MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY

MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY is a mid-tier elementary campus in PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida, part of PALM BEACH. The school teaches 820 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY sits 36% above that benchmark.

PALM BEACH runs 233 schools in total, collectively educating 191,505 students. MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY records that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 53% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 14% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Palm Beach County (around 45%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 74.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 85.8%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Palm Beach County indicate median household income runs about $83,581, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY is one of 245 public schools in Palm Beach County (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students).

The closest other public school is FRANKLIN ACADEMY- PALM BEACH GARDENS, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 69.8%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 8%: 894 students in 2018 compared to 820 in 2025.

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