Boca Raton Elementary, 103 SW First Ave. downtown: kindergarten to fifth grade, 294 students on the district's Aug. 24 count and an A in 2026.

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

Boca Raton Elementary is the School District of Palm Beach County’s elementary school for kindergarten through fifth grade on SW First Avenue in downtown Boca Raton, inside city limits according to the district’s municipal boundary map. The district’s school information dates the school to 1910, in a building replaced in 2002. The mascot is the Eagle and the school colors are green and white.

Who to call
Address 103 SW First Ave., Boca Raton, FL 33432
Phone 561-544-1700
Grades Kindergarten to 5
School day 8 a.m. to 2:05 p.m.
District School District of Palm Beach County

Principal

Principal Renee Elfe, according to the school’s Meet Our Administration page. The page says she taught for 10 years at Addison Mizner, led Sunrise Park Elementary, Morikami Park Elementary and Omni Middle, and this fall begins her 15th year leading Boca Raton Elementary.

Enrollment and teachers

  • District count: 294 students, 23 of them in pre-K, on the 11th day of the 2026-27 school year (Aug. 24, 2026), in a building the district rates for 401, or 73% full, according to its 11th Day Enrollment Report.
  • Federal count: 319 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 13 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 (73% of possible points)
2024-25 A
2023-24 B

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: 69% (third grade: 78%)
  • Math: 65%
  • Science: 59%
  • Learning gains: 75% in English language arts and 63% 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 Boca Raton Elementary zone map (PDF). In the district’s boundary map, about four-fifths of the zone lies inside Boca Raton city limits. Our guides to downtown Boca Raton and the Royal Palm Yacht and Country Club are zoned for Boca Raton Elementary.

The district’s 2026-27 elementary to middle feeder report places all 17 of its planning areas in the Boca Raton Community Middle and Boca Raton Community High zones.

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.

Programs

The district’s 2026-27 Choice and In-House Programs guide (PDF) lists a Health and Science Exploration choice program at Boca Raton Elementary. Choice programs take applications through the district’s school choice office.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Boca Raton Elementary serve?

Kindergarten through fifth grade, according to the School District of Palm Beach County. The district’s Aug. 24 count also lists 23 pre-K students. The school is at 103 SW First Ave. in downtown Boca Raton.

What is Boca Raton Elementary’s school grade?

Boca Raton Elementary earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 73% of possible points. It earned an A in 2025 and a B in 2024.

Which middle and high school does Boca Raton Elementary feed into?

Boca Raton Community Middle and Boca Raton Community High, for its whole zone, under the district’s 2026-27 feeder reports.

What time does Boca Raton Elementary start?

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