CHISHOLM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL vs CORONADO BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Chisholm Elementary School edges out Coronado Beach Elementary School by 0.2 overall rating points — 9.3 vs 9.1 — but the gap in state rank is sharper: Chisholm sits at #37 of 3,777 Florida elementary schools while Coronado Beach ranks #77 of 3,777. Both schools sit firmly in the top 2% of the state, so the competitive question between two schools only 3.8 miles apart comes down to which specific strengths matter more to a given family.

On academics, Coronado Beach Elementary leads narrowly with a 9.2 academic score against Chisholm's 9.1. Coronado Beach also edges ahead on growth — a 9.8 growth score versus Chisholm's 9.6 — meaning students at Coronado Beach are advancing at a fractionally faster rate relative to expectations. These are small deltas, but Coronado Beach's growth score is particularly notable at 9.8, placing it among Florida's top performers on that metric.

The demographic and classroom profile of the two schools differs more meaningfully. Coronado Beach Elementary enrolls 242 students against Chisholm Elementary's 488 — roughly half the size — which translates into a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1 at Coronado Beach compared to a notably tighter 12.8:1 at Chisholm. Chisholm also serves a higher share of economically disadvantaged students, with 51% qualifying for free or reduced lunch versus 36% at Coronado Beach, suggesting Chisholm may allocate more support resources toward equity-focused programming.

Both Coronado Beach Elementary and Chisholm Elementary serve grades PK through 5, so neither school holds an advantage in grade span. The core differentiator is environment: Chisholm offers a larger campus with markedly smaller class sizes and a stronger overall rank, while Coronado Beach is an intimate neighborhood school with a slight academic and growth edge and a less economically mixed population.