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Enrollment
603
Elementary
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150003756
BEACON COVE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
150 SCHOOLHOUSE RD, JUPITER, FL 33458 · (561) 366-6400 · Palm Beach County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL603 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
75 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 184 | 31% |
| Grade 4 | 193 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 226 | 37% |
Student demographics
41%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
83.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
88.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.4% | 88.4% |
| 2023-24 | 82.6% | 82.1% |
% 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
83.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 BEACON COVE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
BEACON COVE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL's state test result (83.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEACON COVE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL this school | 603 | 12.4% | 83.5% |
| LIGHTHOUSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JUPITER | 569 | 14.8% | N/A |
| MABRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 628 | 10.7% | 83.1% |
| HICKORY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SAINT JOHNS | 669 | 13.8% | 80.4% |
| ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 614 | 9.9% | 84.5% |
| DESOTO TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TALLAHASSEE | 652 | 15.2% | 68.9% |
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 BEACON COVE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Palm Beach County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.5% | #76 of 2,136 | #8 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.4% | #78 of 2,149 ▲ 94 | #6 of 129 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.4% | #79 of 2,149 ▼ 11 | #5 of 129 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 603 | #1,020 of 2,267 | #85 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #1,147 of 2,077 | #93 of 128 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.4% | #1,630 of 2,108 | #99 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.4% | #2,093 of 2,188 | #129 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.3% | #483 of 1,374 | #15 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
603
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
-34% since 2010-11, when it was 917
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 603 | 37.5 | 16.1:1 | 12% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 642 | 37 | 17.4:1 | 17% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 641 | 36 | 17.8:1 | 19% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 597 | 38 | 15.7:1 | 20% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 757 | 52 | 14.6:1 | 21% (157) |
| 2015-16 | 785 | 52 | 15.1:1 | 17% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 917 | 54 | 17.0:1 | 15% (139) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BEACON COVE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.
About BEACON COVE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
BEACON COVE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in JUPITER, Florida. The school serves 603 students in grades 3 through 5 in 2024-25.
BEACON COVE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL belongs to PALM BEACH, a district of 233 schools and 191,505 students.
A majority of students at BEACON COVE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, 75%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Palm Beach County, the White share is about 53%. The chance that two students picked at random at BEACON COVE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 41%.
Federal data list 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at BEACON COVE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 12%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Palm Beach County is 45%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, BEACON COVE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL would score about 75.0%. It scores 83.5%, 8.6 points above that figure.
Census Bureau estimates for Palm Beach County show that median household income is about $83,581, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. BEACON COVE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is one of 245 public schools in Palm Beach County, which together enroll about 192,831 students.
The nearest public school is WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOL, at about 0.9 miles. BEACON COVE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 66.6%, lower than BEACON COVE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL's 83.5%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 597 in 2020-21 and 603 in 2024-25.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in PALM BEACH
- JOHN I. LEONARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,262 students
- JUPITER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,122 students
- PARK VISTA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,881 students
- BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,819 students
- PALM BEACH LAKES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,809 students
- PALM BEACH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,760 students
Other schools in JUPITER
- JUPITER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,122 students
- JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,272 students
- INDEPENDENCE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,236 students
- LIMESTONE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 902 students
- JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 826 students
- JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 688 students
Nearby schools
- WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 2,163
- JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 1,272
- LIGHTHOUSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 569
- INDEPENDENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.7 mi · 1,236
- FRANKLIN ACADEMY- PALM BEACH GARDENS2.2 mi · 963
- MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY2.6 mi · 820
Frequently asked questions
About BEACON COVE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at BEACON COVE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
BEACON COVE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 603 students in grades 03-05.
Is BEACON COVE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BEACON COVE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at BEACON COVE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at BEACON COVE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at BEACON COVE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BEACON COVE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL are roughly 75% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees BEACON COVE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
BEACON COVE INTERMEDIATE 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.