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Enrollment
820
Elementary
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150007552
MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY
12649 IBIIZA DR, PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL 33418 · (561) 366-6800 · Palm Beach County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL820 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
113 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 | 3 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 129 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 124 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 131 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 143 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 150 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 140 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (129) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (140).
Student demographics
45%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
82.3%
FL avg 56.7% . -4.6pp since 2023
Math
90.2%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.3% | 90.2% |
| 2023-24 | 87.0% | 86.1% |
% 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
85.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY
MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY's state test result (85.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY this school | 820 | 13.8% | 85.8% |
| CALUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOCA RATON | 858 | 17.2% | 80.8% |
| ACADEMY AT THE FARM DADE CITY | 761 | 14.5% | 78.6% |
| FISHHAWK CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LITHIA | 921 | 12.2% | 78.6% |
| KENNETH E. ADUM PK-8 MAGNET SCHOOL TAMPA | 1,007 | 13.4% | N/A |
| BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY BOCA RATON | 912 | 16.4% | 80.9% |
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 MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Palm Beach County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.8% | #49 of 2,136 | #3 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 90.2% | #48 of 2,149 ▲ 49 | #3 of 129 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.3% | #98 of 2,149 ▼ 77 | #10 of 129 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 820 | #421 of 2,267 | #39 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #992 of 2,077 | #82 of 128 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.5% | #1,535 of 2,108 | #88 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.8% | #2,082 of 2,188 | #126 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #1,032 of 1,374 | #53 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
820
+9 (+1%) vs 2020
+15% since 2010-11, when it was 716
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 820 | 52.3 | 15.7:1 | 14% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 802 | 51 | 15.7:1 | 15% (118) |
| 2022-23 | 835 | 52.8 | 15.8:1 | 16% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 811 | 50 | 16.2:1 | 21% (169) |
| 2017-18 | 894 | 58 | 15.4:1 | 19% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 910 | 62 | 14.7:1 | 18% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 716 | 44 | 16.3:1 | 21% (153) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY.
About MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY
Families in PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida, are served by MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY, a medium-sized elementary school. The school had 820 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Florida) has about 604 students.
PALM BEACH serves 191,505 students across 233 schools.
At 72%, White students outnumber all other groups at MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY combined. Other students are 17% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. By comparison, Palm Beach County residents are about 53% White. The chance that two students picked at random at MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 45%.
Federal data list 52.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.7:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 14%. For comparison, public schools in Palm Beach County average 45%.
The model predicts 74.3% for a school in Florida with MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY's free or reduced-price lunch share. MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY posts 85.8%.
Palm Beach County has these Census figures: median household income is about $83,581, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY is among the 245 public schools in Palm Beach County.
FRANKLIN ACADEMY- PALM BEACH GARDENS is the public school closest to MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY, about 0.5 miles away. MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY at 1st of 8.
In the federal locale system, MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY is coded City: Small, for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 811 in 2020-21 and 820 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 PALM BEACH GARDENS
- PALM BEACH GARDENS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,407 students
- WATSON B. DUNCAN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,042 students
- FRANKLIN ACADEMY- PALM BEACH GARDENSElementary · 963 students
- TIMBER TRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 819 students
- PALM BEACH GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 712 students
- HOWELL L. WATKINS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 705 students
Nearby schools
- FRANKLIN ACADEMY- PALM BEACH GARDENS0.5 mi · 963
- TIMBER TRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 819
- WATSON B. DUNCAN MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,042
- WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOL1.8 mi · 2,163
- INDEPENDENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL2.4 mi · 1,236
- BEACON COVE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL2.6 mi · 603
Frequently asked questions
About MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARYHow large is MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY?
MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 820 students in grades PK-05.
Is MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY have?
MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY?
At MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 72% White, 17% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY?
MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY 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.