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Merritt Island High School
100 East Mustang Way
Merritt Island FL, 32953, Brevard County
Phone: 321-454-1000
Ranking:
(55 out of 502, top 11%)*
(55 out of 502, top 11%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Brevard County School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 87 | 97 | 86 | |||
| Total Students: | 1,505 | 1,545 | 1,552 | |||
| Grade 9: | 410 | 27.2% | 433 | 28.0% | 418 | 26.9% |
| Grade 10: | 373 | 24.8% | 387 | 25.0% | 411 | 26.5% |
| Grade 11: | 349 | 23.2% | 361 | 23.4% | 358 | 23.1% |
| Grade 12: | 357 | 23.7% | 350 | 22.7% | 365 | 23.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 736 | 48.9% | 746 | 48.3% | 787 | 50.7% |
| Female: | 709 | 47.1% | 740 | 47.9% | 724 | 46.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.3% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 35 | 2.3% | 41 | 2.7% | 45 | 2.9% |
| Hispanic: | 91 | 6.0% | 87 | 5.6% | 91 | 5.9% |
| Black | 67 | 4.5% | 71 | 4.6% | 80 | 5.2% |
| White: | 1,253 | 83.3% | 1,289 | 83.4% | 1,294 | 83.4% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 217 | 14.4% | 162 | 10.5% | 141 | 9.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 39 | 2.6% | 42 | 2.7% | 30 | 1.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.40 | 17.40 | 18.00 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 405 | 408 | 402 |
| FCAT | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344 | 335 | 323 |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342 | 336 | 322 |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348 | 338 | 324 |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345 | 337 | 323 |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346 | 340 | 327 |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343 | 340 | 327 |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346 | 342 | 331 |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347 | 341 | 329 |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324 | 316 | 300 |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 314 | 296 |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320 | 314 | 298 |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 322 | 300 |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332 | 328 | 306 |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323 | 325 | 305 |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328 | 328 | 310 |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334 | 326 | 309 |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 252 | 251 | 244 |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331 | 322 | 298 |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335 | 326 | 302 |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 327 | 304 |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331 | 326 | 303 |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333 | 326 | 306 |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 326 | 307 |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 321 | 302 |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328 | 324 | 309 |
| 2009 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337 | 326 | 313 |
| 2010 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331 | 322 | 311 |
| 2007 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331 | 327 | 308 |
| 2008 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330 | 329 | 313 |
| 2009 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335 | 329 | 316 |
| 2010 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336 | 330 | 317 |
| 2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335 | 331 | 317 |
| 2012 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 248 | 247 | 240 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 61.7% | 66.7% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 37.0% | 31.9% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 26.6% | 22.4% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 73.4% | 77.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $46,126.0 | $43,906.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,576.0 | $33,532.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,819.0 | $46,482.0 |
* Merritt Island High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.