Verde K-8, Boca Raton FL - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Verde K-8

Verde K-8 sits on North Military Trail in Boca Raton, a city publicly reported as one of the wealthiest in Florida, with a corporate base anchored by companies like Office Depot and ADT, a Florida Atlantic University campus, and the Mizner Park cultural district. The surrounding housing market reflects that standing: home values near the school run well above both the state median and the national median, and rents have been climbing. Buying into the attendance zone is a real financial commitment, and the rent-to-income math is stretched even by national standards.

The school itself runs kindergarten through eighth grade, which means families who enroll a kindergartner can stay in one building through middle school. That continuity is a genuine structural feature worth weighing. Enrollment is large for a K-8 school. The student body is majority white with a substantial Hispanic population, meaningful Asian and Black enrollment, and smaller shares of other groups. Roughly a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a predominantly higher-income population alongside a meaningful but minority share of economically disadvantaged students. IEP and English learner rates were not available in the data provided.

On the Florida FAST assessments, the academic picture varies by grade band in a way that parents should read carefully. In the early and middle elementary grades, third through fifth, reading and math proficiency rates land in the solid-but-not-exceptional range, generally in the mid-to-upper sixties and low seventies. Fifth-grade reading is a bit stronger. Then something shifts at sixth grade: both math and ELA proficiency rates jump sharply and remain high through eighth grade, with the upper-middle school grades posting some of the strongest results in the building. Eighth-grade science is also very strong. The statewide science assessment at fifth grade shows a more modest result. Taken together, Verde's upper grades perform well; the lower elementary grades are more in line with typical public school performance, which a parent of a younger child may want to ask the school about directly.

Relative to districts in Palm Beach County, Verde's overall proficiency index across tested subjects and grades sits above the midpoint among the comparison set. That positions it ahead of at least some of its Palm Beach County peers, though the comparison set here is small and worth noting as a limited frame.

No graduation rate applies to Verde because the school does not serve high school grades. AP, dual-enrollment, and career pathway data were not available, which makes sense given the K-8 structure; those pathways come after students leave for high school. Program offerings beyond what the testing data implies were not provided.

One gap worth naming: district-level data on recent strategic priorities or changes in Palm Beach County schools was not confirmed before the research concluded. Parents wanting to understand district-wide policy directions, curriculum choices, or resource allocation would need to go directly to the Palm Beach County School District.

Boca Raton itself offers access to beaches, parks, a university, and an established commercial corridor. Walkability depends heavily on which neighborhood you're in; the data retrieved gave only a partial picture, focused on the Mizner Park district rather than the North Military Trail corridor where Verde sits. Families relying on walking or transit should verify that independently.

For a family priced into this part of Boca Raton, Verde offers a long K-8 run in a single building, upper-grade test results that are genuinely strong, and a peer environment that reflects the city's relatively affluent character. The elementary grades show more middling results, and a parent with a child in that range would do well to ask the school what supports are in place for students who are not yet proficient.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 367%

School 67% · District 64% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 455%

School 55% · District 55%

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 566%

School 66% · District 59% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 694%

School 94% · District 65% · ▲ 29 pts above district

▲ 32 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 773%

School 73% · District 42% · ▲ 31 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

Grade 889%

School 89% · District 65% · ▲ 24 pts above district

▲ 38 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 365%

School 65% · District 57% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 466%

School 66% · District 56% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 577%

School 77% · District 56% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Grade 689%

School 89% · District 62% · ▲ 27 pts above district

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

Grade 778%

School 78% · District 60% · ▲ 18 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 888%

School 88% · District 56% · ▲ 32 pts above district

▲ 34 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

Science

Grade 562%

School 62% · District 54% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 886%

School 86% · District 51% · ▲ 35 pts above district

▲ 40 pts above state median · ▲ 41 pts above county median

This schoolPALM BEACH, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income60%Higher-income67%7 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income72%Higher-income65%7 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income80%Higher-income76%4 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income72%Higher-income92%20 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income81%Higher-income77%4 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income86%Higher-income88%3 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income60%Higher-income70%10 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income56%Higher-income55%1 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income60%Higher-income68%8 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income93%Higher-income94%1 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income70%Higher-income74%4 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income82%Higher-income91%9 pp gap