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SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA EAST

333 SW 4TH AVE, BOCA RATON, FL 33432 · (561) 393-1091 · Palm Beach County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Florida public elementary schools
  • A-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
391
Elementary
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
79 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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
Kindergarten6517%
Grade 16617%
Grade 26617%
Grade 36316%
Grade 46517%
Grade 56617%

This year's kindergarten class (65) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (66).

Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
21655%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
13033%
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
174%
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
236%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
18146%
Female
21054%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
77.9%
FL avg 56.7% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
78.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.5pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 3 points.

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

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2577.9%78.9%
2023-2478.6%76.4%
% 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
73.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA EAST

SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA EAST's state test result (73.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA EAST this school39120.2%73.7%
PRINCETON ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO
44424.5%79.2%
BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FORT LAUDERDALE
53017.9%86.9%
ALAFIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VALRICO
56826.6%66.6%
ATHENIAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
FORT MYERS
43724.7%48.6%
CYPRESS RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CLERMONT
56716.2%77.6%
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 SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA EAST ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Palm Beach County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
73.7%#331 of 2,136#23 of 129
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
78.9%#315 of 2,149
▲ 17
#18 of 129
▲ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
77.9%#212 of 2,149
▼ 66
#15 of 129
▼ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
391#1,788 of 2,267#112 of 133
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.9:1#1,661 of 2,077#117 of 128
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
57.9%#995 of 2,108#56 of 128
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
20.2%#2,003 of 2,188#114 of 130
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+11.1%#326 of 621#27 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 2024-25
Enrollment
391
+38 (+11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 20.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2539121.917.9:120% (79)
2023-2437523.116.2:119% (73)
2022-2334820.616.9:120% (70)
2020-213531720.8:127% (95)
2017-183522017.6:128% (100)
2015-163412712.6:129% (98)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA EAST.

About SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA EAST

SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA EAST is a small elementary school in BOCA RATON, Florida, (ZIP code 33432). Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 391 students. Against the 604-student average for elementary schools in Florida, enrollment here is 35% lower.

PALM BEACH, which runs SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA EAST, has 233 schools and 191,505 students.

SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA EAST is 55% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 33% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. The county population is about 53% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 58% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The school reports 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 17.9 students per teacher. That is close to the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 20%. The average for public schools in Palm Beach County is 45%.

SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA EAST is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 72% of Florida public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA EAST's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (73.7%) and its predicted rate (71.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools.

Palm Beach County census figures show that the median household income is $83,581, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Palm Beach County is home to 245 public schools and about 192,831 public school students.

SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA MIDDLE SCHOOL is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA EAST. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA EAST is 4th on average proficiency.

For locale, NCES codes SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA EAST as City: Small. SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA EAST is run as a public charter school.

Enrollment has grown by 38 students since 2020-21, to 391. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 20.8:1 to 17.9:1.

Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA EAST. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

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
SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA EAST
District
PALM BEACH
Address
333 SW 4TH AVE, BOCA RATON, FL 33432
Phone
(561) 393-1091
County
Palm Beach County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
391
Teachers (FTE)
22
Student–teacher ratio
17.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
79 (20%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
120150008220
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA EAST
How many students attend SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA EAST?
SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA EAST enrolls approximately 391 students in grades KG-05.
Is SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA EAST an elementary, middle, or high school?
SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA EAST is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA EAST have?
SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA EAST employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
What is the student diversity at SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA EAST?
Student demographics at SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA EAST are roughly 55% White, 33% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA EAST in?
SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA EAST is part of PALM BEACH.
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