CITRUS GROVE ELEMENTARY

CITRUS GROVE ELEMENTARY is one of the medium-sized elementary-level communitys in PALM CITY, Florida, part of MARTIN, with 596 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

CITRUS GROVE ELEMENTARY is one of 32 schools operated by MARTIN, a district that works with 18,316 students overall.

On demographics, CITRUS GROVE ELEMENTARY reports that 73% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 18% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, CITRUS GROVE ELEMENTARY has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.0:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 24% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Martin County (around 43%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, CITRUS GROVE ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.9%; this one delivers 79.6%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Martin County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $82,943 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. CITRUS GROVE ELEMENTARY is one of 37 public schools in Martin County (combined enrollment of about 18,316 students).

The closest other public school is HIDDEN OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 1.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CITRUS GROVE ELEMENTARY ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 65.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CITRUS GROVE ELEMENTARY has edged down 12%, going from 675 students in 2018 to 596 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 79% to 73% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 in 2025.

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