EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY

EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary campuss in WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, overseen by PALM BEACH, with 818 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 35% larger than typical.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY lists that 33% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 29% Hispanic, 26% Black, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 53% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY logs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.8:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 32% of students at EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY qualify 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 somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.3%; this one delivers 70.2%.

Around the school, 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%. EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY is one of 245 public schools in Palm Beach County (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students).

PALM BEACH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 46.3%.

EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 15%: 957 students in 2018 compared to 818 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 22% to 29% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 in 2025.

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