Sunset Palms Elementary, 8650 Boynton Beach Blvd., Boynton Beach: grades K-5, 952 students (2023-24), an A in Florida's 2026 school grades. 561-752-1100.

Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. Sources: Sunset Palms 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.

Sunset Palms Elementary School is a School District of Palm Beach County elementary school on Boynton Beach Boulevard, west of the city. It has a Boynton Beach mailing address, but the campus is in unincorporated Palm Beach County, outside the city limits, on the district’s municipal boundary map. It serves kindergarten through grade 5, according to its fact box, which lists 2008 as its opening year and the Sea Turtle as its mascot.

Who to call

  • Front office: 561-752-1100, 8650 Boynton Beach Blvd., Boynton Beach, FL 33472
  • School website: spe.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 8650 Boynton Beach Blvd., Boynton Beach, FL 33472
Phone 561-752-1100
Grades Kindergarten to 5
School day 8 a.m. to 2:05 p.m.
Run by School District of Palm Beach County

Principal

Principal Karen Riddle, according to the school’s School Info page.

Enrollment and teachers

  • Federal count: 952 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 15 students per teacher.
  • School’s own figure: the fact box on the school’s School Info page lists 929 students. It does not say when that count was taken.

State report card

Florida gave Sunset Palms Elementary an A in its 2026 school grades, after an A in 2025. The school earned 75% of the points possible, according to the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file.

2026 school grade measure Result
School grade A (75% of points)
Third grade English language arts achievement 84%
English language arts achievement 81%
Math achievement 84%
2025 school grade A

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 Sunset Palms 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. On the district’s 2026-27 elementary boundary map, none of the land inside Boynton Beach city limits is in the Sunset Palms zone.

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 Sunset Palms Elementary.

Calendar and bell times

The district’s school start and end times list gives Sunset Palms 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

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Sunset Palms Elementary School serve?

Sunset Palms Elementary School serves kindergarten through grade 5. It is at 8650 Boynton Beach Blvd. in Boynton Beach.

What is Sunset Palms Elementary School’s Florida school grade?

Sunset Palms Elementary earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 75% of possible points, after an A in 2025.

Which high school does Sunset Palms Elementary feed into?

It depends on the address. On the district’s boundary maps, the Sunset Palms Elementary zone overlaps the Park Vista Community High zones. Check any address with the district’s Find My School map.

What time does Sunset Palms 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.