Brevard Public Schools Earns Third Straight 'A' Rating
Seventeen Brevard schools improved their grades this year, and 79% of district schools now hold an A or B as BPS earns its third consecutive districtwide A.
By Amy Ling
Brevard Public Schools has earned its third consecutive districtwide A rating from the state of Florida.
Seventeen schools improved their letter grade this year, and 79% of district schools now hold an A or B. The districtwide result is worth celebrating on its own, but the movement underneath it gives the fuller picture: more A and B schools, fewer C schools and gains in every core subject measured by the state.
The districtwide picture
The number of A-rated schools increased from 37 to 41. B-rated schools rose from 20 to 26, while the number of schools receiving a C fell from 26 to 16.
Academic achievement also improved across several measures:
- English Language Arts rose three percentage points districtwide.
- Third-grade English Language Arts proficiency rose six points.
- Mathematics increased three points.
- Science and social studies each improved four points.
- Middle-school acceleration reached 77%, the highest level the district has recorded.
Superintendent Dr. Mark Rendell credited students and classroom teachers for the continued improvement. School Board Chair Matt Susin said the third consecutive A reflected daily work by teachers, principals and staff rather than a single-year accident.
Four schools made a two-grade leap
Four elementary schools jumped directly from a C to an A:
Brightside Brevard has a separate story focused on those four schools and what a two-letter jump means locally. The districtwide results also include 13 other schools that moved up one grade.
The other schools that improved
Atlantis Elementary, Audubon Elementary and Meadowlane Intermediate moved from a B to an A.
Discovery Elementary, Harbor City Elementary, James Madison Middle, Jupiter Elementary, Lyndon B. Johnson Middle, Mila Elementary, Sabal Elementary and Saturn Elementary moved from a C to a B.
Endeavour Elementary and Golfview Elementary Magnet moved from a D to a C.
Those single-grade improvements account for most of the district's broader momentum. Over the past three years, BPS says it has raised the share of schools earning an A or B from 64% to 79% and increased its overall district-grade score by 42 points.
What the grade does—and does not—tell families
A district grade is a useful measure of direction. It can show whether student performance is improving across subjects and whether more individual schools are moving upward.
It cannot tell a parent everything about a specific school. Programs, classroom culture, transportation, after-school options and the needs of an individual student still matter. Families can use the results as one starting point, then look at individual school report cards, visit campuses and speak with school staff.
BPS has published the full list of improved schools in its official district announcement. Individual Florida school report cards are available through the Florida Department of Education.
Sources and useful links
Amy Ling
Amy writes about Brevard's schools, students, families, and community programs. Her work focuses on the practical side of local education: what changed, who it helps, and what parents and students need to know next.
