BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in BOCA RATON, Florida, BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an intimate primary school, overseen by PALM BEACH. It caters to 335 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 45% leaner than the state mean of about 604.

Across the 233 schools in PALM BEACH (191,505 students total), BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that 38% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 34% White, 24% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Palm Beach County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Palm Beach County (around 45%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.7%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Palm Beach County indicate median household earnings sit near $83,581, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Palm Beach County runs 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students), of which BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 70.2%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 19%: 416 students in 2018 compared to 335 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 21% to 38% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

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