K. E. CUNNINGHAM/CANAL POINT ELEMENTARY

K. E. CUNNINGHAM/CANAL POINT ELEMENTARY, a cozy elementary-level community in CANAL POINT, Florida, one of the schools within PALM BEACH, hosts 283 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so K. E. CUNNINGHAM/CANAL POINT ELEMENTARY sits 53% smaller than that benchmark.

Within PALM BEACH, which oversees 233 schools and 191,505 students, K. E. CUNNINGHAM/CANAL POINT ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

Demographically, K. E. CUNNINGHAM/CANAL POINT ELEMENTARY shows that the largest single group is Black, at 75% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 18% Hispanic, 7% White. By comparison, Palm Beach County as a whole is about 19% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting K. E. CUNNINGHAM/CANAL POINT ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Palm Beach County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, K. E. CUNNINGHAM/CANAL POINT ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.9%; this one delivers 40.7%.

Zooming out to the county, Palm Beach County reports that median household earnings sit near $83,581, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. K. E. CUNNINGHAM/CANAL POINT ELEMENTARY is one of 245 public schools in Palm Beach County (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students).

Nearest neighbor: PAHOKEE MIDDLE-SENIOR HIGH, around 2.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), K. E. CUNNINGHAM/CANAL POINT ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 42.7%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at K. E. CUNNINGHAM/CANAL POINT ELEMENTARY has declined 17%, going from 341 students in 2018 to 283 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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