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What's the state of after-school transportation at DEL PRADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
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Enrollment
704
Elementary
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150002691
DEL PRADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
7900 DEL PRADO CIR N, BOCA RATON, FL 33433 · (561) 544-1800 · Palm Beach County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL704 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
157 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
73.3%
FL avg 56.7% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
76.2%
FL avg 58.9% . -2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
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
76.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
704
-228 (-24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 14.8:1
% White
58%
was 54%
% Hispanic
28%
was 29%
% Black
3%
was 3%
% Asian
6%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
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 BOCA RATON
- 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
- OLYMPUS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY0.7 mi · 304
- VERDE K-81.3 mi · 1,360
- HAMMOCK POINTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 924
- OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH2.0 mi · 2,239
- QUIET WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.7 mi · 1,072
- CORAL SUNSET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.8 mi · 744
Frequently asked questions
About DEL PRADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend DEL PRADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DEL PRADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 704 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does DEL PRADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
DEL PRADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DEL PRADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DEL PRADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 16.4:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at DEL PRADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At DEL PRADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 58% White, 28% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is DEL PRADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
DEL PRADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by PALM BEACH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.