PALM BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOL

PALM BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOL, a compact elementary-level community in PALM BEACH, Florida, part of PALM BEACH, hosts 356 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 41% smaller than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

Within PALM BEACH, which oversees 233 schools and 191,505 students, PALM BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, PALM BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOL lists that 58% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, PALM BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOL reports 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting PALM BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Palm Beach County's rate of about 45%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PALM BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 65.4%, the actual is 71.6%, a residual of +6.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Palm Beach County put median household earnings sit near $83,581, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Palm Beach County's 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students), PALM BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ALEXANDER W DREYFOOS JUNIOR SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, roughly 1.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PALM BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PALM BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOL at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 46.0%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PALM BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOL has stayed largely flat, going from 364 students in 2018 to 356 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share contracted from 39% to 30%.

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