PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in NAPLES, Florida, PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school, overseen by COLLIER. It educates 645 students across grades pre-K through 5.

COLLIER comprises 69 schools with combined enrollment of 48,252 students; PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 63%. The remainder consists of 25% White, 9% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.0%; this one delivers 57.9%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Collier County put median household income runs about $90,045, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Collier County runs 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,252 students), of which PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 4.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 62.2%.

PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has grew 36%, going from 474 students in 2018 to 645 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 37% to 25%.

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