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Palm Beach Public School
239 Cocoanut Row
Palm Beach FL, 33480, Palm Beach County
Phone: 561-822-0700
Ranking: 
(510 out of 2,649, top 19%)*
(510 out of 2,649, top 19%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Palm Beach County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 34 | 38 | 35 | |||
| Total Students: | 476 | 451 | 468 | |||
| Kindergarten: | 85 | 17.9% | 64 | 14.2% | 92 | 19.7% |
| Grade 1: | 72 | 15.1% | 89 | 19.7% | 105 | 22.4% |
| Grade 2: | 94 | 19.7% | 82 | 18.2% | 73 | 15.6% |
| Grade 3: | 74 | 15.5% | 84 | 18.6% | 70 | 15.0% |
| Grade 4: | 83 | 17.4% | 60 | 13.3% | 72 | 15.4% |
| Grade 5: | 68 | 14.3% | 72 | 16.0% | 56 | 12.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 223 | 46.8% | 207 | 45.9% | 221 | 47.2% |
| Female: | 216 | 45.4% | 202 | 44.8% | 199 | 42.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 17 | 3.6% | 13 | 2.9% | 14 | 3.0% |
| Hispanic: | 186 | 39.1% | 169 | 37.5% | 185 | 39.5% |
| Black | 51 | 10.7% | 57 | 12.6% | 57 | 12.2% |
| White: | 193 | 40.5% | 176 | 39.0% | 167 | 35.7% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 224 | 47.1% | 184 | 40.8% | 179 | 38.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 4.4% | 34 | 7.5% | 41 | 8.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.00 | 13.90 | 13.60 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| FCAT | ||||||
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355 | 333 | 328 |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357 | 335 | 333 |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365 | 342 | 337 |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363 | 340 | 337 |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368 | 333 | 337 |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 212 | 201 | 202 |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328 | 310 | 309 |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 311 | 313 |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326 | 310 | 313 |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338 | 310 | 314 |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352 | 312 | 314 |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 215 | 199 | 201 |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 316 | 312 |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306 | 315 | 312 |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326 | 319 | 318 |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332 | 325 | 319 |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333 | 331 | 324 |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342 | 335 | 330 |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355 | 332 | 330 |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365 | 335 | 331 |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 228 | 216 | 215 |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296 | 317 | 318 |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 318 | 319 |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 314 | 314 |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316 | 318 | 316 |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329 | 320 | 319 |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327 | 325 | 324 |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348 | 325 | 323 |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360 | 322 | 323 |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 228 | 213 | 213 |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334 | 335 | 332 |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333 | 338 | 333 |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343 | 340 | 335 |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343 | 338 | 336 |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357 | 336 | 336 |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 236 | 222 | 222 |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291 | 312 | 310 |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 306 | 305 |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328 | 314 | 311 |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313 | 313 | 310 |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340 | 311 | 310 |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 234 | 221 | 221 |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305 | 305 | 299 |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293 | 316 | 306 |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321 | 319 | 310 |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 322 | 314 |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329 | 326 | 318 |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349 | 333 | 322 |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353 | 328 | 322 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 60.7% | 71.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 39.3% | NA |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 9.0 years | 21.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 53.6% | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 46.4% | 85.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $47,727.0 | $47,824.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $41,960.0 | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $54,381.0 | $50,275.0 |
* Palm Beach Public School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.