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If you could change one rule at PALM CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
575
Elementary
DISTRICT 494 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARTIN·NCES 120129001285
PALM CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1951 SW 34TH ST, PALM CITY, FL 34990 · (772) 219-1565 · Martin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL575 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
102 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
80.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
84.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
80.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
575
-81 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 15.3:1
% White
82%
was 79%
% Hispanic
10%
was 12%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
5%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PALM CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PALM CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary campus of medium-sized scale in PALM CITY, Florida, part of MARTIN, instructing 575 students in grades pre-K through 5.
MARTIN runs 32 schools in total, collectively educating 18,316 students. PALM CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, PALM CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 10% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Martin County as a whole.
On the income-and-resources front, PALM CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.9:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 18% of students at PALM CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Martin County (around 43%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, PALM CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 72.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 80.1%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Martin County put median household income runs about $82,943, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Martin County runs 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,316 students), of which PALM CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.
The closest other public school is HIDDEN OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, PALM CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 69.6%.
PALM CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a residential location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PALM CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has fell 12%, going from 656 students in 2018 to 575 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Martin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
162,176
Census ACS
Median income
$82,943
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
18,316 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MARTIN
- MARTIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,055 students
- SOUTH FORK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,775 students
- JENSEN BEACH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,722 students
- TREASURE COAST CLASSICAL ACADEMYCombined · 1,082 students
- HIDDEN OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 920 students
- DR. DAVID L. ANDERSON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 911 students
Other schools in PALM CITY
- HIDDEN OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 920 students
- CITRUS GROVE ELEMENTARYElementary · 596 students
- BESSEY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 594 students
Nearby schools
- HIDDEN OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 920
- BESSEY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 594
- MARTIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL1.9 mi · 2,055
- THE HOPE CHARTER CENTER FOR AUTISM2.1 mi · 97
- CITRUS GROVE ELEMENTARY2.4 mi · 596
- MARTIN COUNTY JAIL2.4 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About PALM CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend PALM CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PALM CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 575 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PALM CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
PALM CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PALM CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PALM CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 16.9:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PALM CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At PALM CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is PALM CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
PALM CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MARTIN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.