HOPE-CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 5298 STACY ST, in WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, HOPE-CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized primary school that teaches 802 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within PALM BEACH. That puts it 33% above the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

PALM BEACH comprises 233 schools with combined enrollment of 191,505 students; HOPE-CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HOPE-CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Black at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 31% Hispanic, 15% White. By comparison, Palm Beach County as a whole is about 19% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, HOPE-CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Palm Beach County's rate of about 45%.

After controlling for student poverty, HOPE-CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.0%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Palm Beach County indicate the typical household earns roughly $83,581 per year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HOPE-CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 245 public schools in Palm Beach County (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students).

The closest other public school is WYNNEBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HOPE-CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 56.1%.

HOPE-CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HOPE-CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has increased 21%, going from 663 students in 2018 to 802 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 9% to 15% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 today.

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