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Merritt Island High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

100 Mustang Way

Merritt Island FL, 32953, Brevard County

Phone: 321-454-1000

Ranking:

(50 out of 492, top 10%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Brevard County School District

Title I Eligible School: No

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:	77		87		86		87		87		97		86
Total Students:	1,499		1,501		1,508		1,483		1,505		1,545		1,552
Grade 9:	362	24.1%	364	24.3%	419	27.8%	376	25.4%	410	27.2%	433	28.0%	418	26.9%
Grade 10:	367	24.5%	412	27.4%	358	23.7%	374	25.2%	373	24.8%	387	25.0%	411	26.5%
Grade 11:	424	28.3%	341	22.7%	361	23.9%	355	23.9%	349	23.2%	361	23.4%	358	23.1%
Grade 12:	328	21.9%	367	24.5%	352	23.3%	362	24.4%	357	23.7%	350	22.7%	365	23.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	753	50.2%	758	50.5%	781	51.8%	781	52.7%	736	48.9%	746	48.3%	787	50.7%
Female:	746	49.8%	743	49.5%	727	48.2%	702	47.3%	709	47.1%	740	47.9%	724	46.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	6	0.4%	6	0.4%	5	0.3%	6	0.4%	7	0.5%	6	0.4%	5	0.3%
Asian:	33	2.2%	27	1.8%	27	1.8%	25	1.7%	35	2.3%	41	2.7%	45	2.9%
Hispanic:	158	10.5%	151	10.1%	146	9.7%	144	9.7%	91	6.0%	87	5.6%	91	5.9%
Black:	85	5.7%	74	4.9%	74	4.9%	71	4.8%	67	4.5%	71	4.6%	80	5.2%
White:	1,122	74.8%	1,147	76.4%	1,164	77.2%	1,163	78.4%	1,253	83.3%	1,289	83.4%	1,294	83.4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	5	0.3%	6	0.4%	5	0.3%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	90	6.0%	90	6.0%	87	5.8%	73	4.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	326	21.7%	298	19.9%	280	18.6%	262	17.7%	217	14.4%	162	10.5%	141	9.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	35	2.3%	50	3.3%	61	4.0%	55	3.7%	39	2.6%	42	2.7%	30	1.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	19.47		17.25		17.53		17.05		17.40		17.40		18.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	405	408	402
2013	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	403	409	406
2013	Biology 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	408	406	404
2013	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	409	409	403
FCAT
2004	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	335	323
2005	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342	336	322
2006	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348	338	324
2007	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345	337	323
2008	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346	340	327
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	340	327
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346	342	331
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	341	329
2004	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	316	300
2005	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	314	296
2006	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	314	298
2007	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	322	300
2008	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	328	306
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	325	305
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	328	310
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	326	309
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	252	251	244
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	253	251	246
2006	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	322	298
2007	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	326	302
2008	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	327	304
2009	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	326	303
2010	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	326	306
2011	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	326	307
2007	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	321	302
2008	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	324	309
2009	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	326	313
2010	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	322	311
2007	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	327	308
2008	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	329	313
2009	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	329	316
2010	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	330	317
2011	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	331	317
2012	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	248	247	240
2013	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	249	245	240

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	61.7%	66.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	37.0%	31.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years	17.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	26.6%	22.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	73.4%	77.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$46,126.0	$43,906.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,576.0	$33,532.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$48,819.0	$46,482.0

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