VERDE K-8

VERDE K-8, a well-populated elementary school in BOCA RATON, Florida, one of the schools within PALM BEACH, teaches 1,360 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 125% bigger than the state mean of about 604.

PALM BEACH comprises 233 schools with combined enrollment of 191,505 students; VERDE K-8 is among them.

On demographics, VERDE K-8 logs that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 36% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, VERDE K-8 has 83 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 23% of students at VERDE K-8 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Palm Beach County (around 45%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), VERDE K-8 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.8%; this one delivers 74.6%.

In the broader community, census data for Palm Beach County shows 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%. In all, Palm Beach County runs 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students), of which VERDE K-8 is one.

Nearest neighbor: DEL PRADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 1.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), VERDE K-8 ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 70.4%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. VERDE K-8's enrollment has expanded 28% since 2018, when it stood at 1,059 (now 1,360). Class-load math has rose: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.