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What's the most underrated thing about FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
613
Elementary
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150001526
FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1201 SW 3RD ST, BOYNTON BEACH, FL 33435 · (561) 292-6900 · Palm Beach County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL613 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
451 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 | 37 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
40%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
36.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
43.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.8% | 43.5% |
| 2023-24 | 35.5% | 39.3% |
% 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
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 613 | 73.6% | 40.8% |
| ROLLING HILLS ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 515 | 72.2% | 34.7% |
| GALAXY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOYNTON BEACH | 595 | 75.3% | 36.9% |
| ROSEMONT ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 640 | 77.7% | 48.3% |
| HIAWASSEE ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 619 | 73.7% | 44.2% |
| PINE HILLS ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 671 | 74.8% | 41.5% |
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 FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Palm Beach County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #1,774 of 2,136 | #104 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #1,812 of 2,149 ▲ 33 | #112 of 129 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #1,895 of 2,149 ▼ 70 | #105 of 129 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 613 | #985 of 2,267 | #83 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #749 of 2,077 | #64 of 128 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.1% | #1,667 of 2,108 | #104 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.6% | #321 of 2,188 | #25 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.1% | #131 of 621 | #9 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
613
+112 (+22%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 605
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 613 | 40.5 | 15.1:1 | 74% (451) |
| 2023-24 | 617 | 39 | 15.8:1 | 80% (492) |
| 2022-23 | 571 | 41 | 13.9:1 | 81% (464) |
| 2020-21 | 501 | 36 | 13.9:1 | 91% (457) |
| 2017-18 | 486 | 43 | 11.3:1 | 91% (443) |
| 2015-16 | 518 | 56 | 9.3:1 | 94% (489) |
| 2010-11 | 570 | 43 | 13.3:1 | 81% (462) |
| 2000-01 | 633 | 49 | 12.9:1 | 82% (520) |
| 1990-91 | 605 | 35 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
At 1201 SW 3RD ST in BOYNTON BEACH, Florida, FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a medium-sized elementary school. It enrolled 613 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
PALM BEACH has 191,505 students spread across 233 schools.
Black students are the majority at FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 76% of enrollment. Other groups include 16% Hispanic and 6% White. The county population is about 19% Black. FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 40%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 15.1:1, with 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Lunch subsidy eligibility at FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 74%. Across public schools in Palm Beach County, the average is 45%.
After adjusting for student poverty, FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.8%; the prediction is 44.3%.
Palm Beach County has about 1,533,806 residents, and the median household income is $83,581, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. In all, Palm Beach County has 245 public schools and roughly 192,831 students.
Of nearby public schools, GALAXY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the closest, at about 0.9 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Its average proficiency rate of 40.8% is below the 44.0% average for nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL grew 22% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 501 to 613 students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.1:1) than in 2020-21 (13.9:1).
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 BOYNTON BEACH
- BOYNTON BEACH COMMUNITY HIGHHigh · 1,559 students
- FRANKLIN ACADEMY - BOYNTON BEACHElementary · 1,247 students
- SOUTH TECH ACADEMYHigh · 1,141 students
- CITRUS COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,137 students
- CHRISTA MCAULIFFE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,079 students
- IMAGINE SCHOOLS CHANCELLOR CAMPUSElementary · 1,047 students
Other Forest Park Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 11 states are named Forest Park Elementary. FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 13.
- Forest Park ElementaryFremont, CA · 725 students
- Forest Park Elementary SchoolFort Wayne, IN · 558 students
- Forest Park ElementaryWinston Salem, NC · 522 students
- Forest Park ElementaryKannapolis, NC · 472 students
- FOREST PARK ELEM.O'FALLON, MO · 436 students
Nearby schools
- GALAXY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 595
- CONGRESS COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL1.4 mi · 845
- POINCIANA STEM ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL1.4 mi · 430
- SOUTH AREA SECONDARY INTENSIVE TRANSITION PROGRAM1.6 mi · 78
- CROSSPOINTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 621
- BOYNTON BEACH COMMUNITY HIGH1.8 mi · 1,559
Frequently asked questions
About FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 613 students in grades PK-05.
Is FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 6% White, 16% Hispanic, 76% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of PALM BEACH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.