PALM BEACH MARITIME ACADEMY ELEMENTARY

Located at 1518 W LANTANA RD, in LANTANA, Florida, PALM BEACH MARITIME ACADEMY ELEMENTARY is a mid-tier K-5 school that works with 579 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within PALM BEACH.

PALM BEACH MARITIME ACADEMY ELEMENTARY is one of 233 schools operated by PALM BEACH, a district that serves 191,505 students overall.

On demographics, PALM BEACH MARITIME ACADEMY ELEMENTARY records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 33% Black, 14% White. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting PALM BEACH MARITIME ACADEMY ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Palm Beach County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PALM BEACH MARITIME ACADEMY ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.3%.

In the surrounding community, Palm Beach County reports that median household income runs about $83,581, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. PALM BEACH MARITIME ACADEMY ELEMENTARY is one of 245 public schools in Palm Beach County (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students).

Nearest neighbor: LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, PALM BEACH MARITIME ACADEMY ELEMENTARY comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 42.5%.

PALM BEACH MARITIME ACADEMY ELEMENTARY operates from an outer-ring location. PALM BEACH MARITIME ACADEMY ELEMENTARY operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. PALM BEACH MARITIME ACADEMY ELEMENTARY's enrollment has fell 31% since 2018, when it stood at 842 (now 579). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 38% to 49%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

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