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Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune 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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
1501 Avenue U
Riviera Beach, FL 33404
Phone
(561) 882-7600
District
PALM BEACH
County
PALM BEACH COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
577
Classroom Teachers
31

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Florida

2

(10 is best)

Better than 19.5% of all FL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
39%
55%
35%
53%
43%
58%
39%
55%
35%
53%
43%
58%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
41%
59%
40%
57%
42%
61%
41%
59%
40%
57%
42%
61%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
53%
28%
55%
20%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
19
16
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 78 13.5%
Kindergarten 75 13.0%
Grade 1 92 15.9%
Grade 2 80 13.9%
Grade 3 97 16.8%
Grade 4 68 11.8%
Grade 5 87 15.1%
Total 577 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 4.7% 29.9% 37.9%
Black 90.6% 28.2% 22.1%
Hispanic 3.8% 37.9% 36.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 3.1% 2.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.8% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 92.9% 63.2% 54.0%
Free lunch eligible 91.3% 57.8% 50.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.6% 5.4% 3.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 1,481,233 22,244,823
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 668.5 409
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.0% 5.2%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.3% 17.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.7% 31.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.2% 26.4%
65 OR OLDER 23.8% 20.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 581,119 8,331,082
Single Parent Households With Children 7.3% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.1% 89.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 38.0% 31.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 18.5% 13.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.6% 14.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.5% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.7% 18.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.1% 17.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.0% 13.2%
$15,000 or less 8.7% 9.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,960 $1,366,401,120 53.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $447 $87,755,934 3.4%
Staff $644 $126,431,368 4.9%
General Administration $109 $21,399,098 0.8%
School Administration $577 $113,277,794 4.4%
Operation $1,298 $254,825,956 10.0%
Transportation $275 $53,988,550 2.1%
Other $170 $33,374,740 1.3%
Total Support $3,521 $691,249,762 27.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,537 $498,068,914 19.5%
Total Expenditures $13,018 $2,555,719,796 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,112 $17,265,628,708 52.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $478 $1,349,528,117 4.1%
Staff $630 $1,780,076,891 5.5%
General Administration $94 $266,053,333 0.8%
School Administration $539 $1,522,617,570 4.7%
Operation $1,033 $2,918,193,171 8.9%
Transportation $354 $999,510,943 3.1%
Other $265 $749,659,946 2.3%
Total Support $3,393 $9,585,888,752 29.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,041 $5,766,642,880 17.7%
Total Expenditures $11,546 $32,617,996,570 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%