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Tropical Elementary School

(321) 454-1080

Physical Address:
885 South Courtenay Parkway
Merritt Island, FL  32952
Mailing Address:
885 S Courtenay Pkwy
Merritt Island, FL  32952

School Information

District:
Brevard
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Brevard County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
PK - 6
Number of Students:
712

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Tropical Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
White 85.96% 65.17% 43.53%
Others 4.78% 0% 0%
Hispanic 3.79% 8.98% 24.35%
Asian/Pacific 3.79% 2.40% 2.56%
Black 1.12% 17.67% 28.17%
American Indian 0.56% 0.41% 0.60%

Genders in Tropical Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
Female 50.84% 52.14% 52.08%
Male 49.16% 47.86% 47.92%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Tropical Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 646 633 612
Others 36 37 34
Hispanic 38 32 27
Asian/Pacific 21 21 27
Black 15 15 8
American Indian 2 2 4
Total 758 740 712

Enrollment by Gender for Tropical Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Female 395 379 362
Male 363 361 350
Total 758 740 712

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Tropical Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 758 740 712
# Eligible for free lunch 106 (14%) 138 (19%) 167 (23%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 37 (5%) 33 (4%) 27 (4%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 143 (19%) 171 (23%) 194 (27%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Tropical Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 758 740 712
Fulltime teachers 48.0 51.1 45.5
Student/Teacher Ratio 15.80 15.70 15.65
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 14.01 14.08 13.95