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Sunset Palms Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2018 – 2019 school year [note on school closures TBD].
  • Expenditures: 2018
  • Educational Environment: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually.

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School Overview

Address
8650 Boynton Beach Blvd
Boynton Beach, FL 33472
Phone
(561) 752-1100
District
PALM BEACH
County
PALM BEACH COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
956
Classroom Teachers
64

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Florida

10

(10 is best)

Better than 94.6% of all FL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Sunset Palms Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
82%
61%
77%
58%
87%
63%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
85%
62%
82%
59%
87%
64%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
85%
58%
82%
57%
87%
60%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
16
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 3 0.3%
Kindergarten 140 14.6%
Grade 1 153 16.0%
Grade 2 170 17.8%
Grade 3 131 13.7%
Grade 4 180 18.8%
Grade 5 179 18.7%
Total 956 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 67.6% 30.0% 38.3%
Black 6.8% 28.6% 22.4%
Hispanic 18.9% 37.4% 35.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.0% 3.2% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 0.9% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 18.2% 64.9% 54.5%
Free lunch eligible 15.9% 59.4% 50.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.3% 5.6% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 1,482,057 21,781,128
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 668.9 400
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.1% 5.2%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.1% 17.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.8% 31.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.0% 26.4%
65 OR OLDER 24.0% 20.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 565,598 8,157,420
Single Parent Households With Children 8.8% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.8% 89.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 37.1% 31.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 17.1% 13.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.6% 14.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.3% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.0% 18.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.2% 17.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.8% 13.2%
$15,000 or less 9.1% 9.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,506 $1,263,283,032 55.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $343 $66,600,996 2.9%
Staff $630 $122,328,360 5.3%
General Administration $112 $21,747,264 0.9%
School Administration $565 $109,707,180 4.8%
Operation $1,142 $221,744,424 9.7%
Transportation $299 $58,057,428 2.5%
Other $162 $31,455,864 1.4%
Total Support $3,253 $631,641,516 27.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,060 $399,994,320 17.4%
Total Expenditures $11,819 $2,294,918,868 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,005 $16,679,928,493 53.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $453 $1,257,007,048 4.0%
Staff $622 $1,727,404,040 5.6%
General Administration $88 $243,699,372 0.8%
School Administration $530 $1,472,075,836 4.7%
Operation $979 $2,718,120,843 8.8%
Transportation $376 $1,043,921,210 3.4%
Other $258 $717,493,116 2.3%
Total Support $3,305 $9,179,773,322 29.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,872 $5,200,190,918 16.7%
Total Expenditures $11,183 $31,059,861,783 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,549 $372,153,103,143 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $792 $39,020,154,935 5.2%
Staff $618 $30,487,652,661 4.1%
General Administration $258 $12,720,931,842 1.7%
School Administration $730 $35,978,592,512 4.8%
Operation $1,169 $57,607,988,317 7.7%
Transportation $527 $26,002,463,553 3.5%
Other $459 $22,633,739,814 3.0%
Total Support $4,553 $224,451,138,461 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,074 $151,519,765,183 20.3%
Total Expenditures $15,176 $748,124,887,521 100.0%

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