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Tropical Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

885 South Courtenay Parkway

Merritt Island FL, 32952, Brevard County

Phone: 321-454-1080

Ranking:

(144 out of 2,614, top 6%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Brevard County School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	46		44		45		46		46		51		48
Total Students:	674		643		668		690		712		740		758
Prekindergarten:	9	1.3%	7	1.1%	1	0.1%	4	0.6%	3	0.4%	2	0.3%	8	1.1%
Kindergarten:	102	15.1%	98	15.2%	104	15.6%	100	14.5%	83	11.7%	82	11.1%	98	12.9%
Grade 1:	91	13.5%	87	13.5%	86	12.9%	67	9.7%	79	11.1%	84	11.4%	103	13.6%
Grade 2:	103	15.3%	89	13.8%	69	10.3%	77	11.2%	92	12.9%	113	15.3%	85	11.2%
Grade 3:	103	15.3%	64	10.0%	86	12.9%	91	13.2%	126	17.7%	101	13.6%	124	16.4%
Grade 4:	70	10.4%	89	13.8%	91	13.6%	128	18.6%	99	13.9%	116	15.7%	108	14.2%
Grade 5:	92	13.6%	88	13.7%	130	19.5%	105	15.2%	110	15.4%	117	15.8%	119	15.7%
Grade 6:	104	15.4%	121	18.8%	101	15.1%	118	17.1%	120	16.9%	125	16.9%	113	14.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	325	48.2%	322	50.1%	346	51.8%	355	51.4%	346	48.6%	357	48.2%	361	47.6%
Female:	349	51.8%	321	49.9%	322	48.2%	335	48.6%	324	45.5%	338	45.7%	357	47.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	3	0.4%	1	0.2%	1	0.1%	2	0.3%	4	0.6%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%
Asian:	19	2.8%	24	3.7%	27	4.0%	26	3.8%	27	3.8%	21	2.8%	21	2.8%
Hispanic:	68	10.1%	62	9.6%	53	7.9%	57	8.3%	27	3.8%	32	4.3%	38	5.0%
Black:	19	2.8%	9	1.4%	6	0.9%	7	1.0%	8	1.1%	15	2.0%	15	2.0%
White:	513	76.1%	501	77.9%	527	78.9%	549	79.6%	612	86.0%	633	85.5%	646	85.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	51	7.6%	46	7.2%	54	8.1%	49	7.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	221	32.8%	178	27.7%	188	28.1%	186	27.0%	167	23.5%	138	18.6%	106	14.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	17	2.5%	27	4.2%	27	4.0%	39	5.7%	27	3.8%	33	4.5%	37	4.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.65		14.61		14.91		15.07		15.65		15.70		15.80

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366	340	328
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	345	333
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365	346	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	370	342	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350	342	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	213	204	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	203	201	201
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	324	309
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	326	313
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	325	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342	325	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	326	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	204	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	208	204	201
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	322	312
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	325	312
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	333	318
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355	331	319
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	370	338	324
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366	340	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353	339	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362	335	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	223	217	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	223	216	215
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	330	318
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	333	319
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	327	314
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	329	316
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351	334	319
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351	337	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	335	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349	332	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	216	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	225	215	212
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363	345	332
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	369	344	333
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373	344	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	376	344	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	369	342	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	235	223	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	231	222	221
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350	325	310
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	320	305
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342	324	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352	324	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	321	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	232	223	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	230	223	220
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	329	299
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367	336	306
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365	334	310
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360	334	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366	338	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	364	341	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	337	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	217	205	201
2004	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357	329	301
2005	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355	333	305
2006	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	336	312
2007	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349	334	307
2008	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359	341	313
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365	341	316
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	373	345	319
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	380	348	319
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	242	236	227
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	240	234	226
2004	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350	329	297
2005	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342	325	299
2006	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	329	311
2007	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	328	306
2008	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	333	310
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348	334	313
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352	337	315
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361	337	315
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	237	232	225
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	240	232	225

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	64.7%	65.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	35.3%	34.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	18.0 years	19.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	21.6%	12.2%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	78.4%	87.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$47,201.0	$44,575.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$36,925.0	$32,682.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$50,028.0	$46,235.0

* Tropical Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.