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Enrollment
691
Elementary
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150001544
GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1000 SE AVE G, BELLE GLADE, FL 33430 · (561) 993-8700 · Palm Beach County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL691 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
558 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 53 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 115 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 74 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (115) is 55% larger than its 6th grade class (74).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
37.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.2pp since 2023
Math
45.3%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.6% | 45.3% |
| 2023-24 | 35.4% | 37.4% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (38.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 691 | 80.8% | 38.3% |
| EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAINES CITY | 725 | 77.0% | 40.0% |
| JESSE KEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKELAND | 621 | 81.8% | 35.8% |
| SAMOSET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRADENTON | 544 | 81.1% | 33.9% |
| CLAIR-MEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 536 | 77.2% | 30.7% |
| TUTTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SARASOTA | 698 | 79.4% | 45.9% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Palm Beach County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #1,880 of 2,136 | #112 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #1,750 of 2,149 ▲ 161 | #104 of 129 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #1,868 of 2,149 ▼ 40 | #101 of 129 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 691 | #733 of 2,267 | #68 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #260 of 2,077 | #18 of 128 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.1% | #1,542 of 2,108 | #89 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.8% | #139 of 2,188 | #10 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #1,271 of 1,374 | #69 of 77 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
691
+8 (+1%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 1,117
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 691 | 50.4 | 13.7:1 | 81% (558) |
| 2023-24 | 634 | 51.5 | 12.3:1 | 84% (532) |
| 2022-23 | 650 | 49.5 | 13.1:1 | 86% (559) |
| 2020-21 | 683 | 52 | 13.1:1 | 94% (645) |
| 2017-18 | 709 | 66 | 10.7:1 | 96% (678) |
| 2015-16 | 799 | 73 | 10.9:1 | 96% (765) |
| 2010-11 | 890 | 79 | 11.3:1 | 91% (812) |
| 2000-01 | 745 | 63 | 11.8:1 | 83% (619) |
| 1990-91 | 1,117 | 64 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school in BELLE GLADE, Florida, reachable at (561) 993-8700. It covers pre-K through 6, with a total enrollment of 691 students.
The PALM BEACH system has 233 schools and 191,505 students.
Hispanic students account for 71% of enrollment at GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Enrollment also includes 21% Black and 7% White. The school's Hispanic share is 46 points above the 24% share among Palm Beach County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 45%.
The school has about 13.7 students per teacher and 50.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 81%. For comparison, public schools in Palm Beach County average 45%.
GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (38.3%) and its predicted rate (40.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools.
Census estimates describe Palm Beach County this way: median household income is about $83,581, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Palm Beach County number 245 and enroll about 192,831.
The closest other public school is PIONEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 1.1 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 6th of 7.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment at GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL was 683 in 2020-21 and 691 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Palm Beach County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,533,806
Census ACS
Median income
$83,581
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
192,831 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PALM BEACH
- JOHN I. LEONARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,262 students
- JUPITER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,122 students
- PARK VISTA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,881 students
- BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,819 students
- PALM BEACH LAKES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,809 students
- PALM BEACH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,760 students
Other schools in BELLE GLADE
- GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 979 students
- LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 651 students
- BELLE GLADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 548 students
- PIONEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 408 students
- GLADE VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 313 students
- CROSSROADS ACADEMYHigh · 163 students
Nearby schools
- PIONEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 408
- LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 651
- CROSSROADS ACADEMY1.3 mi · 163
- GLADE VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 313
- GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 979
- BELLE GLADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 548
Frequently asked questions
About GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 691 students in grades PK-06.
Is GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 7% White, 71% Hispanic, 21% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by PALM BEACH in Palm Beach County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.