Brevard Public Schools is once more an A district, Florida school grades for '23-'24 show

For the first time since 2019, Brevard has jumped back up to its pre-pandemic status as an A-rated school district, according to data released Wednesday by the state department of education.

While most schools maintained their current grades, a handful went up a grade, according to the scores. Notably, all D schools were bumped up to C ratings. Only two schools dropped a grade.

The grades were released during the yearly superintendent summit, when teachers and principals come together to hear from Brevard Public Schools Superintendent Mark Rendell and other staff and administrators at the district.

"The force was with us today, as the announcement was coincidentally released by the state during Dr. Mark Rendell’s #SuperintendentSummit where hundreds of school leaders, a few Storm Troopers and three school board members were in attendance," the district posted to their Facebook page, along with a photo of several BPS employees, Storm Troopers and Darth Vader at Kennedy Space Center, where the summit was held.

School board superintendent Dr. Mark Rendell held his leadership summit for principals, administrator and educators at the Center for Space Education at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Wednesday morning.
School board superintendent Dr. Mark Rendell held his leadership summit for principals, administrator and educators at the Center for Space Education at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Wednesday morning.

School and district grades are calculated by the state based on multiple factors, including student achievement, learning gains and graduation rates. Brevard initially fell from an A to a B district during the 2021-2022 school year, after receiving no grade in 2020-2021, when schools could choose whether or not to opt in to score due to a lack of assessments at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, the district has maintained a B — until this year.

Here's how all schools in the county ranked.

A schools

Elementary schools

  • Atlantis Elementary School: maintained an A through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Audubon Elementary School: jumped to an A in 2023-2024 from a B in 2022-2023

  • Challenger 7 Elementary School: jumped to an A in 2023-2024 from a B in 2022-2023

  • Croton Elementary School: jumped to an A in 2023-2024 from a B in 2022-2023

  • Educational Horizons Charter School: maintained an A through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Enterprise Elementary School: maintained an A through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Freedom 7 Elementary School: maintained an A through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Gemini Elementary School: maintained an A through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Indialantic Elementary School: maintained an A through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Lewis Carroll Elementary School: maintained an A through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Longleaf Elementary School: maintained an A through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Manatee Elementary School: maintained an A through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Meadowlane Intermediate Elementary School: jumped to an A in 2023-2024 from a B in 2022-2023

  • Ocean Breeze Elementary School: maintained an A through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Odyssey Charter School (K-12): jumped to an A in 2023-2024 from a B in 2022-2023

  • Pineapple Cove Classical Academy (K-12): maintained an A through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Pineapple Cove Classical Academy at West Melbourne (K-8): maintained an A through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Pinecrest Academy Space Coast (K-8): maintained an A through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Quest Elementary School: maintained an A through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Ralph M. Williams Junior Elementary School: jumped to an A in 2023-2024 from a B in 2022-2023

  • Riviera Elementary School: jumped to an A in 2023-2024 from a B in 2022-2023

  • Robert L. Stevenson Elementary School: maintained an A through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Sea Park Elementary School: maintained an A through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Sherwood Elementary School: jumped to an A in 2023-2024 from a B in 2022-2023

  • South Lake Elementary School: maintained an A through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Spessard L. Holland Elementary School: maintained an A through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Suntree Elementary School: maintained an A through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Surfside Elementary School: maintained an A through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Tropical Elementary School: maintained an A through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Viera Charter School (K-8): maintained an A through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Viera Elementary School: maintained an A through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • West Melbourne Elementary School for Science: maintained an A through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

Middle and high schools

  • DeLaura Middle School: maintained an A through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Herbert C. Hoover Middle School: maintained an A through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Thomas Jefferson Middle School: maintained an A through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Cocoa Beach Junior/Senior High School: maintained an A through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Edgewood Junior/Senior High School: maintained an A through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Melbourne Senior High School: jumped to an A in 2023-2024 from a B in 2022-2023

