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COCONUT PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

13601 MONARCH LAKES BLVD, MIRAMAR, FL 33027 · (754) 323-5050 · Broward County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL511 STUDENTS
Enrollment
511
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
240 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten9018%
Grade 17114%
Grade 28517%
Grade 38617%
Grade 49218%
Grade 58717%

This year's kindergarten class (90) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (87).

Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
224%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
20540%
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
21742%
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
5210%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
153%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
26552%
Female
24648%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
58.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
71.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.2pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 59 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.

FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2558.7%71.5%
2023-2457.2%69.2%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 COCONUT PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

COCONUT PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (61.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
COCONUT PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school51147.0%61.6%
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL
PLANT CITY
51044.7%60.0%
GREENFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE
57052.3%47.2%
ENGLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE
41853.1%36.0%
RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL
TEMPLE TERRACE
49747.7%62.5%
HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMPA
48245.4%62.6%
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 COCONUT PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Broward County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
61.6%#793 of 2,136#80 of 189
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
71.5%#590 of 2,149
▼ 31
#63 of 191
▼ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
58.7%#895 of 2,149
▼ 55
#95 of 191
▼ 10
Enrollment
ranked largest first
511#1,376 of 2,267#107 of 199
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.0:1#1,433 of 2,077#71 of 166
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
64.6%#597 of 2,108#38 of 181
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
47.0%#1,390 of 2,188#103 of 190
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-34.5%#117 of 1,374#16 of 157
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 2024-25
Enrollment
511
-89 (-15%) vs 2020
-51% since 2010-11, when it was 1,050
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 15.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-255113017.0:147% (240)
2023-245013215.7:153% (264)
2022-2351130.516.7:163% (320)
2020-216003815.8:162% (369)
2017-187805813.4:165% (504)
2015-168735815.1:161% (531)
2010-111,0506815.4:144% (466)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for COCONUT PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About COCONUT PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

COCONUT PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public elementary school in MIRAMAR, Florida. The school enrolls 511 students in pre-K through 5.

BROWARD enrolls 243,591 students, and its 325 schools include COCONUT PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About 42% of students at COCONUT PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are Black, the largest single group. After that, the student body is 40% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 4% White, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Broward County, the Black share is about 28%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 65%.

The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.0:1. The school has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Florida is similar, at 17.5:1. In all, 47% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 38% average among public schools in Broward County.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, COCONUT PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 4.0 points above its prediction. Actual: 61.6%. Predicted: 57.6%.

In the surrounding county, Broward County, median household income comes to about $77,633, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county's public schools total 338, with about 244,502 students.

COCONUT PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 1.9 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. COCONUT PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency of 61.6% compares with 73.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.

Locale data from NCES put COCONUT PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).

By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 511, from 600 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 17.0 students per teacher, compared with 15.8 in 2020-21.

This page is set up for the COCONUT PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Broward County at a glance

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Population
1,977,129
Census ACS
Median income
$77,633
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
338
244,502 students

Quick facts

School name
COCONUT PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
BROWARD
Address
13601 MONARCH LAKES BLVD, MIRAMAR, FL 33027
Phone
(754) 323-5050
County
Broward County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
511
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
17.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
240 (47%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
120018003681
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About COCONUT PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How many students attend COCONUT PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
COCONUT PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 511 students in grades PK-05.
Is COCONUT PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
COCONUT PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at COCONUT PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at COCONUT PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at COCONUT PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At COCONUT PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 4% White, 40% Hispanic, 42% Black, 10% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees COCONUT PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
COCONUT PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by BROWARD in Broward County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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