GOLDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

GOLDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a big primary school in WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, operated by PALM BEACH, hosts 956 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so GOLDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 58% bigger than that benchmark.

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

Demographically, GOLDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 37% Hispanic, 16% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Palm Beach County as a whole is about 53% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.7:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, GOLDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.4%, the actual is 69.8%, a residual of +7.4 points.

Across the wider county, Palm Beach County reports that median household earnings sit near $83,581, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Palm Beach County's 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students), GOLDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

WESTERN PINES COMMUNITY MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GOLDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 67.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. GOLDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has increased 55% since 2018, when it stood at 616 (now 956). Over the same period, the White share fell from 53% to 38%. Class-load math has widened: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 in 2025.

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