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Enrollment
902
Elementary
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150002696
LIMESTONE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
6701 CHURCH ST, JUPITER, FL 33458 · (561) 741-9200 · Palm Beach County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL902 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
203 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 | 6 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 129 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 149 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 135 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 176 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 156 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 151 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (129) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (151).
Student demographics
48%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
74.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
76.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.8% | 76.6% |
| 2023-24 | 74.6% | 74.0% |
% 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
73.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 LIMESTONE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LIMESTONE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (73.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIMESTONE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 902 | 22.5% | 73.9% |
| TATUM RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SARASOTA | 864 | 25.3% | 75.4% |
| PICOLATA CROSSING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST AUGUSTINE | 1,048 | 24.9% | 69.8% |
| NEPTUNE BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEPTUNE BEACH | 803 | 24.9% | 72.2% |
| VAN R. BUTLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SANTA ROSA BEACH | 914 | 27.7% | 75.1% |
| DUNE LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SANTA ROSA BEACH | 924 | 28.0% | 79.0% |
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 LIMESTONE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Palm Beach County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #327 of 2,136 | #21 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #393 of 2,149 ▲ 14 | #23 of 129 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #287 of 2,149 ▼ 44 | #20 of 129 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 902 | #306 of 2,267 | #27 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #805 of 2,077 | #66 of 128 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.4% | #1,431 of 2,108 | #81 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.5% | #1,961 of 2,188 | #111 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #1,024 of 1,374 | #50 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
902
-39 (-4%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 878
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 902 | 59.1 | 15.3:1 | 23% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 947 | 59.6 | 15.9:1 | 24% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 946 | 55.8 | 16.9:1 | 23% (216) |
| 2020-21 | 941 | 60 | 15.7:1 | 27% (258) |
| 2017-18 | 985 | 66 | 14.9:1 | 23% (222) |
| 2015-16 | 920 | 61 | 15.1:1 | 25% (232) |
| 2010-11 | 790 | 54 | 14.6:1 | 26% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 1,019 | 45 | 22.6:1 | 14% (146) |
| 1990-91 | 878 | 46 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LIMESTONE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About LIMESTONE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LIMESTONE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school with a street address in JUPITER, Florida. Enrolled students number 902 students, in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Florida average about 604 students each.
PALM BEACH operates 233 schools. Combined enrollment is 191,505 students.
LIMESTONE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment is 69% White. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Palm Beach County residents are about 53% White. By the diversity index, LIMESTONE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 48%.
Teachers at LIMESTONE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL total 59.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 23%. Across public schools in Palm Beach County, the average is 45%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 69.9% at LIMESTONE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 73.9%.
In the county around the school, Palm Beach County, median household income is about $83,581, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LIMESTONE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the 245 public schools in Palm Beach County.
The closest other public school is THE LEARNING ACADEMY AT THE ELS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, about 0.4 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 73.9% is above the 64.8% average for nearby schools.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
Enrollment was 941 in 2020-21 and 902 in 2024-25, a decrease of 39 students.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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 JUPITER
- JUPITER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,122 students
- JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,272 students
- INDEPENDENCE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,236 students
- JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 826 students
- JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 688 students
- JUPITER FARMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 609 students
Nearby schools
- THE LEARNING ACADEMY AT THE ELS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE0.4 mi · 161
- JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 688
- JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL2.2 mi · 3,122
- JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 826
- RIVERBEND ACADEMY3.2 mi · 49
- INDEPENDENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL3.3 mi · 1,236
Frequently asked questions
About LIMESTONE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is LIMESTONE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LIMESTONE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 902 students in grades PK-05.
Is LIMESTONE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
LIMESTONE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at LIMESTONE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at LIMESTONE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is LIMESTONE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LIMESTONE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 69% White, 21% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees LIMESTONE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LIMESTONE CREEK 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.