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DEL PRADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About DEL PRADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Set in BOCA RATON, Florida, DEL PRADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an average-sized elementary campus, run under PALM BEACH. It teaches 704 students across grades K through 5.
Across the 233 schools in PALM BEACH (191,505 students total), DEL PRADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, DEL PRADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 58% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Black.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Palm Beach County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DEL PRADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.0%; this one delivers 76.1%.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Palm Beach County) records that the typical household earns roughly $83,581 per year, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. DEL PRADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 245 public schools in Palm Beach County (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students).
Nearest neighbor: OLYMPUS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DEL PRADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, DEL PRADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 59.1%.
DEL PRADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an outer-ring location.
Trend over the last 7 years. DEL PRADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 24% since 2018, when it stood at 932 (now 704). The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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