Hidden Oaks K-8, Lake Worth FL - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Hidden Oaks K-8

Hidden Oaks K-8 sits on South Military Trail in Lake Worth, a few miles inland from the bohemian, art-anchored downtown of Lake Worth Beach. It is a traditional public school serving prekindergarten through eighth grade within Palm Beach County's public school system, meaning students who complete eighth grade here will transition into the district's high school network.

The academic picture is genuinely strong in the upper grades and more mixed in the lower ones. On Florida's FAST assessments, math proficiency climbs sharply as students move through the building, reaching especially high levels in grades six and eight. ELA follows a similar arc: moderate proficiency in third and fourth grade, a meaningful jump in sixth grade, then settling back somewhat by eighth. Fifth-grade science proficiency lands in a solid range, and eighth-grade science results are meaningfully higher. The pattern across subjects suggests that students who enter the middle grades here tend to be well-prepared to perform, and a parent whose child arrives in the lower elementary years may want to ask the school directly about reading and early math intervention supports. Relative to other districts in Palm Beach County, the school's overall proficiency index sits above the midpoint, a reasonable position in a county with a wide range of outcomes.

The student body is racially and ethnically diverse, with Black and white students each making up substantial shares of enrollment, a sizeable Hispanic population, and smaller Asian and multiracial groups. Roughly half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which means the school serves a broad socioeconomic range. Data on English learner and IEP populations were not available in the records reviewed. The school does not hold charter or magnet status. Program details were not included in the data provided.

On housing, the zip code surrounding the school is priced above the Florida state median and slightly above the national median, with values that have dipped modestly year over year. Rents are high enough that rent-to-income pressure is real for families in this area. The Lake Worth Beach market is actively adding housing, including a Community Redevelopment Agency affordable homeownership program and a larger downtown mixed-use development, so the neighborhood is in a period of visible change. A family considering buying near Hidden Oaks should account for both the current affordability squeeze and the longer-term development activity reshaping parts of the area.

The surrounding community has genuine texture. Lake Worth Beach's historic downtown, a compact stretch of Art Deco and Mediterranean Revival buildings along Lake and Lucerne avenues, holds independent restaurants, galleries, and small businesses rather than chains. Bryant Park on the lagoon, the Lake Worth Playhouse, and a walkable commercial district give the area an identity distinct from the more suburban communities nearby. Palm Beach State College's main campus, the county's largest higher-education institution, sits a few miles west and is a significant local employer. A Tri-Rail commuter station connects residents to broader South Florida without requiring a car for every trip.

A graduation rate is not applicable here since Hidden Oaks does not serve high school grades. Multi-year trend data were not available, so it is not possible to say whether proficiency has been rising or falling. District-level strategic priority information was not found in the research conducted.

For a family with elementary-age children, Hidden Oaks offers solid and in some grades strong measured outcomes, a diverse peer group, and a location in a community with genuine civic and cultural life. Families with younger children may find it worth asking the school specifically about early literacy supports, given the more moderate third- and fourth-grade ELA results.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 370%

School 70% · District 64% · ▲ 6 pts above district

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

Grade 461%

School 61% · District 55% · ▲ 6 pts above district

even with state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 582%

School 82% · District 59% · ▲ 23 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 26 pts above county median

Grade 692%

School 92% · District 65% · ▲ 27 pts above district

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 776%

School 76% · District 42% · ▲ 34 pts above district

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

Grade 886%

School 86% · District 65% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 35 pts above state median · ▲ 26 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 363%

School 63% · District 57% · ▲ 7 pts above district

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

Grade 457%

School 57% · District 56% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 569%

School 69% · District 56% · ▲ 13 pts above district

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

Grade 684%

School 84% · District 62% · ▲ 22 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 777%

School 77% · District 60% · ▲ 17 pts above district

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

Grade 863%

School 63% · District 56% · ▲ 7 pts above district

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

Science

Grade 564%

School 64% · District 54% · ▲ 10 pts above district

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

Grade 876%

School 76% · District 51% · ▲ 25 pts above district

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

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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-income49%Higher-income77%28 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income48%Higher-income67%19 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income66%Higher-income73%8 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income80%Higher-income88%8 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income75%Higher-income80%5 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income52%Higher-income73%21 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income59%Higher-income81%22 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income56%Higher-income67%10 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income75%Higher-income88%14 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income88%Higher-income95%8 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income83%Higher-income90%6 pp gap