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Enrollment
834
Elementary
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150004129
EQUESTRIAN TRAILS ELEMENTARY
9720 STRIBLING WAY, WELLINGTON, FL 33414 · (561) 904-9600 · Palm Beach County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL834 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
127 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 145 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 146 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 142 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 159 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 45% smaller than its 5th grade class (159).
Student demographics
71%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
85.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.4pp since 2023
Math
89.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 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 4 points 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 | 85.7% | 89.9% |
| 2023-24 | 81.3% | 86.8% |
% 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
85.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 EQUESTRIAN TRAILS ELEMENTARY
EQUESTRIAN TRAILS ELEMENTARY's state test result (85.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUESTRIAN TRAILS ELEMENTARY this school | 834 | 15.2% | 85.4% |
| BAY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 764 | 20.2% | 80.4% |
| WIREGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WESLEY CHAPEL | 957 | 20.0% | 63.0% |
| IMAGINE SCHOOL AT LAND O' LAKES LAND O LAKES | 913 | 11.5% | 70.0% |
| MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LUTZ | 934 | 12.3% | 86.4% |
| RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST JACKSONVILLE | 726 | 21.1% | 76.4% |
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 EQUESTRIAN TRAILS ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Palm Beach County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.4% | #53 of 2,136 | #4 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.9% | #52 of 2,149 ▲ 36 | #4 of 129 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.7% | #53 of 2,149 ▲ 33 | #4 of 129 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 834 | #400 of 2,267 | #36 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #812 of 2,077 | #68 of 128 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.4% | #117 of 2,108 | #7 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.2% | #2,061 of 2,188 | #121 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.9% | #476 of 621 | #39 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
834
+19 (+2%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 819
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 834 | 54.6 | 15.3:1 | 15% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 858 | 53.1 | 16.2:1 | 18% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 843 | 52 | 16.2:1 | 20% (171) |
| 2020-21 | 815 | 60 | 13.6:1 | 28% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 803 | 56 | 14.3:1 | 24% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 818 | 58 | 14.1:1 | 24% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 819 | 53 | 15.4:1 | 18% (148) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EQUESTRIAN TRAILS ELEMENTARY.
About EQUESTRIAN TRAILS ELEMENTARY
EQUESTRIAN TRAILS ELEMENTARY is an elementary school in WELLINGTON, Florida, reachable at (561) 904-9600. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 834 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Florida is about 604 students, so this school is 38% above average.
EQUESTRIAN TRAILS ELEMENTARY is part of PALM BEACH, where 233 schools serve 191,505 students.
Enrollment at EQUESTRIAN TRAILS ELEMENTARY is mixed, with White students the largest group at 42%. Other reported shares: 26% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 12% Black, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 53% White among all Palm Beach County residents. By the diversity index, EQUESTRIAN TRAILS ELEMENTARY comes in at 71%.
EQUESTRIAN TRAILS ELEMENTARY's 54.6 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 15%. The 45% average for public schools in Palm Beach County is 30 points higher.
EQUESTRIAN TRAILS ELEMENTARY's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (85.4%) and its predicted rate (73.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools.
In Palm Beach County (population about 1,533,806), median household income is about $83,581, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. EQUESTRIAN TRAILS ELEMENTARY is one of 245 public schools in Palm Beach County, which together enroll about 192,831 students.
The nearest public school is EMERALD COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL, at about 0.2 miles. EQUESTRIAN TRAILS ELEMENTARY has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 64.8% proficiency; EQUESTRIAN TRAILS ELEMENTARY posts 85.4%.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (815) to 2024-25 (834). The school's ratio rose from 13.6:1 to 15.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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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- WELLINGTON LANDINGS MIDDLEMiddle · 1,227 students
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- EMERALD COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 1,221
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- PALM BEACH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL1.8 mi · 2,760
- DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL2.1 mi · 2,541
Frequently asked questions
About EQUESTRIAN TRAILS ELEMENTARYHow many students attend EQUESTRIAN TRAILS ELEMENTARY?
EQUESTRIAN TRAILS ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 834 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does EQUESTRIAN TRAILS ELEMENTARY serve?
EQUESTRIAN TRAILS ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at EQUESTRIAN TRAILS ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at EQUESTRIAN TRAILS ELEMENTARY is approximately 15.3:1 (55 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at EQUESTRIAN TRAILS ELEMENTARY?
At EQUESTRIAN TRAILS ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 42% White, 26% Hispanic, 12% Black, 15% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is EQUESTRIAN TRAILS ELEMENTARY public or private?
EQUESTRIAN TRAILS ELEMENTARY 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.