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Binks Forest Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 15101 Bent Creek Rd, Wellington, Palm Beach County, 33414

1,147
Pupils
18.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Binks Forest Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wellington, Palm Beach County. The school has 1,147 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Palm Beach school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1. 85% of students are proficient in reading. 85% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Palm Beach

Enrollment & staffing

Binks Forest Elementary School enrolls 1,147 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 62 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.

Male students
608 (53%)
Female students
539 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
62
Student-teacher ratio
18.5:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 5.9% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White59352%
Hispanic or Latino38333%
Black or African American685.9%
Two or more races534.6%
Asian443.8%
American Indian or Alaska Native5<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

203 of the school's 1,147 students (18%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 203 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5

Binks Forest Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 29, state house district 86.

School district: PALM BEACH

Binks Forest Elementary School 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 1,147 students, Binks Forest Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 810 students per school.

189,634
District students
234
Schools
11,177
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

85%
Reading proficient
85%
Math proficient
6%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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