Cocoa Beach Junior/senior High School - Cocoa Beach, Florida/FL

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Cocoa Beach Junior/senior High School

1500 Minutemen Causeway, Cocoa Beach, FL, 32931-2098 -

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Definition of Terms

Cocoa Beach Junior/senior High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 7 - 12

County

Brevard County, FL

Awards

Blue Ribbon School – Selected in 2009

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1544 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

83 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 7 - 248 students

Grade 8 - 227 students

Grade 9 - 275 students

Grade 10 - 274 students

Grade 11 - 273 students

Grade 12 - 247 students

This School

(FL) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:19

1:19

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(FL) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	4%	2%
% Hispanic	5%	18%
% Black	4%	26%
% White	87%	52%

Additional Student Information

This School

(FL) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

26%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(FL) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Brevard County School District

This School's Agency

(FL) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	117	24
Number of Students Managed	75,800 students	15,852 students
District Total Revenue	$580,817,000	$150,286,000
District Expenditure	$597,936,000	$148,035,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,662	$9,481
District Expenditure / Student	$7,888	$9,339
District Graduation Rates	95%	90%

Four Local Schools Nationally Recognized For Excellence (Central Florida News 13)
posted on September 16, 2009 at 09:49:35 am
The U.S. Department of Education is recognizing quality schools across the nation including four from the Central Florida area.
Former teacher pleads guilty to producing child porn (Orlando Sentinel)
posted on August 28, 2009 at 03:42:26 pm
A former Brevard County teacher has pleaded guilty to producing and distributing child pornography in Orlando federal court.
Cocoa Beach man held on child porn charges (Florida Today)
posted on July 17, 2009 at 06:35:54 pm
Brevard County Sheriff’s investigators said they have uncovered “thousands” of child pornography images on the computer of a 65-year-old Cocoa Beach man arrested Wednesday night at his home on charges of making and distributing the material.
Families benefit from retail clubs' donations (Orlando Sentinel)
posted on June 1, 2009 at 05:46:14 am
Massachusetts-based BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. 's charitable foundation recently distributed grants to local nonprofits that focus on the health and well-being of children and families.
Orlando science competition names two Brevard students as winners (Orlando Sentinel)
posted on April 27, 2009 at 07:47:36 pm
Two Brevard County students have won the top prize in a science competition at the Orlando Science Center. James Daniel Brandenburg of Cocoa High School and Collin McAliley of Cocoa Beach Junior/Senior High School tied for first place in the 11th Annual Dr. Nelson Ying Student Science Competition Saturday.

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Cocoa Beach Jr./Sr. High School is a public high school in Cocoa Beach, Florida. It was founded in 1964, and is one of two Brevard County high schools to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. In 2006, it ranked 46th on Newsweek's Top 1000 High Schools list. In 2008, US News and World Report ranked the school "Best," only one of three so named in Brevard County. 1516 students attend. Its school mascot is the Minuteman. The principal is Timothy Cool.
Recognition
In 2008, seven students were selected as National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, out of 28 total selections in the county.
A team composed jointly of students from Cocoa Beach and Rockledge stood second in the world in the FIRST Robotics Competition world championship in 2007.
Surfing Florida Champions 2007
Girls District swimming champions 2006-07
Girls District Golf champions 2006-07
Girls District Tennis champions 2006-07
Boys Basketball state champions 2003-04
Notable alumni
Kelly Slater, professional surfer, 9-time world champion
Elly Kabboord, Three-Time Women's Cross Country State Champion (2001-2003), University of Florida Cross Country and track star
Carl McNally, 2004 graduate. MVP of the 2004 Class 3A State Championship basketball team. Playing for the Milton Keynes Lions in the British Basketball League.
Footnotes
External links
Cocoa Beach High School Website
Cocoa Beach High School Alumni Association Website

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