Stone Magnet Middle School

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Melbourne, Florida

Stone Magnet Middle School in Melbourne, Florida enrolled 557 students in 2024-25 with 31.0 full-time teachers, 18.0 students per teacher against the Florida middle-school median of 19.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 33-35% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 39% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 53% and 52.2%).

Enrollment fell 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 14%

670 students in 2022-23, 585 students in 2023-24, 557 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.0 to 31.0.

Students enrolled at Stone Magnet Middle School by school year2022-23: 670, 2023-24: 585, 2024-25: 55702004006008002022-236702023-245852024-25557
Students enrolled at Stone Magnet Middle School by school year2022-23: 670, 2023-24: 585, 2024-25: 55702004006008002022-236702023-245852024-25557
Students enrolled at Stone Magnet Middle School by school year2022-23: 670, 2023-24: 585, 2024-25: 55702004006008002022-236702023-245852024-25557
Students enrolled at Stone Magnet Middle School by school year2022-23: 670, 2023-24: 585, 2024-25: 55702004006008002022-236702023-245852024-25557
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2367036.018.6
2023-2458538.015.4
2024-2555731.018.0

18.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 70 of every 100 Florida middle schools

Among the 562 Florida middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; This school 18.0; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 18.0state median 19.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; This school 18.0; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 18.0state median 19.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; This school 18.0; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 18.0state median 19.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; This school 18.0; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 18.0state median 19.2U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 248 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Stone Magnet Middle School enrolled 745 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 200 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 248 of the 745 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions200
  • Chronically absent25.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

40.2% of students were White, 31.1% Black, 17.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White40.2%
  2. Black31.1%
  3. Hispanic17.6%
  4. Two or more races9.3%
  5. Asian1.4%
  6. American Indian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Stone Magnet Middle School scored proficient or above: 33-35% in reading in 2021-22 and 39% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtFlorida
Reading and language arts, 2021-2233‑35%58%53%
Math, 2022-2339%59% (2021-22)52.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Melbourne

2 public middle schools in Melbourne report 2024-25 enrollment; Stone Magnet Middle School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Lyndon B. Johnson Middle School58017.145.2%
Stone Magnet Middle School55718.053.7%

All public schools in Melbourne →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Stone Magnet Middle School

  1. Herbert C. Hoover Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 3.2 miles away: 473 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).3.2 mi
  2. Central Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 3.7 miles away: 1,059 students, 16.9 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
  3. Compare Stone Magnet Middle School with Herbert C. Hoover Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Brevard Public Schools spends per student$11,100 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,100
  5. The largest public schools in FloridaStone Magnet Middle School is the number 446 by size of 571 Florida middle schools open in 2024-25.#446 of 571
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher18.0 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 19.2 for middle schools.18.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Stone Magnet Middle School

  1. How many students attend Stone Magnet Middle School?
    557 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 670 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Melbourne, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Stone Magnet Middle School?
    18.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for middle schools is 19.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Stone Magnet Middle School a Title I school?
    Stone Magnet Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Stone Magnet Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Stone Magnet Middle School scored proficient or above: 33-35% in reading in 2021-22 and 39% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Stone Magnet Middle School in?
    Brevard Public Schools, NCES district ID 1200150. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120015000107 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22