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Enrollment
634
Elementary
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150001479
ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
10300 ALLAMANDA DR, PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL 33410 · (561) 803-7200 · Palm Beach County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL634 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
264 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
66.2%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.1pp since 2023
Math
70.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.2% | 70.8% |
| 2023-24 | 60.1% | 62.0% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (65.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 634 | 41.6% | 65.7% |
| SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY WINTER GARDEN | 629 | 41.0% | 58.9% |
| KERNAN TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 676 | 39.1% | 65.1% |
| LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY LAKELAND | 512 | 37.7% | 83.8% |
| STENSTROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OVIEDO | 697 | 43.0% | 73.4% |
| ABESS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 509 | 44.2% | 70.8% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Palm Beach County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #619 of 2,136 | #42 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #614 of 2,149 ▲ 250 | #37 of 129 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #582 of 2,149 ▲ 129 | #40 of 129 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 634 | #915 of 2,267 | #79 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #6 of 2,077 | #1 of 128 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #143 of 2,108 | #10 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.6% | #1,538 of 2,188 | #83 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #907 of 1,374 | #42 of 77 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
634
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 803
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 10.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 634 | 60.1 | 10.6:1 | 42% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 644 | 61 | 10.6:1 | 43% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 630 | 62.3 | 10.1:1 | 48% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 645 | 61 | 10.6:1 | 59% (378) |
| 2017-18 | 710 | 67 | 10.6:1 | 56% (399) |
| 2015-16 | 659 | 65 | 10.1:1 | 61% (402) |
| 2010-11 | 631 | 56 | 11.3:1 | 52% (331) |
| 2000-01 | 498 | 26 | 19.1:1 | 43% (215) |
| 1990-91 | 803 | 51 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school for students in PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida. The school's enrollment of 634 students covers pre-K through 5.
PALM BEACH enrolls 191,505 students in 233 schools, including ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Enrollment at ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is mixed, with White students the largest group at 41%. The school is also 26% Hispanic, 23% Black, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. That is lower than the 53% White share among all Palm Beach County residents. By the diversity index, ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 71%.
With 60.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL was 10.6:1. Among elementary schools in Florida, the typical ratio is 17.5:1. ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 42%. That is close to the 45% average for public schools in Palm Beach County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of Florida schools: 65.7% actual against 60.3% predicted.
Palm Beach County has these Census figures: median household income is about $83,581, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the 245 public schools in Palm Beach County.
Nearest public school: PALM BEACH GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.9 miles away. The five-mile area around ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 2nd of 7.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 645 in 2020-21 and 634 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Palm Beach County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,533,806
Census ACS
Median income
$83,581
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
192,831 students
Quick facts
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- PALM BEACH VIRTUAL FRANCHISE1.0 mi · 78
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- PALM BEACH GARDENS HIGH SCHOOL1.6 mi · 2,407
- THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL AT NORTH PALM BEACH1.6 mi · 896
Frequently asked questions
About ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 634 students in grades PK-05.
Is ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 10.6:1 (60 FTE teachers).
How diverse is ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 41% White, 26% Hispanic, 23% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by PALM BEACH in Palm Beach County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.