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Sunset Palms Elementary School vs. Morikami Park Elementary School

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School Overview

School
Sunset Palms Elementary School
8650 Boynton Beach Blvd
Boynton Beach, FL 33472
: 
10/
10
Top 5%
Morikami Park Elementary School
6201 Morikami Park Rd
Delray Beach, FL 33484
: 
10/
10
Top 1%
Top Rankings

Sunset Palms Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Florida for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 5%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 5%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 5%)

Morikami Park Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Florida for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 1%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 1%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 1%)
Overview
Serving 920 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Sunset Palms Elementary School ranks in the top 5% of all schools in Florida for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 5%, and reading proficiency is top 5%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 85% (which is higher than the Florida state average of 52%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 81% (which is higher than the Florida state average of 52%).
The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is lower than the Florida state level of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 33% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the Florida state average of 65% (majority Hispanic).
Serving 802 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Morikami Park Elementary School ranks in the top 1% of all schools in Florida for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 1%, and reading proficiency is top 1%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 93% (which is higher than the Florida state average of 52%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 95% (which is higher than the Florida state average of 52%).
The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is lower than the Florida state level of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 45% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the Florida state average of 65% (majority Hispanic).
Blue Ribbon Schools
-
Yes
Grades Offered
PK-5
PK-5
Total Students
920 students
802 students
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% Male | % Female
53% | 47%
49% | 51%
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Total Classroom Teachers
62 teachers
51 teachers
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Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
16:1
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This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Morikami Park Elementary School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Florida by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.

Test Scores

#129 out of 3704 schools in FL
(Top 5%)
#11 out of 3704 schools in FL
(Top 1%)
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This chart displays the overall school rank of Morikami Park Elementary School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
85%
(Top 5% in FL)
93%
(Top 1% in FL)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Sunset Palms Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Florida by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Morikami Park Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Florida by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
81%
(Top 5% in FL)
95%
(Top 1% in FL)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Sunset Palms Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Florida by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Morikami Park Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Florida by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
70-74%
(Top 10% in FL)
85-89%
(Top 5% in FL)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Sunset Palms Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in Florida by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Morikami Park Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in Florida by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Grade

Students by Grade
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This chart displays the students of Morikami Park Elementary School by grade.
Pre-K Students
1
-
Kindergarten Students
133
139
Grade 1 Students
146
136
Grade 2 Students
164
143
Grade 3 Students
161
133
Grade 4 Students
174
131
Grade 5 Students
141
120

Students by Ethnicity

% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
5%
9%
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This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Morikami Park Elementary School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Florida by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Hispanic
18%
22%
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This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Morikami Park Elementary School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Florida by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Black
6%
8%
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This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Morikami Park Elementary School and the percentage of Black public school students in Florida by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% White
67%
55%
This chart displays the percentage of White students in Sunset Palms Elementary School and the percentage of White public school students in Florida by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of White students in Morikami Park Elementary School and the percentage of White public school students in Florida by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
5%
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0.52
0.64
This chart displays the diversity score of Sunset Palms Elementary School and the public school average diversity score of Florida by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the diversity score of Morikami Park Elementary School and the public school average diversity score of Florida by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.

Additional Information

Eligible for Free Lunch
13%
16%
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This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Morikami Park Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Florida by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
3%
(21-22 School Year Data)
4%
(21-22 School Year Data)
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Sunset Palms Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Florida by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Morikami Park Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Florida by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
 
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