The top reported proficiency rate is 55% in English language arts. The lowest is 48% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on James Madison Middle School
James Madison Middle School is a public seventh-and-eighth-grade school in Titusville, on Florida's Space Coast, part of the Brevard County school district. It serves a relatively small enrollment for a two-grade middle school, with the student body split roughly evenly between the two grade levels.
The school's population is majority white, with Black and Hispanic students each making up meaningful shares, and a smaller number of students identifying as multiracial or other backgrounds. A clear majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which signals that a substantial portion of families in this attendance zone face economic pressures. Data on English learners and students with IEPs were not available in what was provided.
On Florida's FAST assessments for the most recent school year, seventh-grade ELA results land just above the halfway mark, and eighth-grade ELA comes in just slightly below that. Math proficiency follows a similar shape: seventh grade sits around the midpoint statewide, and eighth grade falls a bit lower. Eighth-grade science results from the Florida Statewide Science Assessment come in just above half of students scoring proficient. Across all subjects and grade levels tested, the picture is one of middling performance relative to the state. No meaningful year-over-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say whether these results are improving, holding steady, or declining. A parent who wants to understand trajectory would be worth asking the school directly.
The comparison framework for Brevard County's districts had too few entities to produce a reliable positioning of this school's proficiency against its neighbors, so that comparison is not available. Graduation rate and chronic absenteeism data were not reported for this school, which is expected given that it serves only middle grades and does not award diplomas.
Program details were not available in the data provided. Whether the school offers honors tracks, elective options, or extracurricular activities is not something this profile can address.
Titusville sits on the Indian River Lagoon across from Kennedy Space Center, which shapes both the region's economic character and its identity. Concrete locale detail about the town's walkability, employers, or civic anchors did not come through in the research conducted for this profile, so that piece is left as a gap. What the housing data does show is a local market where home values sit noticeably below both the Florida state median and the national median, and where rents have been roughly flat or slightly declining recently. For families weighing whether to buy in the area, the price-to-income ratio lands in a more accessible range than much of the state, though current mortgage rates remain elevated nationally. Renters spend a manageable share of income on housing by current national standards.
The district brief for Brevard came back without confirmed recent parent-relevant changes, so that piece is left out rather than guessed at.
For a family evaluating James Madison, the clearest picture is a neighborhood middle school with academic results that sit near the state median, a majority economically disadvantaged student body, and an affordable surrounding housing market. The absence of program detail and trend data are real gaps; a visit or a conversation with the school would fill them in ways this profile cannot.
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