NORTHMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As an average-sized elementary school in WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, NORTHMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL teaches 710 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of PALM BEACH.

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

Demographically, NORTHMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 63% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 32% Black, 4% White. By comparison, Palm Beach County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, NORTHMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Palm Beach County's rate of about 45%.

With demographic context factored in, NORTHMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.3%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Palm Beach County shows median household earnings sit near $83,581, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Palm Beach County's 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students), NORTHMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

PALM BEACH REGIONAL DETENTION CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NORTHMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 54.5%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 30%: 548 students in 2018 compared to 710 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 52% to 32%. Class-load math has widened: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 in 2025.

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