BINKS FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

BINKS FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, an expansive K-5 school in WELLINGTON, Florida, one of the schools within PALM BEACH, serves 1,246 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 106% bigger than typical.

PALM BEACH runs 233 schools in total, collectively educating 191,505 students. BINKS FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, BINKS FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, BINKS FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 14% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Palm Beach County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, BINKS FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 74.3%; this one delivers 83.1%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Palm Beach County shows median household income runs about $83,581, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Palm Beach County's 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students), BINKS FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WELLINGTON LANDINGS MIDDLE, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BINKS FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 67.6%.

BINKS FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 25%: 998 students in 2018 compared to 1,246 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 25% to 33%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.