1Rate it →
Manatee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Viera
A+
910 students16:1Rate it →
Sunrise Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Palm Bay
B
907 students16:1Rate it →
Viera Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Viera
A+
885 students16:1Rate it →
Jupiter Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Palm Bay
C+
856 students15:1Rate it →
Endeavour Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cocoa
D
732 students15:1Rate it →
Riviera Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Palm Bay
B
718 students16:1Rate it →
Christa McAuliffe Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Palm Bay
B+
687 students14:1Rate it →
Quest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Melbourne
A+
687 students14:1Rate it →
Discovery Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Palm Bay
B−
679 students14:1Rate it →
Indialantic Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Indialantic
A+
662 students15:1Rate it →
Atlantis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cocoa
B
650 students14:1Rate it →
Lewis Carroll Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Merritt Island
A
634 students15:1Rate it →
Port Malabar Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Palm Bay
B
628 students14:1Rate it →
Saturn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cocoa
D
619 students14:1Rate it →
Roy Allen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Melbourne
B+
619 students17:1Rate it →
W. Melbourne Elementary School for Science
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · West Melbourne
A+
605 students16:1Rate it →
Imperial Estates Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Titusville
B−
604 students13:1Rate it →
Meadowlane Primary Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · West Melbourne
603 students12:1Rate it →
John F. Turner Senior Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Palm Bay
C+
600 students15:1Rate it →
Enterprise Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cocoa
A
597 students16:1Rate it →
Apollo Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Titusville
B−
596 students13:1Rate it →
Suntree Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Melbourne
A+
585 students15:1Rate it →
Palm Bay Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Palm Bay
C
583 students13:1Rate it →
Longleaf Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Melbourne
A+
578 students14:1Rate it →
Columbia Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Palm Bay
B−
576 students14:1Rate it →
Lockmar Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Palm Bay
B−
572 students13:1Rate it →
Tropical Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Merritt Island
A−
569 students14:1Rate it →
DR. W.J. Creel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Melbourne
C+
542 students13:1Rate it →
University Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Melbourne
D
529 students15:1Rate it →
Pinewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mims
A−
500 students14:1Rate it →
Ocean Breeze Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Indian Harbour Beach
A
498 students14:1Rate it →
Sherwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Melbourne
B+
493 students13:1Rate it →
Sabal Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Melbourne
C+
493 students13:1Rate it →
Robert L. Stevenson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Merritt Island
A+
481 students15:1Rate it →
Hans Christian Andersen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Rockledge
B−
480 students13:1Rate it →
Cambridge Elementary Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cocoa
C
477 students14:1Rate it →
Oak Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Titusville
C
473 students13:1Rate it →
South Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Titusville
A
469 students14:1Rate it →
Coquina Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Titusville
C+
466 students14:1Rate it →
Fairglen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cocoa
C
464 students13:1Rate it →
Croton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Melbourne
B+
464 students13:1Rate it →
Golfview Elementary Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Rockledge
C
448 students12:1Rate it →
Spessard L. Holland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Satellite Beach
A
444 students14:1Rate it →
Ralph M Williams Junior Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Rockledge
A−
436 students12:1Rate it →
Challenger 7 Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cocoa
A−
431 students13:1Rate it →
Audubon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Merritt Island
B+
416 students14:1Rate it →
Gemini Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Melbourne Beach
A+
410 students13:1Rate it →
Freedom 7 Elementary School of International Studies
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Cocoa Beach
A+
408 students14:1Rate it →
Surfside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Satellite Beach
A
404 students13:1Rate it →
Mims Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mims
B−
393 students12:1Rate it →
Harbor City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Melbourne
B
389 students13:1Rate it →
Mila Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Merritt Island
C+
382 students11:1Rate it →
Sea Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Satellite Beach
A−
308 students12:1Rate it →
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cocoa Beach
A
275 students13:1Rate it →
Cape View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cape Canaveral
A−
273 students11:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–656 schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+
7–818 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+
9–1216 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+

North Merritt Island’s public schools are run by Brevard County School District. 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.

