Enrollment
283
Elementary
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150002626
K. E. CUNNINGHAM/CANAL POINT ELEMENTARY
37000 MAIN ST, CANAL POINT, FL 33438 · (561) 924-9800 · Palm Beach County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
250 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
39.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
43.8%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
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
40.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
283
-58 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 11.0:1
% White
7%
was 4%
% Hispanic
18%
was 21%
% Black
75%
was 74%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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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
Nearby schools
- PAHOKEE MIDDLE-SENIOR HIGH2.9 mi · 868
- PAHOKEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.9 mi · 328
- EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY3.2 mi · 116
- GLADES ACADEMY INC5.0 mi · 271
- EDUCATIONAL SERVICES PROGRAM-WEST9.7 mi · 5
- BELLE GLADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.7 mi · 548
Frequently asked questions
About K. E. CUNNINGHAM/CANAL POINT ELEMENTARYHow large is K. E. CUNNINGHAM/CANAL POINT ELEMENTARY?
K. E. CUNNINGHAM/CANAL POINT ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 283 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does K. E. CUNNINGHAM/CANAL POINT ELEMENTARY serve?
K. E. CUNNINGHAM/CANAL POINT ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at K. E. CUNNINGHAM/CANAL POINT ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at K. E. CUNNINGHAM/CANAL POINT ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at K. E. CUNNINGHAM/CANAL POINT ELEMENTARY?
At K. E. CUNNINGHAM/CANAL POINT ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 7% White, 18% Hispanic, 75% Black, 0% Asian.
Who oversees K. E. CUNNINGHAM/CANAL POINT ELEMENTARY?
K. E. CUNNINGHAM/CANAL POINT ELEMENTARY is overseen by PALM BEACH in Palm Beach County.
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