PANTHER RUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PANTHER RUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a moderately sized elementary school in LAKE WORTH, Florida, overseen by PALM BEACH. Current enrollment sits at 794 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 31% above the state mean of about 604.

PALM BEACH comprises 233 schools with combined enrollment of 191,505 students; PANTHER RUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PANTHER RUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that 55% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 21% Hispanic, 12% Black, 8% Asian, 3% multiracial. Compared to Palm Beach County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, PANTHER RUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. About 17% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Palm Beach County (around 45%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PANTHER RUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 72.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 83.5%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Palm Beach County indicate median household earnings sit near $83,581, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Palm Beach County runs 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students), of which PANTHER RUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is POLO PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 1.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, PANTHER RUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 67.1%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 8%: 866 students in 2018 compared to 794 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 61% to 55% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.