FREEDOM SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

FREEDOM SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-tier K-5 school in BOYNTON BEACH, Florida, one of the schools within PALM BEACH. The school hosts 694 students in grades pre-K through 5.

FREEDOM SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 233 schools operated by PALM BEACH, a district that caters to 191,505 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FREEDOM SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 49% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 36% Black, 13% White. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting FREEDOM SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Palm Beach County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, FREEDOM SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.6%; this one delivers 48.0%.

In the broader community, census data for Palm Beach County shows the typical household earns roughly $83,581 per year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. FREEDOM SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 245 public schools in Palm Beach County (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students).

Nearest neighbor: SANTALUCES COMMUNITY HIGH, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around FREEDOM SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FREEDOM SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 54.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FREEDOM SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has shrank 13%, going from 801 students in 2018 to 694 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 40% to 49% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

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