Sandpiper Shores Elementary, 11201 Glades Road: grades K-5, 762 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.
Sandpiper Shores Elementary is the School District of Palm Beach County’s elementary school for kindergarten through fifth grade on Glades Road in west Boca Raton. It has a Boca Raton mailing address but sits in unincorporated Palm Beach County, outside city limits, according to the district’s municipal boundary map. The mascot is the Sandpiper and the school colors are burgundy and royal blue; the school opened in 1989, according to the district’s school information.
Who to call
- Front office: 561-883-4000, 11201 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33498
- School website: sses.palmbeachschools.org
- Enrolling a new student: the district’s student registration page; district main line 561-434-8000
- Buses: district Transportation Services, 561-242-8300
| Address | 11201 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33498 |
| Phone | 561-883-4000 |
| Grades | Kindergarten to 5 |
| School day | 8 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. |
| District | School District of Palm Beach County |
Principal
Principal Jeannie Placil, according to the district’s Schools & Principals list, which the school’s website links from its menu.
Enrollment and teachers
- District count: 762 students, six 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 1,064, or 72% full, according to its 11th Day Enrollment Report.
- Federal count: 883 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 66 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 (70% 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: 77% (third grade: 76%)
- Math: 79%
- Science: 72%
- Learning gains: 72% in English language arts and 65% 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 Sandpiper Shores zone map (PDF). In the district’s boundary map, the zone lies west of Boca Raton city limits.
Under the district’s 2026-27 elementary to middle feeder report:
- Four of Sandpiper Shores’ six planning areas feed Loggers’ Run Community Middle and West Boca Raton Community High.
- Two feed Eagles Landing Middle and Olympic Heights Community High.
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.
More on Boca Raton schools
- The school’s website
- Every public school in Boca Raton
- Our Boca Raton schools guide for registration, the School Board and the full calendar
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Sandpiper Shores Elementary serve?
Kindergarten through fifth grade, according to the School District of Palm Beach County. The school is at 11201 Glades Road, in unincorporated Palm Beach County west of Boca Raton city limits.
What is Sandpiper Shores Elementary’s school grade?
Sandpiper Shores earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 70% of possible points. It also earned an A in 2025 and 2024.
Which middle and high school does Sandpiper Shores Elementary feed into?
Most of the zone feeds Loggers’ Run Community Middle and West Boca Raton Community High under the district’s 2026-27 feeder reports. Two planning areas feed Eagles Landing Middle and Olympic Heights Community High.
What time does Sandpiper Shores Elementary start?
The district lists the school day as 8 a.m. to 2:05 p.m.
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