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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
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
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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
683
-281 (-29%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 12.5:1
% White
33%
was 35%
% Hispanic
41%
was 37%
% Black
16%
was 18%
% Asian
6%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
As an average-sized elementary-level community in BOCA RATON, Florida, J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls 683 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under PALM BEACH.
J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 233 schools operated by PALM BEACH, a district that caters to 191,505 students overall.
Demographically, J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 41%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 33% White, 16% Black, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Palm Beach County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.3%.
Around the school, census data for Palm Beach County shows the typical household earns roughly $83,581 per year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 245 public schools in Palm Beach County (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students).
A.D. HENDERSON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL & FAU HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 75.2%.
The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked down 29%, going from 964 students in 2018 to 683 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 37% to 41% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.
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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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