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What's one thing WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
966
Elementary
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150002450
WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
9090 SPANISH ISLES BLVD, BOCA RATON, FL 33496 · (561) 672-2700 · Palm Beach County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL966 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
182 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 149 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 136 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 169 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 163 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 191 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 158 | 16% |
Student demographics
56%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
69.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
75.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.4% | 75.6% |
| 2023-24 | 67.6% | 73.2% |
% 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
72.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% 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 →
Where WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Palm Beach County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #370 of 2,136 | #26 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.6% | #430 of 2,149 | #26 of 129 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #459 of 2,149 | #29 of 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 966 | #227 of 2,267 | #19 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,228 of 2,077 | #97 of 128 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #1,058 of 2,108 | #60 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.3% | #347 of 621 | #29 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
966
+82 (+9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 14.0:1
% White
61%
was 55%
% Hispanic
25%
was 30%
% Black
6%
was 7%
% Asian
5%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 966 | 59 | 16.4:1 | 19% (182) |
| 2023-24 | 1,002 | 59 | 17.0:1 | 23% (231) |
| 2022-23 | 1,015 | 65 | 15.6:1 | 25% (250) |
| 2017-18 | 884 | 63 | 14.0:1 | 34% (304) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a high-enrollment elementary school in BOCA RATON, Florida, one of the schools in PALM BEACH. The school's enrollment of 966 students covers pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 60% higher than the average for elementary schools in Florida, which is about 604.
PALM BEACH enrolls 191,505 students, and its 233 schools include WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 61% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 25% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.4:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. About 19% of students, or 182, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 45% average for public schools in Palm Beach County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 71.7% at WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 72.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Palm Beach County show that the median household income is $83,581, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Besides WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Palm Beach County has 244 other public schools.
The shortest distance from WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL to another public school is about 1.6 miles, to OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in 5th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 82 students since 2017-18, to 966. The share of White students grew 6 points, from 55% to 61%. Students per teacher rose from 14.0 in 2017-18 to 16.4 in 2024-25.
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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
- OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH1.6 mi · 2,239
- SUNRISE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 1,132
- OMNI MIDDLE SCHOOL2.5 mi · 951
- EAGLES LANDING MIDDLE SCHOOL2.6 mi · 1,466
- SPANISH RIVER COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL2.8 mi · 2,730
- SANDPIPER SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.0 mi · 891
Frequently asked questions
About WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 966 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 61% White, 25% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of PALM BEACH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.