Educational Horizons Charter, West Melbourne FL

Original Research by School Decision on Educational Horizons Charter

Educational Horizons Charter is a small charter school in West Melbourne, Florida, serving kindergarten through sixth grade within the Brevard County school system. Its enrollment is quite small for its grade span, with the school drawing students across all seven elementary and early middle grades. About a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which places this closer to the lower end of economic need relative to many Florida public schools. The school's racial and ethnic composition is majority white, with Asian, Black, and Hispanic students each making up a similar and meaningful share of the student body, and a notable portion of students identifying as two or more races. Data on English learners and students with IEPs were not available in what was provided.

Academically, the school's state FAST assessment results are a genuine strength. Math proficiency across the tested grades is strong, with third graders performing well and fourth and fifth graders performing at very high levels. The sixth-grade math result is still solid, though slightly lower than the earlier grades. ELA follows a similar arc: third, fourth, and fifth grade reading proficiency rates are all strong to very strong. The sixth-grade ELA result is the one area worth a closer look, sitting meaningfully below the school's own results in earlier grades and below what a parent might expect given the trajectory. Whether this reflects a change in the student population, assessment difficulty, or something specific to how the school approaches upper-elementary literacy is worth exploring directly with the school. Fifth-grade science proficiency is strong as well.

Trend data were not available in what was provided, so it is not possible to say whether these results have been climbing, holding steady, or shifting. Comparison against other schools or districts in Brevard County was also not calculable from the data given, as the county's district comparison set is too small to yield a meaningful position.

The school is a charter, meaning families actively choose it rather than being assigned. Program and course offering data were not provided, so it is not possible to describe any particular instructional model, curriculum focus, or special programming. A parent interested in what distinguishes the school's approach from a conventional public elementary should contact the school directly. Discipline and attendance data were also absent.

On housing, the West Melbourne zip code where the school sits shows home values roughly in line with the Florida state median, with rents similarly close to the state picture. Values have dipped modestly over the past year, a pattern that mirrors a broader softening seen statewide. The local housing market is not dramatically more expensive or more affordable than Florida as a whole. Detailed information about the character of West Melbourne, its major employers, and what the surrounding community looks and feels like was not returned in research conducted for this profile, so that context is thin here.

The Brevard district brief also returned no confirmed parent-relevant changes from recent searches, so the broader district context for this school is limited in what can be said.

For a family weighing this school, the academic picture in the tested grades is largely strong, with the sixth-grade ELA result the one place that warrants a direct conversation with the school. The small enrollment means a close-knit setting, which suits some families and feels limiting to others.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 383%

School 83% · District 59% · ▲ 24 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Grade 495%

School 95% · District 60% · ▲ 35 pts above district

▲ 34 pts above state median · ▲ 38 pts above county median

Grade 5100%

School 100% · District 57% · ▲ 43 pts above district

▲ 45 pts above state median · ▲ 45 pts above county median

Grade 680%

School 80% · District 72% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 392%

School 92% · District 58% · ▲ 34 pts above district

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

Grade 490%

School 90% · District 58% · ▲ 32 pts above district

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 35 pts above county median

Grade 580%

School 80% · District 60% · ▲ 20 pts above district

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 660%

School 60% · District 70% · ▼ 10 pts below district

even with state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Science

Grade 590%

School 90% · District 60% · ▲ 30 pts above district

▲ 37 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above 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.