PALM BEACH GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PALM BEACH GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a mid-tier primary school in PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida, one of the schools within PALM BEACH. Current enrollment sits at 712 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 233 schools in PALM BEACH (191,505 students total), PALM BEACH GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, PALM BEACH GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Black at 33%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 30% White, 23% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Palm Beach County as a whole is about 19% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, PALM BEACH GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting PALM BEACH GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 43% of students at PALM BEACH GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PALM BEACH GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 73.0%.

Around the school, census data for Palm Beach County shows the typical household earns roughly $83,581 per year, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PALM BEACH GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 245 public schools in Palm Beach County (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students).

PALM BEACH VIRTUAL FRANCHISE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PALM BEACH GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PALM BEACH GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 50.6%.

PALM BEACH GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 5%: 749 students in 2018 compared to 712 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 44% to 30% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, the feed for PALM BEACH GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.