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Enrollment
1,032
Elementary
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150003760
DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
3550 LYONS RD, LAKE WORTH, FL 33467 · (561) 491-8200 · Palm Beach County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,032 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Florida public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
297 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 144 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 169 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 156 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 166 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 202 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 195 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (144) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (195).
Student demographics
67%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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
66.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
66.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.5% | 66.2% |
| 2023-24 | 65.7% | 62.9% |
% 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
66.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (66.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 1,032 | 28.8% | 66.3% |
| CORAL REEF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE WORTH | 978 | 30.2% | 72.6% |
| BOYETTE SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RIVERVIEW | 910 | 30.2% | 69.2% |
| CONNERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAND O LAKES | 953 | 27.3% | 55.3% |
| MANDARIN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 1,061 | 27.1% | 62.3% |
| CHET'S CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 1,079 | 27.9% | 71.8% |
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 DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Palm Beach County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #590 of 2,136 | #40 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #815 of 2,149 ▲ 16 | #52 of 129 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #571 of 2,149 ▼ 60 | #39 of 129 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,032 | #181 of 2,267 | #13 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #991 of 2,077 | #81 of 128 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #445 of 2,108 | #30 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.8% | #1,847 of 2,188 | #104 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.8% | #181 of 621 | #16 of 47 |
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
1,032
+117 (+13%) vs 2020
+8% since 2010-11, when it was 958
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 1,032 | 65.8 | 15.7:1 | 29% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 1,058 | 61.8 | 17.1:1 | 28% (301) |
| 2022-23 | 1,050 | 63.8 | 16.5:1 | 31% (329) |
| 2020-21 | 915 | 60 | 15.3:1 | 44% (406) |
| 2017-18 | 847 | 64 | 13.2:1 | 41% (348) |
| 2015-16 | 808 | 57 | 14.2:1 | 42% (338) |
| 2010-11 | 958 | 67 | 14.3:1 | 29% (275) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a large elementary school in LAKE WORTH, Florida. The student body numbers 1,032 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Florida is about 604, so this school runs 71% larger than that.
The 233 schools in PALM BEACH enroll 191,505 students altogether, DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
White students are the largest group at DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 47% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 29% Hispanic, 15% Black, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL total 65.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.7:1. The 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 297 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 29%. The gap from the 45% average for public schools in Palm Beach County is 16 points.
Measured against Florida public elementary schools, DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 66.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 66.8%.
Census Bureau estimates for Palm Beach County show that median household income is about $83,581, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 245 public schools in Palm Beach County, which together enroll about 192,831 students.
The closest public school to DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is EQUESTRIAN TRAILS ELEMENTARY, about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles of DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on average proficiency.
DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had 915 students in 2020-21 and 1,032 in 2024-25, a 13% rise.
The DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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- WOODLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,307 students
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Nearby schools
- EQUESTRIAN TRAILS ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 834
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WELLINGTON1.0 mi · 682
- EMERALD COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 1,221
- DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 2,541
- WOODLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 1,307
- PANTHER RUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 794
Frequently asked questions
About DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,032 students in grades KG-05.
Is DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 66 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 47% White, 29% Hispanic, 15% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by PALM BEACH in Palm Beach County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.