Brevard County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 108 schools · 73,577 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 16.2 per teacher (FL 18.0)
$11,956FL $13,006 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 52.1% · 41917 students tested
Math56%
State average 52.2% · 37795 students tested

North Merritt Island vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Florida towns that share North Merritt Island’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
North Merritt IslandB+Brevard County

Every school in North Merritt Island

87 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).

Also serving North Merritt Islandin other towns
Westside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Palm Bay
B
984 students15:1Rate it →
Manatee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Viera
A+
910 students16:1Rate it →
Sunrise Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Palm Bay
B
907 students16:1Rate it →
Viera Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Viera
A+
885 students16:1Rate it →
Jupiter Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Palm Bay
C+
856 students15:1Rate it →
Endeavour Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cocoa
D
732 students15:1Rate it →
Riviera Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Palm Bay
B
718 students16:1Rate it →
Christa McAuliffe Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Palm Bay
B+
687 students14:1Rate it →
Quest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Melbourne
A+
687 students14:1Rate it →
Discovery Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Palm Bay
B−
679 students14:1Rate it →
Indialantic Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Indialantic
A+
662 students15:1Rate it →
Atlantis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cocoa
B
650 students14:1Rate it →
Lewis Carroll Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Merritt Island
A
634 students15:1Rate it →
Port Malabar Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Palm Bay
B
628 students14:1Rate it →
Saturn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cocoa
D
619 students14:1Rate it →
Roy Allen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Melbourne
B+
619 students17:1Rate it →
W. Melbourne Elementary School for Science
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · West Melbourne
A+
605 students16:1Rate it →
Imperial Estates Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Titusville
B−
604 students13:1Rate it →
Meadowlane Primary Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · West Melbourne
603 students12:1Rate it →
John F. Turner Senior Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Palm Bay
C+
600 students15:1Rate it →
Enterprise Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cocoa
A
597 students16:1Rate it →
Apollo Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Titusville
B−
596 students13:1Rate it →
Suntree Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Melbourne
A+
585 students15:1Rate it →
Palm Bay Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Palm Bay
C
583 students13:1Rate it →
Longleaf Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Melbourne
A+
578 students14:1Rate it →
Columbia Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Palm Bay
B−
576 students14:1Rate it →
Lockmar Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Palm Bay
B−
572 students13:1Rate it →
Tropical Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Merritt Island
A−
569 students14:1Rate it →
DR. W.J. Creel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Melbourne
C+
542 students13:1Rate it →
University Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Melbourne
D
529 students15:1Rate it →
Pinewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mims
A−
500 students14:1Rate it →
Ocean Breeze Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Indian Harbour Beach
A
498 students14:1Rate it →
Sherwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Melbourne
B+
493 students13:1Rate it →
Sabal Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Melbourne
C+
493 students13:1Rate it →
Hans Christian Andersen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Rockledge
B−
480 students13:1Rate it →
Cambridge Elementary Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cocoa
C
477 students14:1Rate it →
Oak Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Titusville
C
473 students13:1Rate it →
Coquina Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Titusville
C+
466 students14:1Rate it →
Fairglen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cocoa
C
464 students13:1Rate it →
Croton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Melbourne
B+
464 students13:1Rate it →
Golfview Elementary Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Rockledge
C
448 students12:1Rate it →
Spessard L. Holland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Satellite Beach
A
444 students14:1Rate it →
Ralph M Williams Junior Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Rockledge
A−
436 students12:1Rate it →
Challenger 7 Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cocoa
A−
431 students13:1Rate it →
Audubon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Merritt Island
B+
416 students14:1Rate it →
Gemini Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Melbourne Beach
A+
410 students13:1Rate it →
Surfside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Satellite Beach
A
404 students13:1Rate it →
Mims Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mims
B−
393 students12:1Rate it →
Harbor City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Melbourne
B
389 students13:1Rate it →
Mila Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Merritt Island
C+
382 students11:1Rate it →
Sea Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Satellite Beach
A−
308 students12:1Rate it →
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cocoa Beach
A
275 students13:1Rate it →
Cape View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cape Canaveral
A−
273 students11:1Rate it →
Robert L. Stevenson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Merritt Island
A+
481 students15:1Rate it →
South Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Titusville
A
469 students14:1Rate it →
Freedom 7 Elementary School of International Studies
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Cocoa Beach
A+
408 students14:1Rate it →
Space Coast Junior/Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Cocoa
B−
1,503 students21:1Rate it →
Cocoa High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Cocoa
D
1,432 students16:1Rate it →
Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · West Melbourne
B−
1,059 students17:1Rate it →
Cocoa Beach Junior/Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Cocoa Beach
A−
1,049 students20:1Rate it →
Southwest Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Palm Bay
C+
997 students19:1Rate it →
West Shore Junior/Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Melbourne
A+
948 students18:1Rate it →
Edgewood Jr./Sr. High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Merritt Island
A+
942 students19:1Rate it →
Viera Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Viera
741 students21:1Rate it →
Lyndon B. Johnson Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Melbourne
C+
580 students17:1Rate it →
Stone Magnet Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Melbourne
C
557 students18:1Rate it →
Delaura Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Satellite Beach
A
548 students18:1Rate it →
Andrew Jackson Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Titusville
B−
505 students18:1Rate it →
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Merritt Island
B+
481 students18:1Rate it →
Herbert C. Hoover Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Indialantic
A−
473 students16:1Rate it →
James Madison Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Titusville
C
447 students17:1Rate it →
John F. Kennedy Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Rockledge
A−
447 students17:1Rate it →
Ronald McNair Magnet Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Rockledge
B
262 students12:1Rate it →
Palm Bay Magnet Senior High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Melbourne
C−
1,359 students19:1Rate it →
Viera High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Viera
A−
2,334 students22:1Rate it →
Melbourne Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Melbourne
B
2,210 students22:1Rate it →
Bayside High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Palm Bay
C−
2,122 students22:1Rate it →
Heritage High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Palm Bay
C
1,960 students23:1Rate it →
Rockledge Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rockledge
C
1,579 students21:1Rate it →
Merritt Island High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Merritt Island
C+
1,446 students21:1Rate it →
Satellite Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Satellite Beach
A−
1,438 students22:1Rate it →
Eau Gallie High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Melbourne
C
1,398 students20:1Rate it →
Titusville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Titusville
C+
1,275 students22:1Rate it →
Astronaut High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Titusville
C
1,056 students22:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Calvary Chapel Christian School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Merritt Island
Private · Religious
107 studentsRate it →
Alpha Leraning Inc
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Merritt Island
Private · Nonsectarian
25 students8:1Rate it →
Faces
Grades K–12 · Merritt Island
Private · Special education
14 students5:1Rate it →

