Enrollment
335
Elementary
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150001534
BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
103 SW 1ST AVE, BOCA RATON, FL 33432 · (561) 544-1700 · Palm Beach County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
187 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
68%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
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
54.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.3pp since 2023
Math
59.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +8.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 | 54.4% | 59.6% |
| 2023-24 | 48.1% | 50.7% |
% 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
51.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (51.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 335 | 55.8% | 51.7% |
| EUSTIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EUSTIS | 422 | 55.9% | 43.0% |
| PALM BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PANAMA CITY | 321 | 54.5% | 52.8% |
| WILDWOOD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL WILDWOOD | 409 | 53.5% | 49.0% |
| SEMINOLE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 375 | 57.3% | 48.2% |
| CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKELAND | 374 | 54.0% | 68.0% |
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 BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Palm Beach County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #1,248 of 2,136 | #75 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #1,114 of 2,149 ▲ 236 | #63 of 129 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #1,084 of 2,149 ▲ 167 | #65 of 129 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 335 | #1,926 of 2,267 | #116 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #637 of 2,077 | #53 of 128 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #329 of 2,108 | #23 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.8% | #1,048 of 2,188 | #64 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.5% | #516 of 1,374 | #17 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
335
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 266
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 335 | 22.5 | 14.9:1 | 56% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 319 | 25 | 12.8:1 | 61% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 365 | 22.5 | 16.2:1 | 62% (228) |
| 2020-21 | 338 | 26 | 13.0:1 | 81% (274) |
| 2017-18 | 416 | 32 | 13.0:1 | 66% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 355 | 35 | 10.1:1 | 70% (249) |
| 2010-11 | 380 | 27 | 14.1:1 | 73% (278) |
| 2000-01 | 344 | 23 | 15.0:1 | 53% (183) |
| 1990-91 | 266 | 16 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
At 103 SW 1ST AVE in BOCA RATON, Florida, BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a small elementary school. There are 335 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 45% below the average for elementary schools in Florida.
District-wide, PALM BEACH has 233 schools and 191,505 students.
The student body at BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 38%. Next come 34% White, 24% Black, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 24% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 68%.
There are about 14.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, which has 22.5. Elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1, 2.6 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 56%. The rate at public schools in Palm Beach County averages 45%, lower than here.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 53.2%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 51.7%.
In Palm Beach County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $83,581, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 245 public schools and about 192,831 students.
BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's nearest public school is SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA EAST (about 0.4 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 8th of 9 on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21, BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolled 338; in 2024-25, 335. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 13.0:1 to 14.9:1.
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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
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Other schools in PALM BEACH
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- 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
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- BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,819 students
- SPANISH RIVER COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,730 students
- WEST BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,376 students
- OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGHHigh · 2,239 students
- EAGLES LANDING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,466 students
- VERDE K-8Elementary · 1,360 students
Nearby schools
- SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA EAST0.4 mi · 391
- SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 95
- ADDISON MIZNER SCHOOL1.4 mi · 1,184
- BOCA RATON COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL1.7 mi · 1,058
- J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 683
- A.D. HENDERSON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL & FAU HIGH SCHOOL1.9 mi · 1,326
Frequently asked questions
About BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 335 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 34% White, 38% Hispanic, 24% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by PALM BEACH in Palm Beach County.
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