GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a moderately sized elementary-level community in BELLE GLADE, Florida, run under PALM BEACH. Current enrollment sits at 691 students spanning grades pre-K through 6.

GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 233 schools operated by PALM BEACH, a district that hosts 191,505 students overall.

Demographically, GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 71%; the rest is composed of 21% Black, 7% White. By comparison, Palm Beach County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Palm Beach County (around 45%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.7%; this one delivers 38.3%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Palm Beach County put median household income runs about $83,581, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 245 public schools in Palm Beach County (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students).

PIONEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 41.5%.

GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 709 (now 691). Class-load math has rose: from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

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