The top reported proficiency rate is 77% in Science. The lowest is 76% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Delaura Middle School
DeLaura Middle School sits on Jackson Avenue in Satellite Beach, a small, built-out barrier-island city on Florida's Space Coast. The school serves seventh and eighth graders in the Brevard County Public Schools system and functions as the primary middle school for the community.
Satellite Beach is shaped by its geography as much as anything else. Bounded by the Atlantic on one side and the Banana River on the other, it has a low-density, residential character with no major resort development and modest commercial activity along the A1A corridor. The city draws many of its working residents from the aerospace, defense, and military economy anchored by Patrick Space Force Base and employers in the Melbourne axis. That economic base shows up in the housing market: home values here run well above both the Florida state median and the national median, with prices that have held near those levels even as values elsewhere in the state have softened. Rents are also elevated relative to typical national benchmarks, though the rent-to-income ratio sits in a range that, publicly reported data suggests, is manageable for households with dual incomes from the regional defense and aerospace economy. New construction is scarce because the island is essentially full; what gets built tends to be high-value infill or tear-down rebuilds, so the neighborhood fabric is stable rather than rapidly changing.
Academically, DeLaura's FAST assessment results for the most recent school year are strong. Seventh-grade math proficiency comes in well above the typical statewide range, and eighth-grade math, while a step lower, still represents a clear majority of students meeting the standard. ELA proficiency in both grades runs in the mid-to-upper range, and eighth-grade science results on the Florida Statewide Science Assessment are similarly solid. These are not borderline numbers; they place the school in a position that a parent looking for middle grades academic preparation can feel grounded in. Trend data across years was not available in the data provided, so whether these results represent a stable pattern or a recent shift is something a parent may want to ask the school directly.
Demographically, the student body is predominantly white, with Hispanic students and students identifying as two or more races making up the next largest groups. The share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch is relatively low compared to many Florida middle schools, which reflects the economic character of Satellite Beach itself. IEP and English learner population data were not available in the data provided, so a parent with a student who has specific support needs would want to reach out to the school or district directly about those services.
Enrollment is right-sized for a two-grade school in a community of this type: not a large building, not a tiny one. The school draws from a community where civic life is oriented around beach parks, a public library on Jamaica Boulevard, the David R. Schechter Community Center, and relatively easy access to the beach itself, rather than a dense walkable downtown. Most families drive.
On program offerings, the data provided did not include course listings or extracurricular details, and the district brief search did not surface confirmed changes to district priorities or programs. A parent wanting to know about electives, clubs, accelerated coursework pathways, or transition supports into Satellite High School would need to consult the school directly.
The comparison fact-set for Brevard County's districts indicated that the school-level proficiency metrics could not be formally benchmarked against county peers because the comparison cohort was too small for that calculation. The graduation rate metric does not apply here, since DeLaura serves only middle grades.
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