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THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL AT NORTH PALM BEACH

401 ANCHORAGE DR, NORTH PALM BEACH, FL 33408 · (561) 494-1800 · Palm Beach County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL896 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% 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
896
Elementary
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
437 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-K162%
Kindergarten9811%
Grade 112214%
Grade 211012%
Grade 312013%
Grade 412114%
Grade 511112%
Grade 6748%
Grade 7637%
Grade 8617%

This year's kindergarten class (98) is 61% larger than its 8th grade class (61).

Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
31235%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
15517%
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
37542%
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
212%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
293%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
30%
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
41947%
Female
47753%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
63.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
66.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.7pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.

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

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2563.5%66.6%
2023-2460.6%64.0%
% 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
64.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL AT NORTH PALM BEACH

THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL AT NORTH PALM BEACH's state test result (64.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL AT NORTH PALM BEACH this school89648.8%64.2%
CHIMNEY LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE
87146.2%58.8%
DISCOVERY OAKS ELEMENTARY
ORANGE PARK
91544.5%68.0%
BANYAN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DELRAY BEACH
87542.3%60.8%
CHAFFEE TRAIL ELEMENTARY
JACKSONVILLE
88443.4%50.9%
CRYSTAL SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE
88355.3%43.6%
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 THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL AT NORTH PALM BEACH ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Palm Beach County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
64.2%#675 of 2,136#46 of 129
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
66.6%#795 of 2,149
▼ 14
#51 of 129
▼ 8
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
63.5%#687 of 2,149
▲ 5
#46 of 129
▼ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
896#316 of 2,267#29 of 133
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.1:1#1,172 of 2,077#94 of 128
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
67.2%#414 of 2,108#26 of 128
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
48.8%#1,333 of 2,188#73 of 130
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-1.0%#1,338 of 1,374#76 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
896
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 719
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2589655.516.1:149% (437)
2023-2489053.516.6:154% (484)
2022-2390154.516.5:155% (500)
2020-218945715.7:164% (574)
2017-189056314.4:164% (580)
2015-167015512.8:172% (507)
2010-114352915.0:185% (369)
2000-015232620.1:139% (202)
1990-917194018.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL AT NORTH PALM BEACH.

About THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL AT NORTH PALM BEACH

THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL AT NORTH PALM BEACH is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in NORTH PALM BEACH, Florida. Enrollment totals 896 students across pre-K through 8. On average, elementary schools in Florida enroll around 604, and this school is 48% larger than that mark.

THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL AT NORTH PALM BEACH is part of PALM BEACH, where 233 schools serve 191,505 students.

The largest group at THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL AT NORTH PALM BEACH is Black students, at 42%. It is also 35% White, 17% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Palm Beach County is roughly 19% Black. The diversity index for THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL AT NORTH PALM BEACH is 67%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

There are 55.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL AT NORTH PALM BEACH, giving a ratio of 16.1:1. The school's 16.1:1 compares with an average of 17.5:1 for elementary schools in Florida. By family income, 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL AT NORTH PALM BEACH earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 71% of Florida public elementary schools.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL AT NORTH PALM BEACH is 7.5 points above its prediction. Actual: 64.2%. Predicted: 56.7%.

Census data for Palm Beach County show 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. Public schools in Palm Beach County number 245, with about 192,831 students.

Of the public schools around it, THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL AT NORTH PALM BEACH is closest to LAKE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 1.0 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL AT NORTH PALM BEACH places 3rd out of 7 schools in its immediate area.

In the federal locale system, THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL AT NORTH PALM BEACH is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 894 in 2020-21, 896 in 2024-25.

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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
THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL AT NORTH PALM BEACH
District
PALM BEACH
Address
401 ANCHORAGE DR, NORTH PALM BEACH, FL 33408
Phone
(561) 494-1800
County
Palm Beach County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
896
Teachers (FTE)
56
Student–teacher ratio
16.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
437 (49%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
120150001482
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL AT NORTH PALM BEACH
What is the total enrollment at THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL AT NORTH PALM BEACH?
THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL AT NORTH PALM BEACH enrolls approximately 896 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL AT NORTH PALM BEACH serve?
THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL AT NORTH PALM BEACH serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL AT NORTH PALM BEACH have?
THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL AT NORTH PALM BEACH employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the student diversity at THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL AT NORTH PALM BEACH?
Student demographics at THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL AT NORTH PALM BEACH are roughly 35% White, 17% Hispanic, 42% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL AT NORTH PALM BEACH?
THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL AT NORTH PALM BEACH is overseen by PALM BEACH in Palm Beach County.
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