Viera Charter School, Viera FL - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Viera Charter School

Viera Charter School is a kindergarten-through-eighth-grade public charter school serving one of the faster-growing planned communities on Florida's Space Coast. It sits inside Brevard County's school system but operates as a charter, meaning families actively choose it rather than being assigned by attendance zone. The school carries a large enrollment for a K-8 charter, with classes spread fairly evenly from kindergarten through eighth grade.

On state assessments, the school posts strong results. Florida administers the FAST exam in English language arts and math across grades three through eight, and Viera Charter's proficiency rates across those tested grades are consistently well above what one would expect at the state midpoint. ELA scores are solid throughout the middle grades and particularly strong in sixth and seventh grade. Math follows a similar pattern, with fifth grade standing out as a high point. The state science assessment, given in fifth and eighth grades, tells a slightly split story: fifth-grade science proficiency is strong, while eighth-grade science comes in noticeably lower, closer to the midpoint than the rest of the school's profile. That gap is worth a direct conversation with the school about what is driving it and what support eighth graders receive heading into high school science sequences. Trend data was not available because the FAST assessment comparability flags prevent year-over-year analysis, so the trajectory cannot be characterized from what is here.

Demographic data on students with IEPs and English learners is not reported in the available data, so families with those specific needs will want to ask the school directly about program depth and staffing for those populations. What is reported is that a modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, well below state and national norms for public schools, which reflects the economic character of the surrounding community. The student body is majority white, with Hispanic students making up the next largest share, followed by students identifying as two or more races, Black students, and smaller Asian and other groups.

The surrounding community shapes context here in ways that matter for a family deciding where to live. Viera is a planned development still in active buildout, and publicly reported information from the developer and local coverage confirms that growth is expected to continue for years, concentrated especially in South and West Viera. New residential construction is varied, from single-family subdivisions to urban-style apartments in the Town Center to a growing 55-plus community. Retail is expanding too, with a Costco already open, an expanded Avenue Viera shopping district, and an entertainment area called Borrows West coming online. Roads, trails, and parks were reportedly planned ahead of development rather than retrofitted after the fact, which is a meaningful difference from many rapidly growing Florida suburbs.

The housing market around the school sits well above both the Florida state median and the national median for home values. Year-over-year, values have pulled back slightly from their peak, roughly in line with the Florida trend. Rents are also above national norms, though rent-to-income ratios remain in a workable range. The cost of entry here reflects a high-demand corridor; families renting while evaluating whether to buy will find the monthly comparison between renting and owning is relatively close.

Because the neighbor comparison set within Brevard County contains only two districts, a statistically meaningful position comparison was not usable, so that framing is left out here rather than presented as if it were informative.

There is no graduation rate for this school because it serves only through eighth grade. High school preparation is the relevant transition question, and families with students approaching eighth grade will want to understand which Brevard County high school pathways, including any charter options, their child would be eligible for and what the course sequencing looks like coming out of this school. No program data was available in the payload, so specifics on electives, arts, athletics, or enrichment offerings would need to come from the school directly.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 371%

School 71% · District 59% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 469%

School 69% · District 60% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 582%

School 82% · District 57% · ▲ 25 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

Grade 676%

School 76% · District 72% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 779%

School 79% · District 64% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 876%

School 76% · District 41% · ▲ 35 pts above district

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

English language arts

Grade 377%

School 77% · District 58% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 471%

School 71% · District 58% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 579%

School 79% · District 60% · ▲ 19 pts above district

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

Grade 681%

School 81% · District 70% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 783%

School 83% · District 62% · ▲ 21 pts above district

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

Grade 874%

School 74% · District 59% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Science

Grade 575%

School 75% · District 60% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 853%

School 53% · District 53%

▲ 7 pts above state median · even with 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 3Lower-income59%Higher-income84%25 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income52%Higher-income74%22 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income73%Higher-income80%7 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income76%Higher-income82%6 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income56%Higher-income90%34 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income71%Higher-income75%4 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income50%Higher-income79%29 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income48%Higher-income73%25 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income65%Higher-income87%22 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income68%Higher-income79%10 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income63%Higher-income84%20 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income78%Higher-income75%4 pp gap