Blue Lake Elementary, 799 Banyan Trail: kindergarten to fifth grade, 870 students on the district's Aug. 24 count and an A in Florida's 2026 grades.

Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, the School District of Palm Beach County’s Schools & Principals list, feeder reports and start times, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file and the federal NCES school directory.

Blue Lake Elementary is the newest of the School District of Palm Beach County’s elementary schools in Boca Raton: it opened in 2022, according to the district’s school information. It serves kindergarten through fifth grade on Banyan Trail, inside city limits according to the district’s municipal boundary map. The mascot is the Gator.

Who to call
Address 799 Banyan Trail, Boca Raton, FL 33431
Phone 561-322-2420
Grades Kindergarten to 5
School day 8 a.m. to 2:05 p.m.
District School District of Palm Beach County

Principal

Principal Stacey Wenisch, according to the district’s Schools & Principals list, which the school’s website links from its menu.

Enrollment and teachers

  • District count: 870 students on the 11th day of the 2026-27 school year (Aug. 24, 2026), in a building the district rates for 1,006, or 86% full, according to its 11th Day Enrollment Report.
  • Federal count: 874 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 17 students per teacher.

State report card

Florida grades every public school A to F. An elementary school’s grade is the share of possible points it earns on state test results in reading, math and science and on students’ learning gains. The state’s 2026 file sets an A for an elementary school at 62% of points or more.

School year Grade
2025-26 A (81% of possible points)
2024-25 A
2023-24 A

From the state’s 2026 school grades file, the share of students scoring on grade level on the state tests in 2025-26:

  • English language arts: 81% (third grade: 75%)
  • Math: 87%
  • Science: 80%
  • Learning gains: 81% in English language arts and 84% in math

The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site. It is an interactive dashboard; the figures above come from the downloadable file.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Check any address with the district’s Find My School map or the Blue Lake zone map (PDF). In the district’s boundary map, the whole Blue Lake zone lies inside Boca Raton city limits.

Under the district’s 2026-27 elementary to middle feeder report:

No rezoning that affects the school has been approved. The School Board’s only boundary change for 2026-27, Boundary Study RB-1, adopted March 11, 2026, covers schools in the Riviera Beach area, according to the district’s enrollment and boundaries page.

Calendar and bell times

From the district’s 2026-27 key dates:

  • Monday, Oct. 12: no school for students
  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: no school for students
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: fall holiday
  • Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break

The district’s start and end times list the school day as 8 a.m. to 2:05 p.m.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Blue Lake Elementary serve?

Kindergarten through fifth grade, according to the School District of Palm Beach County. The school is at 799 Banyan Trail, inside Boca Raton city limits.

What is Blue Lake Elementary’s school grade?

Blue Lake earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 81% of possible points. It also earned an A in 2025 and 2024.

Which middle and high school does Blue Lake Elementary feed into?

Most of the Blue Lake zone feeds Omni Middle and Spanish River Community High under the district’s 2026-27 feeder reports. One planning area feeds Boca Raton Community Middle and High.

What time does Blue Lake Elementary start?

The district lists the school day as 8 a.m. to 2:05 p.m.