  • Merritt Island High School: jumped to an A in 2023-2024 from a B in 2022-2023

  • Satellite Senior High: maintained an A through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Viera High School: maintained an A through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • West Shore Junior/Senior High School: maintained an A through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

B schools

Elementary schools

  • Brevard Virtual School (K-12) received a B in 2023-2024 after receiving an incomplete grade in 2023-2024

  • Cape View Elementary School: jumped to a B in 2023-2024 from a C in 2022-2023

  • Christa McAuliffe Elementary School: maintained a B through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Columbia Elementary School: jumped to a B in 2023-2024 from a C in 2022-2023

  • Coquina Elementary School: jumped to a B in 2023-2024 from a C in 2022-2023

  • Hans Christian Andersen Elementary School: jumped to a B in 2023-2024 from a C in 2022-2023

  • Harbor City Elementary School: maintained a B through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Imagine Schools at West Melbourne: maintained a B through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Lockmar Elementary School: maintained a B through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Odyssey Preparatory Charter Academy: maintained a B through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Pinewood Elementary School: fell to a B in 2023-2024 from an A in 2022-2023

  • Port Malabar Elementary School: maintained a B through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Roy Allen Elementary School: maintained a B through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Sculptor Charter School (K-8): maintained a B through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Sunrise Elementary School: maintained a B through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Westside Elementary School: maintained a B through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

Middle and high schools

  • Jon F. Kennedy Middle School: fell to a B in 2023-2024 from an A in 2022-2023

  • Heritage High School: jumped to a B in 2023-2024 from a C in 2022-2023

  • Space Coast Junior/Senior High School: maintained a B through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Titusville High School: jumped to a B in 2023-2024 from a C in 2022-2023

C schools

Elementary schools

  • Apollo Elementary School: maintained a C through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Cambridge Elementary Magnet School: maintained a C through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Discovery Elementary School: maintained a C through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Dr. W.J. Creel Elementary School: maintained a C through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Emma Jewel Charter Academy (K-8): maintained a C through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Endeavour Elementary School: jumped to a C in 2023-2024 from a D in 2022-2023

  • Fairglen Elementary School: jumped to a C in 2023-2024 from a D in 2022-2023

  • Golfview Elementary Magnet School: maintained a C through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Imperial Estates Elementary School: maintained a C through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • John F. Turner, Senior Elementary School: maintained a C through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Jupiter Elementary School: maintained a C through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Mila Elementary School: maintained a C through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Mims Elementary School: maintained a C through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Oak Park Elementary School: maintained a C through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Palm Bay Academy Charter School (K-12): jumped to a C in 2023-2024 from a D in 2022-2023

  • Palm Bay Elementary School: maintained a C through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Royal Palm Charter School: maintained a C through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Sabal Elementary School: maintained a C through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Saturn Elementary School: jumped to a C in 2023-2024 from a D in 2022-2023

  • University Park Elementary School: maintained a C through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

Middle and high schools

  • Andrew Jackson Middle School: maintained a C through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Central Middle School: maintained a C through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • James Madison Middle School: maintained a C through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Ronald McNair Magnet Middle School: received a C in 2023-2024 after receiving an incomplete grade in 2022-2023

  • Southwest Middle School: maintained a C through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Stone Magnet Middle School: maintained a C through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Astronaut High School: maintained a C through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Bayside High School: maintained a C through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

  • Palm Bay Magnet Senior High School: received C in 2023-2024 after receiving an incomplete grade in 2022-2023

  • Rockledge Senior High: maintained a C through 2023-2024 from 2022-2023

Incomplete grades

  • Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School received an incomplete grade in 2023-2024 after receiving an A in 2022-2023.

  • Lyndon B. Johnson Middle School received an incomplete grade in 2023-2024 after receiving a C in 2022-2023.

  • Cocoa High School received an incomplete grade in 2023-2024 and in 2022-2023.

  • Eau Gallie High School received an incomplete grade in 2023-2024 after receiving a C in 2022-2023.

Finch Walker is the education reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Walker at fwalker@floridatoday.com. X: @_finchwalker.

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