Forest Park Elementary, 1201 SW Third St., Boynton Beach: grades pre-K-5, 617 students (2023-24), a B in Florida's 2026 school grades. 561-292-6900.

Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. Sources: Forest Park Elementary, the School District of Palm Beach County and its school and boundary map data, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades and the federal NCES school directory.

Forest Park Elementary School is a School District of Palm Beach County elementary school on Southwest Third Street near Southwest 11th Avenue, inside Boynton Beach city limits east of I-95. Its fact box lists 1954 as its opening year and the Tiger as its mascot.

Who to call

  • Front office: 561-292-6900, 1201 SW Third St., Boynton Beach, FL 33435
  • School website: fpes.palmbeachschools.org
  • Enrolling a new student: the zoned school first, the district says; or Admissions and Family Experience, 561-434-8197 (registration)
  • Buses: district Transportation Services, 561-242-8300
  • District main line: 561-434-8000
Address 1201 SW Third St., Boynton Beach, FL 33435
Phone 561-292-6900
Grades Pre-K to 5
School day 8 a.m. to 2:05 p.m.
Run by School District of Palm Beach County

Principal

Principal Sharonda Alleyne, according to the school’s School Info page.

Enrollment and teachers

  • Federal count: 617 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 16 students per teacher.
  • School’s own figure: the fact box on the school’s School Info page lists 598 students. It does not say when that count was taken.

State report card

Florida gave Forest Park Elementary a B in its 2026 school grades, after a C in 2025. The school earned 59% of the points possible, according to the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file.

2026 school grade measure Result
School grade B (59% of points)
Third grade English language arts achievement 39%
English language arts achievement 49%
Math achievement 52%
2025 school grade C

Achievement is the share of tested students who scored on grade level on the state’s tests. Florida grades every public school A to F from those test results, students’ learning gains, science and social studies results and, for middle and high schools, acceleration and graduation measures, the columns of the state’s file show. For a elementary school, A is 62% of possible points or more, B is 54% to 61%, C is 41% to 53% and D is 32% to 40%, the file says.

The full report card, with test results by subject and student group, is on the state’s school report card for Forest Park Elementary. It is an interactive dashboard; the figures above come from the state’s downloadable file, linked from its school grades page.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Check any address with the district’s Find My School map or its elementary school attendance zone maps. Zones do not follow city limits. About 17% of the city’s land is in the Forest Park zone on the district’s 2026-27 elementary boundary map.

The district does not publish a feeder list. On its boundary maps (the 2026-27 elementary map and the 2025-26 middle and high school maps), the share of this zone’s area inside each zone at the next level is:

Rezoning. The only boundary study the School Board adopted in 2025-26, RB-1 on March 11, 2026, covered Riviera Beach schools, according to the district’s enrollment and demographics page. No approved rezoning affects Forest Park Elementary.

Calendar and bell times

The district’s school start and end times list gives Forest Park Elementary’s day as 8 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. From the district’s 2026-27 key dates:

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

Programs

The school’s choice program page describes the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme. District choice programs take applications through the district’s school choice page.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Forest Park Elementary School serve?

Forest Park Elementary School serves pre-K through grade 5. It is at 1201 SW Third St. in Boynton Beach.

What is Forest Park Elementary School’s Florida school grade?

Forest Park Elementary earned a B in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 59% of possible points, after a C in 2025.

Which high school does Forest Park Elementary feed into?

It depends on the address. On the district’s boundary maps, the Forest Park Elementary zone overlaps the Boynton Beach Community High and Atlantic Community High zones. Check any address with the district’s Find My School map.

What time does Forest Park Elementary start?

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