Other / mixed grade configuration · Melbourne Beach, FL

Gemini Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Gemini Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 52/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 120015000139
0/100100/10052/100
👥 S:T ratio
50
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
18
📋 Attendance
70
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Gemini Elementary School earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Florida schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Florida schools.

52
Resource Index · Higher
12.4:1
small classes for Florida
18.8%
free-lunch eligible
410
students enrolled

Gemini Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 88% of Florida schools. Computed live against every Florida school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

410

Florida · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

33.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

12.4:1

vs 17.8:1 Florida avg

-30% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

18.8%

vs 52.0% Florida avg

-64% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Gemini Elementary School compares with Florida and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Gemini Elementary School

Gemini Elementary School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Melbourne Beach, Florida, enrolling 410 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 12.4:1, Gemini Elementary School is leaner than roughly 88% of Florida schools and 30% under the state's 17.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 18.8% free-meal eligibility runs 64% below the Florida average.

Enrollment of 410 puts it in the smaller third of Florida schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 3,996 scored Florida schools.

Against 163 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #39.

Its student body is predominantly White (85% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 27/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 410 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

12.2% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Its district draws 17.8% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Brevard also operates Viera High School (2,334 students) and Melbourne Senior High School (2,210 students) alongside Gemini Elementary School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Gemini Elementary School compares

Gemini Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Florida and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Florida Florida avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.4:1 ▼ 30% 17.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 18.8% ▼ 64% 52.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 410 top 70% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

12.4:1
Leaner classes than 72% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
410
Bigger than 49% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
18.8%
free-lunch eligible - 64% below the Florida average of 52.0%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
12.4:1
students per teacher - 30% below state mean
Top 12% in Florida - lower ratio than 88% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
12.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$10,368
per pupil, district-wide - below Florida avg of $11,167
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 410 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 5 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 84.9%
Hispanic or Latino 9.0%
Two or More 4.9%
African American 0.7%
Asian 0.5%

Largest group: White at 84.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 26.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 26.9, Gemini Elementary School is less mixed than the Florida school average of 52.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Brevard, which includes Gemini Elementary School.

$10,368
Per student
-7%
vs Florida
Avg $11,167
-38%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 45.1%
State 37.1%
Federal 17.8%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Gemini Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Viera High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Melbourne Senior High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Bayside High School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Heritage High School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Odyssey Charter School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Gemini Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Brevard · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Florida, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Gemini Elementary School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Gemini Elementary School

How many students attend Gemini Elementary School?

Gemini Elementary School has 410 students enrolled. It is a public school in Melbourne Beach, FL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Gemini Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Gemini Elementary School is 12.4:1, which is 30% lower than the Florida average of 17.8:1 and 21% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Gemini Elementary School?

18.8% of students at Gemini Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Florida average of 52.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Gemini Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Gemini Elementary School is White at 84.9% of enrollment, in Melbourne Beach, FL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Gemini Elementary School?

Gemini Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 52/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Gemini Elementary School a good school?

Gemini Elementary School earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Florida schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Florida schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Brevard?

Besides Gemini Elementary School, Brevard also operates Viera High School (2,334 students), Melbourne Senior High School (2,210 students), and Bayside High School (2,122 students). See the Brevard district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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