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What's the biggest difference between JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
688
Elementary
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150002232
JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
800 MAPLEWOOD DR, JUPITER, FL 33458 · (561) 741-9100 · Palm Beach County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL688 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
267 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 | 119 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 127 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (119) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (113).
Student demographics
58%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
64.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.6pp since 2023
Math
72.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +9.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.4% | 72.5% |
| 2023-24 | 58.8% | 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
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 688 | 38.8% | 65.8% |
| WEKIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LONGWOOD | 800 | 36.5% | 69.9% |
| WOODLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LONGWOOD | 785 | 34.5% | 79.7% |
| BUCKHORN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VALRICO | 667 | 38.2% | 65.0% |
| SEA GATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NAPLES | 668 | 35.3% | 82.9% |
| BRADEN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRADENTON | 547 | 40.6% | 69.5% |
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 JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Palm Beach County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #615 of 2,136 | #41 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #546 of 2,149 ▲ 282 | #30 of 129 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #646 of 2,149 ▲ 120 | #44 of 129 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 688 | #748 of 2,267 | #69 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #245 of 2,077 | #15 of 128 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #994 of 2,108 | #55 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.8% | #1,616 of 2,188 | #86 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.1% | #667 of 1,374 | #25 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. 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
688
-27 (-4%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 781
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 688 | 50.5 | 13.6:1 | 39% (267) |
| 2023-24 | 698 | 47.5 | 14.7:1 | 40% (279) |
| 2022-23 | 718 | 48.5 | 14.8:1 | 41% (292) |
| 2020-21 | 715 | 49 | 14.6:1 | 50% (360) |
| 2017-18 | 820 | 59 | 13.9:1 | 50% (411) |
| 2015-16 | 825 | 56 | 14.7:1 | 52% (430) |
| 2010-11 | 865 | 55 | 15.7:1 | 34% (298) |
| 2000-01 | 849 | 37 | 22.9:1 | 20% (174) |
| 1990-91 | 781 | 76 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school based in JUPITER, Florida. The latest federal count shows 688 students in kindergarten through 5.
PALM BEACH runs JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL along with 232 other schools, enrolling 191,505 students in total.
At 55%, White students outnumber all other groups at JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL combined. Other students are 34% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 53% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.
With 50.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL was 13.6:1. Among elementary schools in Florida, the typical ratio is 17.5:1. JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 39%.
On BeatsExpectations, JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 4.0 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Florida schools.
Federal survey data 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%. A total of 245 public schools operate in Palm Beach County, serving about 192,831 students.
The school nearest to JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL, at a distance of about 1.1 miles. Within five miles of JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 5th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The NCES locale for JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The student count in 2024-25 was 688, 4% below the 715 of 2020-21.
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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 JUPITER
- JUPITER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,122 students
- JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,272 students
- INDEPENDENCE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,236 students
- LIMESTONE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 902 students
- JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 826 students
- JUPITER FARMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 609 students
Nearby schools
- JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 3,122
- LIMESTONE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 902
- JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 826
- THE LEARNING ACADEMY AT THE ELS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE1.7 mi · 161
- LIGHTHOUSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 569
- JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL2.1 mi · 1,272
Frequently asked questions
About JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 688 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 55% White, 34% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JERRY THOMAS 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.