Questions about North Merritt Island’s schools

Are North Merritt Island’s schools good?

By Florida’s own tests, yes: the public schools North Merritt Island children attend outscore 74% of Florida’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #121 of 638 Florida towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 69%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is North Merritt Island in?

Brevard County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 73,577 students in 108 schools (2024–25).

Where do North Merritt Island kids go to high school?

One of 16 high schools, depending on your address: Viera High School, Melbourne Senior High School, Bayside High School, Heritage High School, Rockledge Senior High School, Space Coast Junior/Senior High School, Merritt Island High School, Satellite Senior High School, Cocoa High School, Eau Gallie High School, Palm Bay Magnet Senior High School, Titusville High School, Astronaut High School, Cocoa Beach Junior/Senior High School, West Shore Junior/Senior High School and Edgewood Jr./Sr. High School.

What is North Merritt Island’s graduation rate?

90% of the class of 2023 in Brevard County School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida.

How much does North Merritt Island spend per student?

$11,956 in Brevard County School District (FY2024), against $13,006 across Florida. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in North Merritt Island?

Yes: Calvary Chapel Christian School (religious, grades PK–3, 107 students), Alpha Leraning Inc (nonsectarian, grades PK–6, 25 students) and Faces (special education, grades K–12, 14 students).

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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.