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Palm Beach CountyPublic elementary school

Banyan Creek Elementary

Delray Beach, Florida · Taking part in PTA Restaurant Week™, November 2–15, 2026

VPK–5
Grades
893
Students
Bear
Mascot
A
School grade
1988
Opened
Royal Blue & White
Colors
At a glance

Banyan Creek Elementary is an A-rated public VPK–5 school in Delray Beach, part of the School District of Palm Beach County, and has been open since 1988. Home of the Bears, it enrolls 893 students and offers the district's Technology Choice program, which uses technology as a tool woven into the core academic curriculum. The school's philosophy calls for a learning community "where academic excellence is the norm, cultural diversity is respected and harmonious relationships are commonplace."

Mission

Banyan Creek Elementary School is committed to providing a world-class education with excellence and equity to empower each student to reach his or her highest potential with the most effective staff to foster the knowledge, skills, and ethics required for responsible citizenship and productive careers.

Vision

The vision of Banyan Creek Elementary School is to become a learning community of adults and students where academic excellence is the norm, cultural diversity is respected and harmonious relationships are commonplace.

Programs & academics

Technology Choice Program

The Technology Choice program uses technology as an educational tool that integrates core academic requirements into a challenging and dynamic curriculum; students learn to use various technologies in their projects, presentations, and assessments.

Title I Schoolwide Program

Banyan Creek is a Title I school; the program is described as improving academic outcomes by strengthening instruction, promoting high expectations, and engaging and empowering families.

Media Center

The media program offers 21st-century instruction and technology plus print and electronic collections, with a focus on building reading skills and a love of reading.

VPK

The school serves Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten students (grades listed as VPK–5), with a VPK wrap-around after-school option.

Student life

Clubs & activities

Art Club (Grades 4–5)Drum Line & Chorus (Grades 3–5)Tennis Time (Grades K–5, outside vendor)Mizfits Zumba (Grades K–5, outside vendor)Fired Up Soccer & Cheerleading (Grades K–5, outside vendor)Mind Games & Beyond (Grades K–5, outside vendor)Basketball (Grades 1–5, outside vendor)

Good to know

Before & after care
An on-site, district-run program offers a K–5 morning program (6:30–7:30 AM) and after-school care part-time (2:00–4:00 PM) or full-time (2:00–6:00 PM), plus a VPK wrap-around program (afternoons only); snacks and homework time are included.
Dress code
No school uniform is described; students follow the district dress code (SDPBC Policy 5.182), e.g., bottoms no shorter than four inches above the knee and no hats or head coverings except for health or religious reasons.
Choice program
Technology

Compiled from the school’s official website (bces.palmbeachschools.org) and its district’s page for the school, September 2026. Schools update their sites often — if something here is out of date, tell us and we will fix it.