FRANKLIN ACADEMY- PALM BEACH GARDENS

FRANKLIN ACADEMY- PALM BEACH GARDENS is one of the sprawling elementary schools in PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida, run under PALM BEACH, with 963 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 59% bigger than typical.

Within PALM BEACH, which oversees 233 schools and 191,505 students, FRANKLIN ACADEMY- PALM BEACH GARDENS is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, FRANKLIN ACADEMY- PALM BEACH GARDENS records that the most-represented group is Black (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 27% Hispanic, 27% White, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Palm Beach County as a whole is about 19% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting FRANKLIN ACADEMY- PALM BEACH GARDENS higher than the state norm the norm. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FRANKLIN ACADEMY- PALM BEACH GARDENS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.3%.

In the broader community, census data for Palm Beach County shows 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%. In all, Palm Beach County runs 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students), of which FRANKLIN ACADEMY- PALM BEACH GARDENS is one.

The closest other public school is MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, FRANKLIN ACADEMY- PALM BEACH GARDENS comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 72.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area. As a public charter, FRANKLIN ACADEMY- PALM BEACH GARDENS runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 158%: 373 students in 2018 compared to 963 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 57% to 27% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 28.7:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.