Ratings sites score Delray Beach schools; this page states what the School District of Palm Beach County itself publishes, with each school’s own pages as the source. We do not rank schools, and we do not reprint GreatSchools or Niche scores – their methodology and vintages are theirs, and fair-housing rules apply to us as a brokerage.
Which school is yours? The honest answer
Assignment for a specific downtown address runs only through the district’s interactive Find My School locator; the district publishes the tool, not a boundary list we can reprint, so we link it rather than guess. The City of Delray Beach’s own Schools page names the local public schools, and the district describes itself as a high-performing district with 335 Choice and Career Programs for pre-kindergarten through grade 12.
- The School District of Palm Beach County homepage links "Find My School" (opens in new window/tab) at an ArcGIS Experience Builder application URL. It is the district's interactive school locator; the district homepage is the verified entry point. The School District of Palm Beach County: Home
- The City of Delray Beach's "Schools" page lists local public schools including Plumosa School of the Arts, S.D. Spady Montessori Elementary School, Carver Community Middle School, Atlantic Community High School, and Village Academy (400 SW 12th Ave., Delray Beach, FL 33444). Note: the City page shows Plumosa at 1712 NE 2nd Ave., which conflicts with the district's school page (2501 Seacrest Blvd.) – the district page is the authority. City of Delray Beach: Schools
- Palm Beach County school sites state "We are a High-Performing School District with 335 Choice and Career Programs" for pre-kindergarten through grade 12. The district vocabulary is "Choice Programs" (not "magnet"). Palm Beach County Schools: Plumosa School of the Arts – Home
- Which specific schools are assigned to a given downtown Delray Beach address (attendance boundaries). The district's Find My School locator is an interactive ArcGIS app whose per-address results cannot be verified without entering an address in the tool. Palm Beach County Schools: Find My School
The Delray Beach public schools, from district pages
| School | Grades | What the district publishes |
|---|---|---|
| Plumosa School of the Arts | K-8 | Arts instruction organized into Houses; a Choice program (the district’s own vocabulary – the word ‘magnet’ does not appear on its pages) |
| S.D. Spady Elementary | PK-5 | A district Choice Program labeled Montessori |
| Carver Community Middle | 6-8 | International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme with an 8th-grade community service component |
| Atlantic Community High | 9-12 | Three IB programs (Middle Years, Diploma, Career-related), plus Choice and in-house programs from Army JROTC to biomedical engineering |
- Plumosa School of the Arts is located at 2501 Seacrest Blvd., Delray Beach, FL 33444, and serves grades K-8. Main office 561-330-3900 (school-information page lists 561-330-3901), hours 8:00-2:35, opened 1954, enrollment 812, school grade A, South region, school ID 0871. Palm Beach County Schools: Plumosa School of the Arts – School Information
- Plumosa's own district-hosted site links "Choice Programs" and "Choice and Career Options"; the word "magnet" does not appear on the school's pages. It is a district Choice arts school (its district program identity is conveyed by its name, "School of the Arts", plus its arts Houses), not a school the district labels "magnet". Palm Beach County Schools: Plumosa School of the Arts – Home
- S.D. Spady Elementary School is located at 901 NW 3rd St., Delray Beach, FL 33444, and serves grades PK-5. Main office 561-454-7800 (fax 561-454-7801), hours 8:00-2:05, opened 1929 (history notes establishment 1922 with Solomon D. Spady's arrival), enrollment 509, school grade A, South region, school ID 881. Palm Beach County Schools: S.D. Spady Elementary School – School Information
- S.D. Spady Elementary has a district Choice Program labeled "Choice Program: Montessori". The page describes the Montessori method as one that "emphasizes the development of the whole child," using "attractive, academically sequential materials that allow children to develop at their own pace" in "multi-age classrooms or looping models," in "a non-competitive, cooperative learning atmosphere." The school's pages do not use the word "magnet." Palm Beach County Schools: S.D. Spady Elementary – Choice Program: Montessori
- Carver Community Middle School is located at 101 Barwick Rd., Delray Beach, FL 33445, and serves grades 6-8. Main office 561-638-2100, hours 9:30-4:10, opened 1994, enrollment 795, school grade B, South region, school ID 2041. Palm Beach County Schools: Carver Community Middle School – School Information
- Carver Community Middle School's site lists an "International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IB)" (with program policies and an 8th-grade community service requirement), "AVID – Advancement Via Individual Determination," and a "Pre-Information Technology" Choice Program. Palm Beach County Schools: Carver Community Middle School – School Information
- Atlantic Community High School is located at 2455 W. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach, FL 33445, and serves grades 9-12. Main office 561-243-1500 (IB Office 561-243-1531), hours 7:30-2:50, opened 1958, enrollment 1975, school grade C, South region, school ID 0862. Palm Beach County Schools: Atlantic Community High School – School Information
- Atlantic High School's IB page states the school offers three International Baccalaureate programs: "the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme (MYP), Diploma Programme (DP), and Career-related Programme (CP)." IB students take part in MYP "during their 9th and 10th grade years"; the DP is "an assessed programme for students in their junior and senior year"; the CP combines IB Diploma coursework with career-focused learning. IB Coordinators: Jackie Boileau and Jill Meadow. Atlantic Community High School: International Baccalaureate (IB)
- Atlantic Community High School's school-information page lists Choice and In-House Programs: Army JROTC, Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences, Construction, Criminal Justice, Drafting and Design, and Early Childhood Teacher Education. Palm Beach County Schools: Atlantic Community High School – School Information
One address conflict, flagged
The City’s Schools page lists Plumosa at 1712 NE 2nd Ave.; the district’s own page lists 2501 Seacrest Blvd. We carry the district’s value, because the school’s own pages outrank a city summary page for a school address.
