PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, an average-sized K-5 school in PALMETTO, Florida, part of MANATEE, serves 519 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

MANATEE runs 80 schools in total, collectively educating 54,215 students. PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 65% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 18% White, 12% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 18% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. An estimated 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Manatee County (around 51%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.6%.

Across the wider county, Manatee County reports that median household earnings sit near $78,457, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Manatee County runs 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 54,208 students), of which PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is JUST FOR GIRLS MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 2nd of 4; the average score across the group is 53.2%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 27%: 709 students in 2018 compared to 519 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.