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Enrollment
769
Elementary
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150001515
NORTH GRADE K-8
824 N K ST, LAKE WORTH, FL 33460 · (561) 202-9300 · Palm Beach County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL769 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
474 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 | 101 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 116 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 141 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 4% |
| Grade 7 | 28 | 4% |
| Grade 8 | 18 | 2% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 461% larger than its 8th grade class (18).
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
45.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.6pp since 2023
Math
50.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 5 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 | 45.9% | 50.7% |
| 2023-24 | 41.3% | 46.1% |
% 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
62.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 NORTH GRADE K-8
NORTH GRADE K-8's state test result (62.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH GRADE K-8 this school | 769 | 61.6% | 62.5% |
| VENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 750 | 60.0% | 43.9% |
| VILLAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT MYERS | 784 | 58.4% | 48.0% |
| REDDICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WIMAUMA | 708 | 61.6% | 36.8% |
| HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GREENACRES | 817 | 64.3% | 49.4% |
| MATER PALMS ACADEMY HIALEAH GARDENS | 866 | 63.0% | 55.7% |
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 NORTH GRADE K-8 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Palm Beach County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #746 of 2,136 | #49 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #1,525 of 2,149 ▲ 49 | #84 of 129 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #1,502 of 2,149 ▲ 76 | #79 of 129 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 769 | #537 of 2,267 | #52 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #1,345 of 2,077 | #104 of 128 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.8% | #1,550 of 2,108 | #90 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.6% | #845 of 2,188 | #59 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.3% | #302 of 621 | #25 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
769
+20 (+3%) vs 2020
+104% since 1990-91, when it was 377
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 769 | 46 | 16.7:1 | 62% (474) |
| 2023-24 | 785 | 47.5 | 16.5:1 | 64% (500) |
| 2022-23 | 735 | 48 | 15.3:1 | 63% (463) |
| 2020-21 | 749 | 48 | 15.6:1 | 81% (607) |
| 2017-18 | 685 | 53 | 12.9:1 | 76% (522) |
| 2015-16 | 754 | 65 | 11.6:1 | 82% (615) |
| 2010-11 | 763 | 54 | 14.1:1 | 71% (544) |
| 2000-01 | 572 | 39 | 14.7:1 | 92% (524) |
| 1990-91 | 377 | 21 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORTH GRADE K-8.
About NORTH GRADE K-8
NORTH GRADE K-8 operates as a medium-sized elementary school in LAKE WORTH, Florida. It serves 769 students in kindergarten through 8. The average among elementary schools in Florida is roughly 604 students; this school is 27% larger than that.
PALM BEACH oversees NORTH GRADE K-8 and 232 other schools, with 191,505 students in total.
At NORTH GRADE K-8, Hispanic students make up 72% of the student body. The school is also 13% White and 12% Black. That is higher than the 24% Hispanic share among all Palm Beach County residents. The school's diversity index is 45%, meaning two students picked at random have a 45% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 46 full-time equivalents, or about 16.7 students per teacher. This ratio sits 0.8 below the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 62%. The average for public schools in Palm Beach County is 45%.
NORTH GRADE K-8 is 12.2 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (62.5% versus 50.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Florida.
In the county around the school, Palm Beach County, the median household income is $83,581, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 245 public schools in Palm Beach County, enrolling about 192,831 students in all.
The school nearest to NORTH GRADE K-8 is HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at a distance of about 0.8 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, NORTH GRADE K-8 ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies NORTH GRADE K-8's location as Suburb: Large.
Federal data show a 3% enrollment gain, from 749 in 2020-21 to 769 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.6:1 to 16.7:1.
If you have questions about school safety, transportation, and start times at NORTH GRADE K-8, you can post them here. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About NORTH GRADE K-8How many students attend NORTH GRADE K-8?
NORTH GRADE K-8 enrolls approximately 769 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does NORTH GRADE K-8 serve?
NORTH GRADE K-8 serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NORTH GRADE K-8?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NORTH GRADE K-8 is approximately 16.7:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at NORTH GRADE K-8?
At NORTH GRADE K-8, the student body is approximately 13% White, 72% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees NORTH GRADE K-8?
NORTH GRADE K-8 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.