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Orchard View Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
1760th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,242 Florida Elementary Schools
Better than 21% of Florida elementary schools
Summary

Orchard View Elementary School in Delray Beach, FL, serves 679 students in grades PK-5 within the Palm Beach district, and is located in an area where the majority of families (63.77%) qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Orchard View has faced persistent academic challenges, currently holding a 1-star rating and ranking in the bottom 21st percentile statewide. This is a stark contrast to nearby schools like Morikami Park Elementary School and Blue Lake Elementary, which are among the top 10% of schools in Florida. A key issue is chronic absenteeism: 26.1% of Orchard View students were chronically absent in the 2023-2024 school year, a rate dramatically higher than Morikami Park's 6.0%. This attendance crisis is a major barrier to learning. On a positive note, the school shows a relative strength in 4th-grade math, where 62% of students were proficient in the 2025-2026 school year—above the district average of 60%.

Despite spending more per student ($16,936) than top-performing neighbors like Blue Lake Elementary ($12,947), the school's resources are being used to address significant needs tied to poverty. The school's path to improvement will likely require a holistic approach that tackles the root causes of absenteeism and provides robust support for its economically disadvantaged students, rather than focusing solely on academics.

679
Students ?
15.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,936
Per pupil spending ?
63.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4050 Germantown Rd
       Delray Beach, FL  33445

(561) 894-7400

District: Palm Beach


Students who attend Orchard View Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Carver Middle School
High:    Spanish River Community High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
61.6%
Hispanic:
21.8%
White:
13.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2016
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Florida average (48% vs 62% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)
!English Language Arts scores 15 pts below the Florida average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school48%
District avg63%
Florida avg62%
1,760th of 2,242
Florida public elementary schools ?
Bottom 21%▲ up 14 pts since 2016
From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
98th of 127Elementary Schools in the Palm Beach
35th 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankFlorida percentileRating
202626.11760 of 224221.5%★☆☆☆☆
202532.11588 of 225829.7%★☆☆☆☆
202428.51663 of 225626.3%★☆☆☆☆
202327.41671 of 224025.4%★☆☆☆☆
202235.21438 of 221935.2%★★☆☆☆
202144.01213 of 224746.0%★★☆☆☆
201924.71725 of 218220.9%★☆☆☆☆
201820.01783 of 211815.8%★☆☆☆☆
201712.71951 of 21127.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201611.71937 of 20877.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201419.61762 of 206414.6%★☆☆☆☆
201316.11815 of 202910.5%★☆☆☆☆
201218.51690 of 198414.8%★☆☆☆☆
201115.91772 of 198510.7%★☆☆☆☆
201024.61540 of 191919.7%★☆☆☆☆
200937.71246 of 184732.5%★★☆☆☆
200835.41236 of 178930.9%★★☆☆☆
200720.01506 of 178615.7%★☆☆☆☆
200617.11454 of 168813.9%★☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?
Math52%-11 vs state
Science46%-14 vs state
English Language Arts45%-15 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Orchard View Elementary School

In the 2024-25 school year, 679 students attended Orchard View Elementary School.

Students who attend Orchard View Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carver Middle School
High : Spanish River Community High School

Orchard View Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.5% of Florida elementary schools.

Students at Orchard View Elementary School are 62% African American, 22% Hispanic, 13% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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Latest Florida data All new data »
2024–25 attendance dataAug 18, 2026
2025–26 EOC, FAST & Statewide Science test scoresJun 26, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataMar 20, 2026
2024–25 graduation ratesJan 13, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Florida Department of Education.

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