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Enrollment
385
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWARD·NCES 120018000193
PALM COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
11601 WASHINGTON ST, PEMBROKE PINES, FL 33025 · (754) 323-6800 · Broward County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL385 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% 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.
- CBeats 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
16.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
166 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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 | 12 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
48.9%
FL avg 56.7% . -7.2pp since 2023
Math
63.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.9% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.1% | 60.6% |
% 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
54.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 PALM COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PALM COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (54.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PALM COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 385 | 43.1% | 54.6% |
| VENETIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 372 | 42.5% | 60.7% |
| NOB HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SUNRISE | 510 | 43.7% | 62.3% |
| MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CORAL SPRINGS | 476 | 39.1% | 63.2% |
| COCONUT CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COCONUT CREEK | 467 | 48.4% | 53.0% |
| S. D. SPADY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DELRAY BEACH | 494 | 39.1% | 60.8% |
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 PALM COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Broward County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #1,108 of 2,136 | #107 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #964 of 2,149 ▼ 42 | #103 of 191 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #1,354 of 2,149 ▼ 466 | #135 of 191 ▼ 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 385 | #1,805 of 2,267 | #153 of 199 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #1,348 of 2,077 | #53 of 166 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #656 of 2,108 | #46 of 181 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.1% | #1,494 of 2,188 | #109 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.6% | #64 of 1,374 | #9 of 157 |
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
385
-44 (-10%) vs 2020
-68% since 2000-01, when it was 1,222
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 385 | 23 | 16.7:1 | 43% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 26 | 15.8:1 | 50% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 438 | 26 | 16.9:1 | 64% (281) |
| 2020-21 | 429 | 27 | 15.9:1 | 62% (265) |
| 2017-18 | 648 | 47 | 13.8:1 | 77% (502) |
| 2015-16 | 724 | 43 | 16.8:1 | 72% (520) |
| 2010-11 | 924 | 53 | 17.4:1 | 71% (656) |
| 2000-01 | 1,222 | 50 | 24.4:1 | 30% (371) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PALM COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About PALM COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PALM COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school in PEMBROKE PINES, Florida, (ZIP code 33025). The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 385 students. It has 36% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Florida (about 604).
PALM COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 325 schools in BROWARD, which enrolls 243,591 students in total.
The share of Black students at PALM COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 50%, a majority. Smaller groups are 30% Hispanic, 15% White, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Broward County is roughly 28% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 64%.
There are about 16.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at PALM COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, which has 23. Elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1, 0.7 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at PALM COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 43%.
On the allk12 Grade, PALM COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at C+, ahead of 38% of Florida public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 59.6%.
In Broward County, median household income comes to about $77,633, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Broward County counts 338 public schools with about 244,502 students.
PALM COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's nearest public school is PEMBROKE PINES CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (about 0.9 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of PALM COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, PALM COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 6th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, PALM COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had a net loss of 44 students, or 10%.
The allk12 page for PALM COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Broward County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,977,129
Census ACS
Median income
$77,633
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
338
244,502 students
Quick facts
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- WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,492 students
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Other schools in PEMBROKE PINES
- WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,492 students
- CHARLES W FLANAGAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,199 students
- CITY/PEMBROKE PINES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,168 students
- PEMBROKE PINES CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 2,046 students
- SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER HIGHHigh · 1,450 students
- FRANKLIN ACADEMY PEMBROKE PINESElementary · 1,367 students
Nearby schools
- PEMBROKE PINES CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 2,046
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOLS AT PINES1.1 mi · 761
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL AT PINES1.1 mi · 481
- NEW RENAISSANCE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 965
- PINES LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 414
- WALTER C. YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 691
Frequently asked questions
About PALM COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend PALM COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PALM COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 385 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PALM COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
PALM COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at PALM COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at PALM COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at PALM COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PALM COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 15% White, 30% Hispanic, 50% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PALM COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
PALM COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of BROWARD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.