Cocoa High School, Cocoa FL - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Cocoa High School

Cocoa High School is a regular public school in Cocoa, Florida, part of the Brevard County school district, serving students from seventh grade through twelfth grade. The school draws a genuinely diverse student body: white, Black, and Hispanic students each make up a substantial portion of enrollment, with multiracial students adding to that mix. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which places this school in high-need territory by that measure. Data on English learner and special education rates were not available in what was provided.

The academic picture here warrants honest attention. Florida's FAST assessments, reported for seventh and eighth graders, show proficiency rates in reading, math, and science that are quite low relative to state expectations. Math proficiency in both tested middle grades sits well below what most families would consider a comfortable baseline, and ELA proficiency, while somewhat stronger than math, remains limited. Science results mirror the math pattern. A parent whose student is entering seventh or eighth grade should have a direct conversation with the school about academic supports, intervention programs, and how the school is working to move those numbers. The data does not tell us what resources or staffing are in place to address these gaps, so asking specifically about tutoring, reading supports, and math intervention structures would be worthwhile.

State testing results are only reported here for grades seven and eight. Cocoa High also serves grades nine through twelve, and Florida's end-of-course and postsecondary readiness assessments apply to those grades, but those results were not available in what was provided. Similarly, the school's four-year graduation rate was not included in the data, which means a full picture of how students finish out requires direct inquiry or a look at the Brevard district's published reports.

Program information was not available. This means the data did not surface details about Advanced Placement offerings, dual enrollment, career and technical education pathways, or extracurricular programs. For a school serving grades seven through twelve, those pathways matter considerably for college- and career-bound students, and a family should ask the school directly what is on offer.

Brevard County as a comparison set contains only two school districts, so a meaningful peer comparison was not possible from the data provided.

The housing market around Cocoa sits below the Florida statewide median home value, and home values in the zip code have edged slightly downward year over year. Rents have moved in the opposite direction, rising modestly. The rent-to-income ratio falls roughly in line with what housing economists consider a manageable range at the national level, though individual circumstances vary. For a family considering relocation, Cocoa represents a relatively affordable entry point within Florida's broader market, where statewide values are higher. The local economic and community context for Cocoa itself, including major employers and neighborhood character, was not available in the research pulled for this profile, so we left that out rather than speculate.

District-level information about recent policy changes, new programs, or leadership shifts in Brevard was also not available from the search conducted, so that piece of context is absent here.

What the data does establish is that this is a large, diverse, economically challenged school community where middle-grade academic proficiency is a genuine concern. Families who are already in the Cocoa area and considering this school should ask hard questions about grade-level academic support and what higher-grade programming looks like before drawing conclusions. The data as it stands gives a partial picture, and the gaps matter as much as what is shown.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

76.0%Cohort of 262 students · Class of 2021

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

867 schools plotted. 183 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 714%

School 14% · District 64% · ▼ 50 pts below district

▼ 35 pts below state median · ▼ 51 pts below county median

Grade 818%

School 18% · District 41% · ▼ 23 pts below district

▼ 33 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 730%

School 30% · District 62% · ▼ 32 pts below district

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▼ 32 pts below county median

Grade 828%

School 28% · District 59% · ▼ 31 pts below district

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 33 pts below county median

Science

Grade 818%

School 18% · District 53% · ▼ 35 pts below district

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 35 pts below county median

This schoolBREVARD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 7Lower-income31%Higher-income29%2 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income29%Higher-income25%4 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 7Lower-income12%Higher-income20%8 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income19%Higher-income17%2 pp gap