TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Regular School · MERRITT ISLAND, FL

TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a regular school school in MERRITT ISLAND, Florida, serving grades PK–06 with 569 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.2:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 06

Enrollment

569

Teachers (FTE)

40.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	426	75%
Hispanic/Latino	62	11%
Two or more races	60	11%
Asian	12	2%
Black or African American	8	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	569	289M / 280F

English Language Learners: 5 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	60.0% +11.2pp	48.8%	407
Reading Proficiency	64.0% +11.8pp	52.2%	413
Science Proficiency	60-64%	—	106

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.52 grade levels

Math

+0.00 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

25 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

187

32.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	569	100%

Contact & Location

885 S COURTENAY PKWY

MERRITT ISLAND, FL 32952

Phone: (321)454-1080

http://www.tropical.brevard.k12.fl.us

District

BREVARD

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,114

District enrollment: 74,125

Other Schools in District

APOLLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
ATLANTIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
AUDUBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL Elementary
CAPE VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
CHALLENGER 7 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 32952) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120015000121

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD