DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in LAKE WORTH, Florida, DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a sizable elementary school, part of PALM BEACH. It caters to 1,032 students across grades K through 5. That puts it 71% above the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

Within PALM BEACH, which oversees 233 schools and 191,505 students, DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 29% Hispanic, 15% Black, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 29% of students at DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Palm Beach County (around 45%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.3%.

Around the school, Palm Beach County reports that median household earnings sit near $83,581, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. DISCOVERY KEY 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 EQUESTRIAN TRAILS ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 62.5%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has climbed 22%, going from 847 students in 2018 to 1,032 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share grew from 8% to 15%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.