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The Conservatory School At North Palm Beach

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The Conservatory School At North Palm Beach ranks 1161 st of 2240 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8

1161^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,240 Florida Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Florida elementary schools

Summary

The Conservatory School At North Palm Beach is a public PK-8 school in North Palm Beach, FL, serving 896 students within the Palm Beach district, and it presents a fascinating split personality: its middle school (grades 6-8) is a powerhouse that dramatically outperforms district and state averages, while its elementary grades (PK-5) often struggle to meet the same benchmarks.

For parents considering this school, the most striking finding is the dramatic academic turnaround between 5th and 6th grade. In the most recent school year, 5th-grade math proficiency was just 21%, but 6th-grade math proficiency soared to 94%. This pattern holds across subjects and years, suggesting a highly effective middle school program with specialized teachers and a rigorous curriculum. For example, 8th-grade students achieved 91% proficiency in ELA, 89% in math, and 87% in science, far exceeding both district and state averages. The school also boasts a low chronic absenteeism rate of 16.9%, significantly better than nearby schools like Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary (50.2%) and Lincoln Elementary School (43.9%).

However, the elementary grades tell a different story. In 5th grade, only 46% of students were proficient in science, compared to 60% district and state averages, and 5th-grade math proficiency was just 21% versus 66% district and 62% state. Nearby schools like Palm Beach Gardens Elementary School (4 stars) and Allamanda Elementary School (4 stars) achieve strong results across all elementary grades. The school's overall ranking (2 stars) is dragged down by its elementary performance, but its middle school scores are competitive with or exceed those top elementary schools. This creates a unique situation where a parent of a 5th grader might be concerned, but thrilled by the prospects for their child in 6th grade.

896

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,239

Per pupil spending ?

48.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 Anchorage Dr
North Palm Beach, FL 33408

(561) 494-1800

District: Palm Beach

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.9%

White:

34.8%

Hispanic:

17.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2016 → 48th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Florida average (70% vs 61% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg63%

Florida avg61%

Elementary school

1,161^st of 2,240

Florida public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

58^th of 1,216

Florida public middle schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 12% (2016) to top 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

68^th of 126Elementary Schools in the Palm Beach

33^rd of 70Palm Beach among Florida districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	49.1	1161 of 2240	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.4	1106 of 2258	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	1095 of 2256	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	958 of 2240	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	1080 of 2219	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.9	1065 of 2247	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	915 of 2182	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	1061 of 2118	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.7	1020 of 2112	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.3	834 of 2087	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	43.2	1179 of 2064	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.0	1383 of 2029	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.3	1215 of 1984	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	26.2	1558 of 1985	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.2	1288 of 1919	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.9	1161 of 1847	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.7	888 of 1789	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.9	939 of 1786	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.6	907 of 1688	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	53.6	127 of 202	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	52.0	127 of 199	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	90.9	58 of 1216	95.2%	★★★★★
2025	83.4	165 of 1205	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.9	136 of 1196	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	171 of 1177	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	186 of 1148	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	137 of 1136	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	96.9	13 of 1099	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	47 of 1035	95.5%	★★★★★
2017	94.5	39 of 1031	96.2%	★★★★★
2016	86.2	115 of 997	88.5%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

Geometry100%+44 vs state

Algebra 198%+35 vs state

Civics96%+19 vs state

English Language Arts69%+8 vs state

Math67%+5 vs state

Science59%+3 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, April 21, 2023

This school is terrible! Ever since they put DEREK AND CARTAGENA as Principal an AP… they are racist and discriminatory beyond belief and it’s a shame!!!! Close Quote

by a student
Sunday, July 1, 2018

defiantly deserves 5/5 star rating Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, January 31, 2018

A few years ago this was an extraordinary elementary school. It still has a great philosophy, but in practice resources have been diverted from the elementary students to support the addition of middle school students, and next year they will be adding high school students to the same campus. The elementary classes are overcrowded--some with 26 students in a class! Fine arts classes have as many as 70 students. In dance there are too many kids for them to move around, so they watch movies. In violin the classes are so packed the kids barely have room to play their instruments without hitting the person next to them. There is little support for students who fall at the bottom or the top of the pack. Advanced and gifted children are placed with the general population and left to boredom. Children with learning disabilities are also given no additional support. The school's ESE coordinator is impossible to work with. There is no homework, but also limited feedback from teachers. Some parents have no idea their child is having difficulty in reading or math until 3rd grade when they perform poorly on the state mandated test. Imagine being told your child has to attend summer school after the third grade because he or she failed the state test when no teacher had ever told you that your child was underperforming. Sending home a little homework or some graded assignments would prevent that kind of blindsiding. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, October 24, 2017

We are new to this school. It`s a SHAME that my 7 year old has witnessed and heard things unheard of and aways tells us "all the bad kids have dark skin, why?"
Examples...... Eating my son`s lunch when he goes to the bathroom, punching "white girls"in the stomach, talking about their fathers in PRISON, foul language and middle fingers... I can go on and on... Did I mention these are only 7 year olds?!!!! This school needs to change its zone. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, October 16, 2017

