Boca Raton FL?

[d1sneyf4n]

Anyone there in or around Boca Raton? If so, what can you tell me about it.

 

[Gabes_mommy]

What kind of things do you want to know? I live about a half hour away from Boca.

It is a pretty upscale area.

 

[d1sneyf4n]

What kind of things do you want to know? I live about a half hour away from Boca.

It is a pretty upscale area.

How are the schools really? I have a 6 year old and a 3 year old. My husband may have a job offering there and I nor him know to much about the area.

 

[Gabes_mommy]

I know West Boca is a real family area and has good schools. In Palm Beach County schools are graded every year based on test results and things like that. Most of the West Boca schools are "A" schools.

Boca itself is a really pretty, but crowded area. Palm Beach County is very interesting. Some places are pretty upscale and some are really poor. Boca is a part of Palm Beach County that is pretty expensive and family friendly as far as I know.

There are lots of restaurants in Boca and lots of shopping and activities.

ETA - I see you live in NJ - there are a lot of NJ and NY transplants in Boca - a lot! =)

 

[d1sneyf4n]

I know West Boca is a real family area and has good schools. In Palm Beach County schools are graded every year based on test results and things like that. Most of the West Boca schools are "A" schools.

Boca itself is a really pretty, but crowded area. Palm Beach County is very interesting. Some places are pretty upscale and some are really poor. Boca is a part of Palm Beach County that is pretty expensive and family friendly as far as I know.

There are lots of restaurants in Boca and lots of shopping and activities.

ETA - I see you live in NJ - there are a lot of NJ and NY transplants in Boca - a lot! =)

Thanks so much for the info. I may be jumping the gun on this one but I like to be prepared.

 

[Gabes_mommy]

Thanks so much for the info. I may be jumping the gun on this one but I like to be prepared.

Sure! If you get to the point where you are looking at specific schools send me a PM - my mom works for the school district and can give me a report on any school for you.

 

[d1sneyf4n]

Sure! If you get to the point where you are looking at specific schools send me a PM - my mom works for the school district and can give me a report on any school for you.

Thank you so much for that. I really appreciate it!

 

[lucas]

We live in beautiful downtown Boca Raton. We love it here, it is only dh and myself so I don't have any personal experience to share about the school districts. If you need any info on FAU, let me know.

Here is link to the City of Boca Raton:
http://www.ci.boca-raton.fl.us/

 

[Golf4food]

Mouth of the Rat.

I'd recommend finding a place to live close to work and avoid having to drive on 95 if you can avoid it. I was always glad to not have to venture much farther south than WPB on a regular basis as it just gets worse and worse the farther south you go.

 

[lucas]

Info on the name, from the City's website:

"The meaning of the name Boca Raton has always aroused curiosity. Many people wrongly assume the name is simply Rat’s Mouth. The Spanish word boca (or mouth) often described an inlet, while raton (literally mouse) was used as a term for a cowardly thief. But the “Thieves Inlet,” Boca Ratones, appeared on eighteenth century maps associated with an inlet in the Biscayne Bay area of Miami. By the beginning of the nineteenth century, the term was mistakenly applied to Lake Boca Raton, whose inlet was closed at the time. The “s” and later the “e” were dropped from this title by the 1920s, yet the correct pronunciation remains Rah-tone. "

 

[d1sneyf4n]

We live in beautiful downtown Boca Raton. We love it here, it is only dh and myself so I don't have any personal experience to share about the school districts. If you need any info on FAU, let me know.

Here is link to the City of Boca Raton:
http://www.ci.boca-raton.fl.us/

Thanks for the link........much appreciated.