CORAL REEF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a large elementary campus in LAKE WORTH, Florida, CORAL REEF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls 978 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within PALM BEACH. Enrollment runs roughly 62% larger than the state mean of about 604.

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

Looking at the student body, CORAL REEF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 33% Hispanic, 13% Black, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Palm Beach County as a whole is about 53% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Palm Beach County (around 45%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CORAL REEF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.1%; this one delivers 72.6%.

In the broader community, census data for Palm Beach County shows median household earnings sit near $83,581, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CORAL REEF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 245 public schools in Palm Beach County (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students).

The closest other public school is MANATEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, CORAL REEF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 58.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CORAL REEF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has remained close to its prior level, going from 992 students in 2018 to 978 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 55% to 45% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

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