Very poorly run school. Just because it is a choice program does not make it good. Large test score drop in 2017 and that is because the teachers here are not passionate about what they do . Seems like the teachers that cant find a job anywhere come here and they are miserable. Lots of bullying and violence and nothing is done about it!!! If you want your child to learn an instrument music lessons would be much better than this place? Save yourself the headache and go private if you can this is just a below average Fl public school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				FAST English Language Arts (2026)						FAST Math (2026)						Statewide Science Science (2026)		EOC Algebra 1 (2026)	EOC Geometry (2026)	EOC Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 3rd Grade	FAST English Language Arts 4th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 5th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST Math 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Geometry End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
The Conservatory School At North Palm Beach	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	401 Anchorage Dr	North Palm Beach	33408	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 494-1800	896	56	16.1	48.8%	312 (34.8%)	375 (41.9%)	155 (17.3%)	21 (2.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.2%)	49.1	1161^st of 2240 public elementary schools	48.2%		50.4	1106^th of 2258 public elementary schools	51.0%	55	57.0	65.0	54.0	88.0	83.0	91.0	58.0	68.0	21.0	94.0	63.0	89.0	46.0	87.0	98.0	100.0	96.0	$14,239	$915	$13,324
Lake Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	410 3rd St	Lake Park	33403	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	No	No	Yes	(561) 494-1300	389	27	14.4	72.2%	16 (4.1%)	293 (75.3%)	71 (18.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	36.3	1494^th of 2240 public elementary schools	33.3%		35	1497^th of 2258 public elementary schools	33.7%	3	34.0	55.0	45.0				49.0	77.0	73.0				35.0					$17,945	$1,223	$16,721
Allamanda Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	10300 Allamanda Dr	Palm Beach Gardens	33410	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 803-7200	634	60	10.5	41.6%	260 (41.0%)	144 (22.7%)	162 (25.6%)	39 (6.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.3%)	69.6	642^nd of 2240 public elementary schools	71.3%		73.4	544^th of 2258 public elementary schools	75.9%	98	58.0	79.0	71.0				65.0	81.0	73.0	100.0			63.0					$20,024	$1,439	$18,584
Palm Beach Gardens Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	10060 Riverside Dr	Palm Beach Gardens	33410	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 366-6500	712	50	14.2	42.7%	212 (29.8%)	233 (32.7%)	162 (22.8%)	62 (8.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.2%)	80.8	370^th of 2240 public elementary schools	83.5%		77.8	453^rd of 2258 public elementary schools	79.9%	83	77.0	78.0	64.0				81.0	88.0	78.0	100.0			69.0					$13,892	$728	$13,164
Washington Elementary Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-5	1709 W 30th St	Riviera Beach	33404	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	No	No	Yes	(561) 494-1200	241	18	13.3	81.3%	5 (2.1%)	203 (84.2%)	17 (7.1%)	9 (3.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	29.7	1673^rd of 2240 public elementary schools	25.3%		23.5	1808^th of 2258 public elementary schools	19.9%	135	56.0	51.0	40.0				51.0	42.0	40.0				70.0					$22,860	$1,117	$21,743
Gardens School Of Technology Arts Inc	Public, Charter	K-8	9153 Roan Ln	Palm Beach Gardens	33403	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	(561) 290-7661	303	11	28.8	16.5%	65 (21.5%)	136 (44.9%)	83 (27.4%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)								(n/a)																		$16,204	$465	$15,740
Teen Parent Program - Pk	Public	PK-K	1160 Avenue N	Riviera Beach	33407	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	No	No	No	(561) 494-1592	25	0			4 (16.0%)	18 (72.0%)	3 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1160 Avenue N	Riviera Beach	33404	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	No	No	Yes	(561) 494-1400	397	29	13.9	78.3%	40 (10.1%)	288 (72.5%)	51 (12.8%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	13.2	2077^th of 2240 public elementary schools	7.3%		23.5	1810^th of 2258 public elementary schools	19.8%	267	40.0	40.0	34.0				41.0	47.0	42.0				41.0					$18,556	$1,382	$17,174
Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1501 Avenue U	Riviera Beach	33404	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 882-7600	529	34	15.5	75.8%	27 (5.1%)	459 (86.8%)	33 (6.2%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	27.3	1738^th of 2240 public elementary schools	22.4%		11.9	2107^th of 2258 public elementary schools	6.7%	369	53.0	46.0	34.0				66.0	54.0	42.0				38.0					$16,076	$1,329	$14,748
Grove Park Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	8330 N Military Trl	West Palm Beach	33410	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 904-7700	656	41	16.0	74.8%	64 (9.8%)	399 (60.8%)	170 (25.9%)	12 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	19.7	1932^nd of 2240 public elementary schools	13.8%		20.1	1903^rd of 2258 public elementary schools	15.7%	29	35.0	46.0	48.0				35.0	52.0	60.0				38.0					$15,238	$1,409	$13,828

Frequently Asked Questions about The Conservatory School At North Palm Beach

How many students attend The Conservatory School At North Palm Beach?

In the 2024-25 school year, 896 students attended The Conservatory School At North Palm Beach.

What district is The Conservatory School At North Palm Beach in?

Palm Beach

Is The Conservatory School At North Palm Beach a good school?

The Conservatory School At North Palm Beach ranks 1161^st of 2240 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of The Conservatory School At North Palm Beach?

Students at The Conservatory School At North Palm Beach are 42% African American, 35% White, 17% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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