- Plumosa School of the Arts address conflict: the City of Delray Beach 'Schools' page lists 1712 NE 2nd Ave., while the district's own school page lists 2501 Seacrest Blvd., Delray Beach, FL 33444. City of Delray Beach: Schools
- Plumosa School of the Arts organizes instruction into arts "Houses": Haus of Prelim (K-2), Haus of Aasir (Dance), Haus of Chanticleer (Vocal), Haus of Charis (Orchestral Strings), Haus of Chopin (Keyboard/Piano), Haus of Liberte' (Multimedia and Television Production), Haus of Loli'Ana (Theatre), Haus of Sonus (Band), and Haus of Kroma (Visual Arts/Digital Graphic Design/Digital Media). The school also lists a Spanish Dual Language program and Choice Programs. Palm Beach County Schools: Plumosa School of the Arts – Home
Choice, not magnet
The district’s vocabulary is Choice and Career Programs. If a source calls a Palm Beach County school a ‘magnet,’ that source is not using the district’s words; treat the district’s program pages as the record. Registration and program applications run through the district, and choice-program windows are the district’s to set – its homepage is the live source.
Which public schools serve downtown Delray Beach?
Delray Beach's public schools in the School District of Palm Beach County include Plumosa School of the Arts (2501 Seacrest Blvd., grades K-8), S.D. Spady Elementary (901 NW 3rd St., PK-5, Montessori choice program), Carver Community Middle School (101 Barwick Rd., grades 6-8), and Atlantic Community High School (2455 W. Atlantic Ave., grades 9-12). Because attendance boundaries are address-specific, confirm your assigned schools with the district's Find My School locator.
Source: The School District of Palm Beach County: Home (Find My School link)
Is Plumosa School of the Arts a magnet school?
Plumosa School of the Arts (grades K-8, 2501 Seacrest Blvd.) is a district Choice school focused on the arts, with programs organized into arts 'Houses' spanning dance, vocal, orchestral strings, keyboard, multimedia/TV production, theatre, band, and visual arts, plus a Spanish Dual Language program. The district's terminology is 'Choice Programs,' not 'magnet.'
Source: Palm Beach County Schools: Plumosa School of the Arts – Home
Does Delray Beach have a Montessori public elementary school?
Yes. S.D. Spady Elementary School (901 NW 3rd St., grades PK-5) runs a district Choice Program in Montessori, with multi-age classrooms and sequential materials that let children develop at their own pace in a cooperative, non-competitive atmosphere.
Source: Palm Beach County Schools: S.D. Spady Elementary – Choice Program: Montessori
Does Atlantic Community High School offer an IB program?
Yes. Atlantic Community High School (2455 W. Atlantic Ave., grades 9-12) offers three International Baccalaureate programs: the Middle Years Programme (grades 9-10), the Diploma Programme (junior and senior year), and the Career-related Programme. The school also lists Army JROTC, Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences, Construction, Criminal Justice, Drafting and Design, and Early Childhood Teacher Education programs.
Source: Atlantic Community High School: International Baccalaureate (IB)
Dates, rules and hours can change. The organisers have the final word: City of Delray Beach (official site)
Dates, rules and hours can change. The organisers have the final word: City of Delray Beach (official site)