📍 1426 18th St, Vero Beach, Indian River County, 32960
Ir Prep is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Vero Beach, Indian River County. The school has 78 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Indian River school district. It serves grades 5–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ir Prep enrolls 78 students across grades 5–12. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Black or African American, 31% White and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 39 | 50% |
| White | 24 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 6.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
57 of the school's 78 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 57 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ir Prep is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-80, state senate district 17, state house district 54.
Ir Prep is one of 28 schools in INDIAN RIVER, based in VERO BEACH, Florida. The district serves 16,621 students district-wide and employs 979 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 78 students, Ir Prep is smaller than the district average of about 594 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small