Palm Bay Magnet High, 101 Pirate Lane: grades 9 to 12, 1,359 students in 2024-25 and a C in Florida's 2026 school grades.

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Brevard Public Schools’ School Zone Locator Map for 2026-27, the district’s 2026-27 calendar, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file, the federal NCES school directory and the FHSAA.

Palm Bay Magnet High School is the Brevard Public Schools high school for grades 9 to 12 at 101 Pirate Lane, Melbourne. Despite its name, the campus has a Melbourne address and sits inside the Melbourne city limits, according to the Census Bureau’s geocoder. The district’s zone map lists grades 9 to 12; the federal directory listed grades 8 to 12 for 2024-25.

Who to call
Address 101 Pirate Lane, Melbourne, FL 32901
Phone 321-952-5900
Grades 9 to 12
District Brevard Public Schools
Melbourne residents zoned About 14%
2026 state grade C

Principal

Principal Jud Kaminski, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment and teachers

The federal count was 1,359 students in the 2024-25 school year, the latest year in the NCES school directory, with 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, or about 19 students per teacher.

State report card

Florida grades every public school A to F each year. The grade is the share of possible points a school earns on state test results and learning gains and, for middle and high schools, acceleration measures and, for high schools, the graduation rate, according to the Florida Department of Education. For high and combination schools an A takes 65% of possible points or more.

School year Grade
2025-26 C (56% of possible points)
2024-25 C
2023-24 C

From the state’s 2026 school grades file, the share of students scoring on grade level on the state tests in 2025-26:

  • English language arts: 51%
  • Math: 27%
  • Science: 60%
  • Social studies: 57%
  • Graduation rate (2024-25): 90%
  • College and career acceleration (2024-25): 69% of graduates

The full report card, with results by grade and student group, is on the state’s Florida school report cards site. It is an interactive dashboard; the figures above come from the downloadable grades file.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Students are zoned by home address. Check any address with the district’s School Zone Locator Map, which shows the 2026-27 elementary, middle and high school boundaries, or call Brevard Public Schools at 321-633-1000.

We checked the internal point of each of the 1,098 populated 2020 census blocks inside the city limits against the district’s 2026-27 boundary layers on Oct. 10, 2026. By that count, about 12,030 of Melbourne’s 84,700 residents (14%) live in the Palm Bay Magnet High zone. School zones do not follow the city line.

We found no feeder list on the district’s website: the zone map assigns each address separately to an elementary, a middle and a high school.

Inside the city, the homes zoned for Palm Bay Magnet High are zoned for Stone Magnet Middle at the middle level; and these elementary schools: University Park Elementary (73%), Riviera Elementary (16%), Meadowlane Primary Elementary (6%) and Palm Bay Elementary (5%). Shares are of Melbourne residents in this school’s zone, by our count; a few blocks with fewer than 100 residents are left out.

Calendar and bell times

From the district’s 2026-27 calendar, approved by the School Board on Feb. 24, 2026:

  • Monday, Oct. 12: student holiday and teacher workday; the first nine weeks end Tuesday, Oct. 13
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, no school
  • Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Dec. 16-18: exam days, early release
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 4: winter break; students return Tuesday, Jan. 5
  • Monday, Jan. 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no school
  • Monday, Feb. 15: Presidents Day, student holiday
  • March 22-26: spring break, after a student holiday on Friday, March 19
  • Wednesday, May 26, 2027: last day for students

Most Fridays are early release days; the calendar lists each one.

We did not find bell times published in text on the school’s or the district’s website; the front office has them.

Programs

  • Magnet programs run through the school’s Magnet Office, and a Fire Academy, as listed on the school’s website
  • Marine Corps JROTC, also listed on the school’s site

Students zoned elsewhere can apply for Cambridge/AICE, career and technical and International Baccalaureate programs through the district’s School Choice process.

Sports and activities

In football, Palm Bay Magnet High plays in Class 3A, Region 2, District 8 for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons, according to the Florida High School Athletic Association’s finalized football classifications. The other schools in that district are Astronaut (Titusville), Eau Gallie (Melbourne), Merritt Island, Rockledge and Titusville.

The school’s athletics page lists baseball, boys and girls basketball, beach volleyball, bowling, cross country, dance team, football, boys and girls golf, boys and girls soccer, softball, swimming and diving, boys and girls tennis, track and field, volleyball and wrestling.

Follow local results on our Friday night football page and high school scoreboard.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Palm Bay Magnet High serve?

Grades 9 through 12. It is part of Brevard Public Schools, at 101 Pirate Lane, Melbourne.

What is Palm Bay Magnet High’s school grade?

Palm Bay Magnet High earned a C in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 56% of possible points. It earned a C in 2025.

How do I know if my address is zoned for Palm Bay Magnet High?

Enter the address in Brevard Public Schools’ School Zone Locator Map, which shows the 2026-27 attendance boundaries. About 14% of Melbourne residents live in the Palm Bay Magnet High zone, by our count.

Who is the principal of Palm Bay Magnet High?

Jud Kaminski, according to the school’s website.