📍 3300 N Military Trail, Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, 33431
Verde K-8 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Boca Raton, Palm Beach County. The school has 1,296 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Palm Beach school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 76.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 74% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Verde K-8 enrolls 1,296 students across grades K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 76.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 37% Hispanic or Latino and 5.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 652 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 475 | 37% |
| Black or African American | 72 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 61 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
362 of the school's 1,296 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 356 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Verde K-8 is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 29, state house district 91.
Verde K-8 is one of 234 schools in PALM BEACH, based in WEST PALM BEACH, Florida. The district serves 189,634 students district-wide and employs 11,177 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,296 students, Verde K-8 is larger than the district average of about 810 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small