State/Public Elementary Open

Discovery Key Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 3550 Lyons Rd, Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, 33467

1,050
Pupils
16.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Discovery Key Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lake Worth, Palm Beach County. The school has 1,050 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Palm Beach school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 63.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 61% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Palm Beach

Enrollment & staffing

Discovery Key Elementary School enrolls 1,050 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 63.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.

Male students
531 (51%)
Female students
519 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
63.8
Student-teacher ratio
16.5:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White48746%
Hispanic or Latino31630%
Black or African American14414%
Asian535%
Two or more races434.1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander5<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

329 of the school's 1,050 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 324 qualify for free lunch and 5 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 Kโ€“5

Discovery Key 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 81.

School district: PALM BEACH

Discovery Key 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 1,050 students, Discovery Key Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 810 students per school.

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

View the full PALM BEACH profile โ†’

Academic Performance

72%
Reading proficient
61%
Math proficient
11%
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

Jobs at this school

Browse live education vacancies at or near Discovery Key Elementary School.

Find vacancies โ†’