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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150002690

SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

4075 WILLOW POND RD, WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33417 · (561) 598-7000 · Palm Beach County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL683 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% 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.
  • B+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

Enrollment
683
Elementary
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
430 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K355%
Kindergarten10616%
Grade 19714%
Grade 210515%
Grade 311517%
Grade 410315%
Grade 512218%

This year's kindergarten class (106) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (122).

Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
345%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
15322%
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
44064%
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
355%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
193%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
38356%
Female
30044%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
50.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
57.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.9pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2550.8%57.8%
2023-2449.6%57.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 56% 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 SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (55.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school68363.0%55.5%
IDYLWILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GAINESVILLE
62769.2%36.1%
LAKEVILLE ELEMENTARY
APOPKA
63160.4%48.7%
APALACHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TALLAHASSEE
48265.1%39.4%
GRASSY WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST PALM BEACH
70555.2%52.8%
GERTRUDE K. EDELMAN/SABAL PALM
NORTH MIAMI BEACH
47663.4%50.7%
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 SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Palm Beach County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
55.5%#1,062 of 2,136#66 of 129
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
57.8%#1,196 of 2,149
▼ 127
#69 of 129
▼ 7
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
50.8%#1,258 of 2,149
▼ 66
#68 of 129
▼ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
683#769 of 2,267#72 of 133
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.9:1#656 of 2,077#54 of 128
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
52.9%#1,237 of 2,108#68 of 128
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
63.0%#796 of 2,188#53 of 130
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-14.3%#733 of 1,374#32 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 2024-25
Enrollment
683
+65 (+11%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 1,135
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 11.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2568345.814.9:163% (430)
2023-246544514.5:170% (456)
2022-236505013.0:173% (472)
2020-216185311.7:187% (536)
2017-187977410.8:180% (636)
2015-168347910.6:181% (674)
2010-111,0166814.9:166% (672)
2000-018934420.3:137% (331)
1990-911,1356318.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school found in WEST PALM BEACH, Florida. Total enrollment is 683 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.

PALM BEACH has a total of 233 schools and 191,505 students, SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.

About 64% of the student body at SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Black. Enrollment also includes 22% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% White, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Palm Beach County, the Black share is about 19%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 53%.

Classroom staffing at SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL totals 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 63%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Palm Beach County is 45%.

On the allk12 Grade, SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at B, ahead of 57% of Florida public elementary schools.

A school with SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in Florida is predicted to score 49.6%. SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 55.5%, 5.9 points above that line.

Looking at the county, Palm Beach County, the median household earns about $83,581 a year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Palm Beach County has 245 public schools.

The closest school to SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is BEAR LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL, located about 0.6 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on average proficiency.

SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.

In 2020-21, SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolled 618 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 683. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.9:1.

On allk12, people connected to SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

Palm Beach County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
PALM BEACH
Address
4075 WILLOW POND RD, WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33417
Phone
(561) 598-7000
County
Palm Beach County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
683
Teachers (FTE)
46
Student–teacher ratio
14.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
430 (63%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
120150002690
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How large is SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 683 students in grades PK-05.
Is SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 14.9:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 5% White, 22% Hispanic, 64% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of PALM BEACH.
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