BELLE GLADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 500 NW AVENUE L, in BELLE GLADE, Florida, BELLE GLADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-tier elementary campus that teaches 548 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under PALM BEACH.

Across the 233 schools in PALM BEACH (191,505 students total), BELLE GLADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, BELLE GLADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Black, at 69% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 30% Hispanic. By comparison, Palm Beach County as a whole is about 19% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, BELLE GLADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. An estimated 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Palm Beach County (around 45%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, BELLE GLADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.3%; this one delivers 31.2%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Palm Beach County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,581 per year, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Palm Beach County's 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students), BELLE GLADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BELLE GLADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 42.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 26%: 744 students in 2018 compared to 548 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 61% to 69% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

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