Boca Raton micro-school lands in county private-school top 10
Score Academy Boca Raton received an A+ from Niche and says enrollment is open for the 2026–27 school year.
By Hana Yoshida · Markets Reporter
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Score Academy Boca Raton has placed in the top 10 private schools in Palm Beach County in Niche’s 2026 rankings, giving a small-campus operator a spot alongside larger private schools. The ranking matters locally because private-school lists are often dominated by long-established campuses with far higher enrollment.
Niche ranked the Boca Raton campus in the top 5% among 139 private schools it evaluated in the county and assigned it an A+ overall grade. Score Academy Boca Raton says it is the only micro-school in the county’s top 10 private-school rankings for 2026.
Micro-schools generally serve fewer students than conventional private schools and often market themselves around smaller academic settings. In this case, the other nine schools in the county’s top 10 are large-enrollment campuses, with several enrolling more than 1,000 students.
The Boca Raton campus serves students in grades 5 through 12 and is accredited by Cognia. The school said enrollment is open for the 2026–27 academic year.
Score Academy also pointed to college admissions results for its Class of 2026. Students in that class earned admission to Stanford University, Columbia University, Emory University, the University of Southern California, Wake Forest University and the University of Georgia, among other institutions.
Nearly all of the school’s 2026 graduates enrolled at Score Academy in eighth or ninth grade and continued there through graduation, according to the campus. For families comparing private-school options, that retention claim is part of the school’s case that a smaller model can compete academically with larger campuses.
Niche says its school rankings use U.S. Department of Education data, test scores, and reviews from students and parents. The Boca Raton campus has a 4.8 out of 5 rating on the site.
C. LeAnn Elder, head of school at Score Academy Boca Raton, said the ranking carries weight because Palm Beach County has a competitive private-school market and many schools in the comparison have operated for decades.
“What I keep coming back to is these kids,” Elder said. “When I say ‘my kids,’ people who know me can't always tell if I mean my own or my students. I can tell you what each of them plans to study, but the majors will change. The fact that I know them well enough to remember and to care is what matters.”
The result gives the Boca Raton micro-school program a marketing point as families begin looking at 2026–27 placements. It also adds another data point to the local private-school market, where smaller schools are competing with larger campuses on rankings, parent reviews and college placement.