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Enrollment
826
Elementary
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150001476
JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
200 S LOXAHATCHEE DR, JUPITER, FL 33458 · (561) 741-5300 · Palm Beach County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL826 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Florida public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
478 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 | 2 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 113 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 135 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 152 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 150 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 151 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (123).
Student demographics
37%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
46.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
59.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.9% | 59.1% |
| 2023-24 | 43.8% | 54.1% |
% 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
55.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (55.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 826 | 57.9% | 55.7% |
| VILLAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT MYERS | 784 | 58.4% | 48.0% |
| VENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 750 | 60.0% | 43.9% |
| MEADOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST PALM BEACH | 813 | 53.4% | 64.9% |
| PORT SALERNO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUART | 730 | 61.1% | 42.8% |
| COUNTRY OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LABELLE | 935 | 62.1% | 43.8% |
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 JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Palm Beach County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #1,053 of 2,136 | #63 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #1,139 of 2,149 ▲ 51 | #66 of 129 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #1,449 of 2,149 ▲ 7 | #75 of 129 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 826 | #411 of 2,267 | #37 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #408 of 2,077 | #35 of 128 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.8% | #1,732 of 2,108 | #111 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.9% | #987 of 2,188 | #63 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #1,074 of 1,374 | #56 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
826
-85 (-9%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 657
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 826 | 58 | 14.2:1 | 58% (478) |
| 2023-24 | 842 | 58.5 | 14.4:1 | 62% (526) |
| 2022-23 | 832 | 56.5 | 14.7:1 | 69% (572) |
| 2020-21 | 911 | 56 | 16.3:1 | 82% (751) |
| 2017-18 | 891 | 68 | 13.1:1 | 81% (722) |
| 2015-16 | 898 | 68 | 13.2:1 | 81% (728) |
| 2010-11 | 691 | 47 | 14.7:1 | 66% (456) |
| 2000-01 | 496 | 30 | 16.5:1 | 48% (237) |
| 1990-91 | 657 | 38 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a mid-sized elementary school in JUPITER, Florida. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 826 students. That is 37% bigger than the average of about 604 students for elementary schools in Florida.
PALM BEACH has 233 schools and 191,505 students, and JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 78% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 16% White, 2% multiracial, and 2% Native American. The school's Hispanic share is 53 points above the 24% share among Palm Beach County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 37%.
Classroom staffing at JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL totals 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Florida, 17.5:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 58%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Palm Beach County is 45%.
Among Florida public elementary schools, JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 52%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 55.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 52.2%.
The school's county is Palm Beach County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $83,581 a year, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Palm Beach County number 245, with about 192,831 students.
JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 7th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment decreased by 9% across 4 years, from 911 in 2020-21 to 826 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.3:1 to 14.2:1 over the same years.
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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
- JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 688 students
- JUPITER FARMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 609 students
Other Jupiter Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Jupiter Elementary. JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPALM BAY, FL · 856 students
Nearby schools
- JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 3,122
- JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 688
- JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL1.9 mi · 1,272
- LIGHTHOUSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 569
- LIMESTONE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 902
- INDEPENDENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL2.7 mi · 1,236
Frequently asked questions
About JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 826 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
How diverse is JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 16% White, 78% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 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.