FRANKLIN ACADEMY - BOYNTON BEACH

FRANKLIN ACADEMY - BOYNTON BEACH is a roomy elementary campus in BOYNTON BEACH, Florida, part of PALM BEACH. The school caters to 1,247 students in grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 106% bigger than the state mean of about 604.

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

On demographics, FRANKLIN ACADEMY - BOYNTON BEACH shows that the most-represented group is Black (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 16% White, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Palm Beach County as a whole is about 19% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.3:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, FRANKLIN ACADEMY - BOYNTON BEACH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.1%; this one delivers 55.6%.

In the surrounding community, Palm Beach County reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,581 per year, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Palm Beach County's 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students), FRANKLIN ACADEMY - BOYNTON BEACH is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: HIDDEN OAKS K-8, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, FRANKLIN ACADEMY - BOYNTON BEACH comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 54.3%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site. As a public charter, FRANKLIN ACADEMY - BOYNTON BEACH runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. FRANKLIN ACADEMY - BOYNTON BEACH's enrollment has edged down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 1,326 (now 1,247). Black enrollment moved from 31% to 53% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 in 2025.

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