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How has DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER K-8 changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
565
Elementary
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150001560
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER K-8
2926 LONE PINE RD, PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL 33410 · (561) 366-6001 · Palm Beach County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL565 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
285 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
53.0%
FL avg 56.7% . -4.8pp since 2023
Math
50.5%
FL avg 58.9% . -10.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
565
+20 (+4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 9.1:1
% White
31%
was 34%
% Hispanic
27%
was 25%
% Black
31%
was 29%
% Asian
6%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER K-8
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER K-8, a mid-sized elementary campus in PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida, operated by PALM BEACH, instructs 565 students, covering grades pre-K through 8.
Across the 233 schools in PALM BEACH (191,505 students total), DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER K-8 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER K-8 reports that 31% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 31% Black, 27% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Palm Beach County as a whole is about 53% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER K-8 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.9%; this one delivers 54.4%.
In the surrounding community, Palm Beach County reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,581 per year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Palm Beach County's 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students), DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER K-8 is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 1.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER K-8 ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 67.4%.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER K-8 operates from a bedroom-community location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER K-8 has ticked up 4%, going from 545 students in 2018 to 565 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 9.1:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, members of the DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER K-8 community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Palm Beach County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,533,806
Census ACS
Median income
$83,581
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
192,831 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PALM BEACH
- JOHN I. LEONARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,262 students
- JUPITER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,122 students
- PARK VISTA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,881 students
- BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,819 students
- PALM BEACH LAKES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,809 students
- PALM BEACH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,760 students
Other schools in PALM BEACH GARDENS
- PALM BEACH GARDENS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,407 students
- WATSON B. DUNCAN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,042 students
- FRANKLIN ACADEMY- PALM BEACH GARDENSElementary · 963 students
- MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARYElementary · 820 students
- TIMBER TRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 819 students
- PALM BEACH GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 712 students
Nearby schools
- ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 634
- PALM BEACH GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 712
- WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOL2.3 mi · 2,163
- WATSON B. DUNCAN MIDDLE SCHOOL2.4 mi · 1,042
- PALM BEACH GARDENS HIGH SCHOOL2.5 mi · 2,407
- TIMBER TRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 819
Frequently asked questions
About DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER K-8What is the total enrollment at DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER K-8?
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER K-8 enrolls approximately 565 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER K-8 serve?
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER K-8 serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER K-8?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER K-8 is approximately 14.3:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER K-8?
At DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER K-8, the student body is approximately 31% White, 27% Hispanic, 31% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER K-8?
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER K-8 is overseen by PALM BEACH in Palm Beach County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.