STARLIGHT COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

STARLIGHT COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school of mid-tier scale in LANTANA, Florida, part of PALM BEACH, serveing 792 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 31% larger than the state mean of about 604.

PALM BEACH comprises 233 schools with combined enrollment of 191,505 students; STARLIGHT COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, STARLIGHT COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 65%; the rest reads as 24% Black, 8% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, STARLIGHT COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Palm Beach County (around 45%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), STARLIGHT COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.4%; this one delivers 38.8%.

Zooming out to the county, Palm Beach County reports that median household income runs about $83,581, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. STARLIGHT COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 245 public schools in Palm Beach County (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students).

The closest other public school is ROYAL PALM SCHOOL, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), STARLIGHT COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 49.1%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. STARLIGHT COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 7% since 2018, when it stood at 850 (now 792). The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

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