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Enrollment
745
Elementary
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150002630
NEW HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
13900 GREENBRIAR BLVD, WELLINGTON, FL 33414 · (561) 651-0500 · Palm Beach County
GRADES PK–07ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL745 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% 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.
- C-Beats 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
13.8:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
282 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 | 81 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 125 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 117 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (125) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
54%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
57.0%
FL avg 56.7% . -0.0pp since 2023
Math
54.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 54.4% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 47.3% |
% 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
55.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% 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 NEW HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEW HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (55.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEW HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 745 | 37.9% | 55.6% |
| GULF COAST CHARTER ACADEMY SOUTH NAPLES | 681 | 37.2% | 44.6% |
| WATERBRIDGE ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 644 | 40.7% | 52.5% |
| PEMBROKE LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PEMBROKE PINES | 627 | 37.5% | 77.8% |
| WYNDHAM LAKES ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 592 | 42.4% | 59.8% |
| SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY ORLANDO | 1,015 | 35.6% | 39.9% |
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 NEW HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Palm Beach County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #1,057 of 2,136 | #64 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #1,351 of 2,149 ▲ 173 | #79 of 129 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #978 of 2,149 ▼ 128 | #60 of 129 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 745 | #582 of 2,267 | #56 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #288 of 2,077 | #21 of 128 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #1,200 of 2,108 | #66 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.9% | #1,643 of 2,188 | #88 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.4% | #345 of 621 | #28 of 47 |
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
745
+47 (+7%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 1,106
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 745 | 53.9 | 13.8:1 | 38% (282) |
| 2023-24 | 773 | 54 | 14.3:1 | 43% (334) |
| 2022-23 | 727 | 50.5 | 14.4:1 | 45% (328) |
| 2020-21 | 698 | 52 | 13.4:1 | 56% (391) |
| 2017-18 | 681 | 54 | 12.6:1 | 56% (378) |
| 2015-16 | 625 | 52 | 12.0:1 | 56% (349) |
| 2010-11 | 599 | 46 | 13.0:1 | 52% (311) |
| 2000-01 | 700 | 32 | 21.9:1 | 16% (113) |
| 1990-91 | 1,106 | 54 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NEW HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About NEW HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEW HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in WELLINGTON, Florida. The school counted 745 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 7. Elementary schools in Florida have about 604 students on average; enrollment here is 23% higher.
In PALM BEACH, 233 schools enroll a combined 191,505 students.
The share of Hispanic students at NEW HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 64%, a majority. After that, the student body is 18% Black, 12% White, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Palm Beach County is about 24% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 54, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 53.9 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.8:1. Across elementary schools in Florida, the average ratio is 17.5:1. Roughly 38% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
NEW HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 37% of Florida public elementary schools.
NEW HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (55.6%) and its predicted rate (62.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools.
Census data for Palm Beach County show 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. Counting NEW HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Palm Beach County has 245 public schools.
NEW HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's nearest public school is WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL (about 0.7 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, NEW HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 7th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 745 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 698.
The discussion board for NEW HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 WELLINGTON
- PALM BEACH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,760 students
- WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,689 students
- BINKS FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,246 students
- WELLINGTON LANDINGS MIDDLEMiddle · 1,227 students
- EMERALD COVE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,221 students
- POLO PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,122 students
Nearby schools
- WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 2,689
- WELLINGTON LANDINGS MIDDLE2.1 mi · 1,227
- POLO PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL2.3 mi · 1,122
- WELLINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 897
- SOMERSET ACADEMY WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL2.6 mi · 104
- SOMERSET ACADEMY WELLINGTON K-82.6 mi · 459
Frequently asked questions
About NEW HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at NEW HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
NEW HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 745 students in grades PK-07.
Is NEW HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
NEW HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-07.
How many teachers does NEW HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
NEW HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at NEW HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At NEW HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 12% White, 64% Hispanic, 18% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is NEW HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
NEW HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of PALM BEACH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.