Schools in Delray Beach · Palm Beach County School District
Delray Beach’s public schools score below 52% of Florida districts
The public schools Delray Beach’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 52% of Florida’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
Reading proficiency
53%
▲ 1 pts vs FL 52%
2020–21
Math proficiency
46%
▼ 2 pts vs FL 48%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90%
▼ 0 pts vs FL 90%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$15.2K
▲ 17% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.4
FL 18.2 · smaller classes
Schools
14
6,384 students
The School Grade
How Delray Beach compares
B− Test scoresC Graduation
Florida school districts we grade (73)Better than 48%
Lower resultsHigher results
Florida towns with similar household incomes (447)Better than 40%
High confidence. Built on 104,072 tested students and a graduating class of 14,894; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Florida’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Florida only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Delray Beach.
6 schools teach Pre-K in Delray Beach’s district. Which one depends on your address: Banyan Creek Elementary School, Plumosa School of the Arts, Orchard View Elementary School and Village Academy on the Art & Sara Jo Kobacker Campus and more.
6 schools teach K in Delray Beach’s district. Which one depends on your address: Banyan Creek Elementary School, Plumosa School of the Arts, Orchard View Elementary School and Village Academy on the Art & Sara Jo Kobacker Campus and more.
6 schools teach 1st grade in Delray Beach’s district. Which one depends on your address: Banyan Creek Elementary School, Plumosa School of the Arts, Orchard View Elementary School and Village Academy on the Art & Sara Jo Kobacker Campus and more.
6 schools teach 2nd grade in Delray Beach’s district. Which one depends on your address: Banyan Creek Elementary School, Plumosa School of the Arts, Orchard View Elementary School and Village Academy on the Art & Sara Jo Kobacker Campus and more.
6 schools teach 3rd grade in Delray Beach’s district. Which one depends on your address: Banyan Creek Elementary School, Plumosa School of the Arts, Orchard View Elementary School and Village Academy on the Art & Sara Jo Kobacker Campus and more.
6 schools teach 4th grade in Delray Beach’s district. Which one depends on your address: Banyan Creek Elementary School, Plumosa School of the Arts, Orchard View Elementary School and Village Academy on the Art & Sara Jo Kobacker Campus and more.
6 schools teach 5th grade in Delray Beach’s district. Which one depends on your address: Banyan Creek Elementary School, Plumosa School of the Arts, Orchard View Elementary School and Village Academy on the Art & Sara Jo Kobacker Campus and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–126 schoolsDepends on your address
123 high schoolsDepends on your address
122 high schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Close to the state in reading
Reading53%
State average 52%
Math46%
State average 47.9%
Delray Beach vs. its neighbors
Delray Beach’s schools rank 1st of 5 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Florida districts.
Every school in Delray Beach
14 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Elementary
Banyan Creek Elementary School
A−875 students16:1Rate it →
Plumosa School of the Arts
C826 students15:1Rate it →
Orchard View Elementary School
B−679 students15:1Rate it →
S. D. Spady Elementary School
B−494 students15:1Rate it →
Pine Grove Elementary School
B−372 students14:1Rate it →
Village Academy on the Art & Sara Jo Kobacker Campus
D648 students15:1Rate it →
Middle
High
Private & other
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In town
Colleges →Colleges in Delray Beach
1 college in Delray Beach, and 25 more within 30 miles.
Everglades UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Boca Raton
4.6 mi1,551 students
Saint Vincent de Paul Regional SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Boynton Beach
4.7 mi140 students
Lynn UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Boca Raton
5.2 mi2,778 students
Florida Atlantic UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Boca Raton
5.8 mi24,616 students
Florida Career College-Boynton BeachCommunity college · For-profit · Boynton Beach
6 mi149 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Delray Beach. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 20 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Florida. Stars are from neighbors.