The brief
A private elementary school in Riviera Beach, FL serving grades Kindergarten – 8th.
It ranks 1,456 of 1,649 schools in Florida.
Bethel Junior Academy is a private school: it enrolls by application and tuition, and its rating comes from the private-school model, which is not comparable with a public rating.
About this school's datarating: low confidence · 3 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
- Estimated academic score. This school does not have standardized test data. Based on 8 schools in Riviera Beach. Learn more
- What this rating measures: classroom size, instructional time, student diversity, community resources, and school characteristics. Private schools are ranked against other private schools in FL.
- Component weights adjusted due to data availability.
Score basis: private school model. Data coverage: 80% of scoring components had data. Components scored: 4 of 5. Ranking pool: private schools in FL.
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS) · SY 2023–24 · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 33404; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments vintage unavailable; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.Open the Miami school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.
The area
- Median income
- $60,225
- Median home value
- $305,600
- Median rent
- $1,507/mo
- College educated
- 27.3%
- Homeownership
- 56.4%
- Poverty rate
- 17.7%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 33404; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 72
- Very Walkable
- Bike Score
- 68
- Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 3,418/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Riviera Beach. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Riviera Beach), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Who goes here
- Black99%
- Hispanic1%
Enrollment mix: NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS).
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Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.
Private · tuition: Potential private option; tuition and admission requirements have not been verified.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Bethel Junior Academy serve?
Bethel Junior Academy serves students in grades Kindergarten through 8th.
How many students attend Bethel Junior Academy?
Bethel Junior Academy has an enrollment of approximately 135 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bethel Junior Academy?
The student-teacher ratio at Bethel Junior Academy is 16.1:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 11:1 for private schools.
How does Bethel Junior Academy rank in FL?
Bethel Junior Academy ranks #1,456 of 1,649 private schools in FL.
What is Bethel Junior Academy's MySchoolScout rating?
Bethel Junior Academy has a current MySchoolScout rating of 4.8 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
Is Bethel Junior Academy a private school?
Yes, Bethel Junior Academy is a private coeducational school with a Seventh-day Adventist affiliation. Private schools are not required to participate in state standardized testing, so academic performance data may be limited compared to public schools.
Is Bethel Junior Academy a religious school?
Bethel Junior Academy has a Seventh-day Adventist religious affiliation.
School facts
- Grades
- Kindergarten – 8th
- Enrollment
- 135
- Gender split
- 47% M / 53% F
- Student-teacher ratio
- 16.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 8
- Type
- Private
- Coed status
- Coed
- Affiliation
- Seventh-day Adventist
- School day
- 7 hours
- Days per year
- 180 days
- Setting
- Large Suburb
- County
- Palm Beach County
- Phone
- (561) 881-0130
- Area population (ZIP 33404)
- 30,533
- Area average commute
- 26 min
- Area median age
- 41.9
NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS) (SY 2023–24).
Sources and official links
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Florida Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.