Beacon Cove Intermediate, 150 School House Road: grades 3-5, 568 students on the district's Aug. 24 count and an A in Florida's 2026 school grades.
Last checked Oct. 9, 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.
Beacon Cove Intermediate is the School District of Palm Beach County’s school for grades 3 to 5 in the Lighthouse and Beacon Cove zone, the largest elementary zone in Jupiter. It sits on School House Road, off Military Trail north of Donald Ross Road, inside town limits. The mascot is the Pelican and the school colors are purple and gold; the school opened in 2001, according to the district’s school information. Its partner school for pre-K to second grade is Lighthouse Elementary.
Who to call
- Front office: 561-366-6400, 150 School House Road, Jupiter, FL 33458
- School website: bci.palmbeachschools.org
- Enrolling a new student: the district’s student registration page; district main line 561-434-8000
- Buses: the district’s Transportation Call Center, 561-357-1110
| Address | 150 School House Road, Jupiter, FL 33458 |
| Phone | 561-366-6400 |
| Grades | 3 to 5 |
| School day | 8:15 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. |
| District | School District of Palm Beach County |
Principal
Principal Pamela Buckman, according to the district’s Schools & Principals list, which the school’s website links from its menu.
Enrollment and teachers
- District count: 568 students on the 11th day of the 2026-27 school year (Aug. 24, 2026). The district rates the building for 1,001, so it is at 57% of capacity, according to its 11th Day Enrollment Report.
- Federal count: 642 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 17 students per teacher.
State report card
Florida grades every public school A to F, from the share of possible points it earns on state test results in English, math and science and on learning gains, including the gains of the lowest-scoring quarter of students. An A for an elementary school takes 62% of points or more in the state’s 2026 file.
| School year | Grade |
|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A (76% 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:
- Third-grade English language arts: 84%
- English language arts, all tested grades: 85%
- Math: 88%
- Science: 75%
Beacon Cove has earned an A in every graded year since 2003, according to the same file. The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site, 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 Beacon Cove zone map (PDF). Lighthouse and Beacon Cove share one zone. In the district’s boundary map it covers about two-fifths of the land inside Jupiter town limits, the most of any elementary zone, including Abacoa, the Heights of Jupiter, the Bluffs and Admirals Cove and most of the A1A beachfront.
Under the district’s 2026-27 feeder report, the zone has 12 planning areas:
- Eight go on to Independence Middle and then William T. Dwyer High.
- Four go on to Jupiter Middle and then Jupiter Community High.
No rezoning that affects Beacon Cove has been approved. The School Board’s only boundary change for 2026-27, Boundary Study RB-1, adopted March 11, 2026, covers elementary schools in Riviera Beach, 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; the first trimester ends Monday, Nov. 2
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: fall holiday
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break; Monday, Jan. 4, is also a day off for students
The district lists Beacon Cove’s day as 8:15 a.m. to 2:20 p.m., a quarter-hour later than Lighthouse and most other Jupiter elementary schools.
Programs
The district’s 2026-27 Choice and In-House Programs guide (PDF) lists a new choice program at Beacon Cove in the arts (visual, performing and communications). Lighthouse has the same program for the younger grades. Choice programs take applications through the district’s school choice office.
More on Jupiter schools
- The school’s website
- Every public school in Jupiter
- Our Jupiter schools guide for registration, the School Board and the full calendar
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Beacon Cove Intermediate serve?
Grades 3 through 5. Children in the same zone go to Lighthouse Elementary for pre-K through second grade, then to Beacon Cove for third through fifth.
What is Beacon Cove Intermediate’s school grade?
Beacon Cove earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 76% of possible points. It has earned an A every graded year since 2003.
Which middle and high school does Beacon Cove feed into?
It depends on the address. Under the district’s 2026-27 feeder report, eight of the zone’s 12 planning areas go to Independence Middle and William T. Dwyer High, and four go to Jupiter Middle and Jupiter Community High.
What time does Beacon Cove Intermediate start?
The district lists the school day as 8:15 a.m. to 2:20 p.m.
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