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Best kept secret at SUNRISE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
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Enrollment
1,132
Elementary
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150003759
SUNRISE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
19400 CORAL RIDGE DR, BOCA RATON, FL 33498 · (561) 477-4300 · Palm Beach County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,132 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
203 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 59 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 149 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 190 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 169 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 196 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 165 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 204 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (149) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (204).
Student demographics
51%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
83.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.1pp since 2023
Math
87.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +8.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.1% | 87.1% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 78.2% |
% 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
81.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 SUNRISE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SUNRISE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (81.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUNRISE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 1,132 | 17.9% | 81.6% |
| AUDUBON PARK SCHOOL ORLANDO | 1,184 | 14.3% | 83.8% |
| BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY BOCA RATON | 912 | 16.4% | 80.9% |
| IMAGINE SCHOOLS AT SOUTH LAKE CLERMONT | 1,064 | 20.5% | 77.7% |
| PINEWOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ESTERO | 1,025 | 21.7% | 75.1% |
| B.D. GULLETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRADENTON | 1,314 | 21.3% | 74.7% |
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 SUNRISE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Palm Beach County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.6% | #114 of 2,136 | #12 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.1% | #95 of 2,149 ▲ 180 | #10 of 129 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.1% | #82 of 2,149 ▲ 101 | #6 of 129 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,132 | #118 of 2,267 | #9 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #720 of 2,077 | #59 of 128 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.9% | #1,323 of 2,108 | #74 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.9% | #2,029 of 2,188 | #116 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.1% | #141 of 621 | #10 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
1,132
+201 (+22%) vs 2020
+14% since 2010-11, when it was 990
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 1,132 | 75.1 | 15.1:1 | 18% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 1,097 | 68.5 | 16.0:1 | 22% (237) |
| 2022-23 | 1,074 | 67 | 16.0:1 | 23% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 931 | 58 | 16.1:1 | 29% (272) |
| 2017-18 | 905 | 63 | 14.4:1 | 26% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 853 | 64 | 13.3:1 | 30% (254) |
| 2010-11 | 990 | 61 | 16.2:1 | 17% (172) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SUNRISE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SUNRISE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SUNRISE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a large elementary school with an address in BOCA RATON, Florida. It reported 1,132 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Florida have about 604 students on average; enrollment here is 87% higher.
SUNRISE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 233 schools in PALM BEACH, which enrolls 191,505 students in total.
The share of White students at SUNRISE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 65%, a majority. The school is also 26% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 53% White share among all Palm Beach County residents. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at SUNRISE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at SUNRISE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 15.1:1, based on 75.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Florida, 17.5:1, is higher. SUNRISE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL counts 18% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 45% average for public schools in Palm Beach County, the school's rate is lower.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For SUNRISE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the prediction is 72.2% and the result is 81.6%.
In Palm Beach County, home to about 1,533,806 people, the median household earns about $83,581 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Palm Beach County number 245, with about 192,831 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, EAGLES LANDING MIDDLE SCHOOL, is about 0.1 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 70.6%; SUNRISE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's is 81.6%, ranking 2nd of 9.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 931 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 1,132 by 2024-25.
The discussion board for SUNRISE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Related schools
Other schools in PALM BEACH
- JOHN I. LEONARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,262 students
- JUPITER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,122 students
- PARK VISTA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,881 students
- BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,819 students
- PALM BEACH LAKES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,809 students
- PALM BEACH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,760 students
Other schools in BOCA RATON
- BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,819 students
- SPANISH RIVER COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,730 students
- WEST BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,376 students
- OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGHHigh · 2,239 students
- EAGLES LANDING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,466 students
- VERDE K-8Elementary · 1,360 students
Nearby schools
- EAGLES LANDING MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 1,466
- SANDPIPER SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 891
- WEST BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOL2.2 mi · 2,376
- OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH2.4 mi · 2,239
- WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 966
- WATERS EDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.7 mi · 706
Frequently asked questions
About SUNRISE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend SUNRISE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SUNRISE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,132 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does SUNRISE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SUNRISE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does SUNRISE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
SUNRISE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 75 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
How diverse is SUNRISE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SUNRISE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 65% White, 26% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees SUNRISE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SUNRISE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 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.