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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
683
Elementary
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150001533
J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2470 NW 5TH AVE, BOCA RATON, FL 33431 · (561) 750-4900 · Palm Beach County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL683 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
278 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 42 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 116 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 127 | 19% |
Student demographics
69%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
49.4%
FL avg 56.7% . -3.8pp since 2023
Math
51.9%
FL avg 58.9% . -0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.4% | 51.9% |
| 2023-24 | 53.2% | 52.7% |
% 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
56.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 →
Where J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Palm Beach County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #1,034 of 2,136 | #62 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #1,462 of 2,149 | #82 of 129 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #1,331 of 2,149 | #72 of 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 683 | #768 of 2,267 | #71 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #404 of 2,077 | #33 of 128 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #280 of 2,108 | #18 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.7% | #1,558 of 2,188 | #84 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.1% | #215 of 1,374 | #4 of 77 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
683
-163 (-19%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 891
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 683 | 48 | 14.2:1 | 41% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 740 | 49.5 | 14.9:1 | 45% (336) |
| 2022-23 | 773 | 56 | 13.8:1 | 50% (386) |
| 2020-21 | 846 | 57 | 14.8:1 | 62% (525) |
| 2017-18 | 964 | 77 | 12.5:1 | 58% (556) |
| 2015-16 | 799 | 70 | 11.4:1 | 63% (504) |
| 2010-11 | 744 | 60 | 12.4:1 | 48% (356) |
| 2000-01 | 738 | 45 | 16.4:1 | 45% (329) |
| 1990-91 | 891 | 58 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in BOCA RATON, Florida. It enrolled 683 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits within PALM BEACH, which has 233 schools and 191,505 students.
J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 41%. Beyond that, enrollment is 33% White, 16% Black, 6% Asian, and 3% multiracial. In Palm Beach County overall, about 24% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 48 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.2:1. That is 3.2 students per teacher below the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Around 41% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 60.8%.
Census estimates describe Palm Beach County this way: the median household income is $83,581, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Besides J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Palm Beach County has 244 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, A.D. HENDERSON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL & FAU HIGH SCHOOL, is about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 8th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment dropped 19%, to 683.
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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
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
- A.D. HENDERSON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL & FAU HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 1,326
- BOCA RATON COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 1,058
- BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 2,819
- BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 912
- BOCA RATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 335
- SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA EAST1.9 mi · 391
Frequently asked questions
About J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 683 students in grades PK-05.
Is J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 14.2:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 33% White, 41% Hispanic, 16% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of PALM BEACH.
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